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Poverty Rate in South Carolina, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in South Carolina, ranked. The highest is Marion County at 30.0% and the lowest is York County at 8.4%.

South Carolina: 14.1% · United States: 12.5% · median county in South Carolina: 17.4%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Marion County30.0%
2Marlboro County28.5%
3Allendale County28.2%
4Dillon County27.7%
5Barnwell County25.0%
6Lee County25.0%
7Bamberg County24.3%
8Williamsburg County23.3%
9Union County22.6%
10Orangeburg County22.4%
11Darlington County21.1%
12Hampton County20.7%
13Chesterfield County20.3%
14Colleton County19.6%
15Chester County18.7%
16Florence County18.7%
17Saluda County18.7%
18Cherokee County18.4%
19Laurens County18.1%
20Edgefield County17.8%
21Jasper County17.8%
22McCormick County17.6%
23Oconee County17.6%
24Newberry County17.4%
25Pickens County17.2%
26Richland County17.2%
27Sumter County16.6%
28Abbeville County15.7%
29Fairfield County15.6%
30Clarendon County15.4%
31Greenwood County15.1%
32Georgetown County15.0%
33Anderson County14.6%
34Spartanburg County14.5%
35Aiken County14.3%
36Horry County13.2%
37Kershaw County13.2%
38Calhoun County12.9%
39Dorchester County11.4%
40Lancaster County11.4%
41Charleston County11.3%
42Lexington County11.1%
43Greenville County10.8%
44Berkeley County9.9%
45Beaufort County9.6%
46York County8.4%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

South Carolina ranks 11th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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