| | | Unemployment Rate (percent) | | | | FIPS* ![](up.gif) | Name | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Median Household Income (2007) | % of State Median HH Income | 1 | 45000 | South Carolina | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | $43,508 | 100.0% | 2 | 45001 | Abbeville County | 3.7 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | $35,993 | 82.7% | 3 | 45003 | Aiken County | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.5 | $45,105 | 103.7% | 4 | 45005 | Allendale County | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 10.9 | $25,417 | 58.4% | 5 | 45007 | Anderson County | 3.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | $41,691 | 95.8% | 6 | 45009 | Bamberg County | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | $27,421 | 63.0% | 7 | 45011 | Barnwell County | 4.9 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | $30,601 | 70.3% | 8 | 45013 | Beaufort County | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | $54,209 | 124.6% | 9 | 45015 | Berkeley County | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | $48,746 | 112.0% | 10 | 45017 | Calhoun County | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | $39,141 | 90.0% | 11 | 45019 | Charleston County | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | $47,297 | 108.7% | 12 | 45021 | Cherokee County | 4.1 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | $37,815 | 86.9% | 13 | 45023 | Chester County | 5.0 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 11.2 | $36,522 | 83.9% | 14 | 45025 | Chesterfield County | 4.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | $33,458 | 76.9% | 15 | 45027 | Clarendon County | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.7 | $31,814 | 73.1% | 16 | 45029 | Colleton County | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | $34,703 | 79.8% | 17 | 45031 | Darlington County | 4.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.7 | $39,434 | 90.6% | 18 | 45033 | Dillon County | 6.7 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | $28,979 | 66.6% | 19 | 45035 | Dorchester County | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | $53,613 | 123.2% | 20 | 45037 | Edgefield County | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | $41,360 | 95.1% | 21 | 45039 | Fairfield County | 4.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | $34,174 | 78.5% | 22 | 45041 | Florence County | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.3 | $40,371 | 92.8% | 23 | 45043 | Georgetown County | 5.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | $41,421 | 95.2% | 24 | 45045 | Greenville County | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | $47,867 | 110.0% | 25 | 45047 | Greenwood County | 4.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | $40,428 | 92.9% | 26 | 45049 | Hampton County | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | $33,300 | 76.5% | 27 | 45051 | Horry County | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | $42,960 | 98.7% | 28 | 45053 | Jasper County | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | $36,522 | 83.9% | 29 | 45055 | Kershaw County | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | $46,459 | 106.8% | 30 | 45057 | Lancaster County | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | $37,169 | 85.4% | 31 | 45059 | Laurens County | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.3 | $35,832 | 82.4% | 32 | 45061 | Lee County | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.6 | $30,448 | 70.0% | 33 | 45063 | Lexington County | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | $51,040 | 117.3% | 34 | 45065 | McCormick County | 6.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | $36,573 | 84.1% | 35 | 45067 | Marion County | 9.2 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 12.0 | $30,364 | 69.8% | 36 | 45069 | Marlboro County | 6.7 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 12.2 | $29,229 | 67.2% | 37 | 45071 | Newberry County | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | $39,766 | 91.4% | 38 | 45073 | Oconee County | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 | $42,279 | 97.2% | 39 | 45075 | Orangeburg County | 5.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.5 | $33,192 | 76.3% | 40 | 45077 | Pickens County | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | $42,453 | 97.6% | 41 | 45079 | Richland County | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | $47,787 | 109.8% | 42 | 45081 | Saluda County | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | $38,968 | 89.6% | 43 | 45083 | Spartanburg County | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.0 | $41,160 | 94.6% | 44 | 45085 | Sumter County | 4.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | $38,616 | 88.8% | 45 | 45087 | Union County | 5.0 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.5 | $35,887 | 82.5% | 46 | 45089 | Williamsburg County | 7.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 9.2 | $26,745 | 61.5% | 47 | 45091 | York County | 3.2 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | $54,092 | 124.3% |
Sources: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data.
Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates Program
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