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Highest poverty rate, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 17.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edgefield County, SC, up 13 places to #21.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲7Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+6.8 pts
02Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+6.8 pts
03Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−6.3 pts
04▼3Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+3.5 pts
05▼1Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+4.1 pts
06▼1Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+3.2 pts
07▲5Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−3.5 pts
08▼2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−4.6 pts
09▲6Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+8.3 pts
10▼3Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+1.0 pts
11▼1Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+0.8 pts
12▲11Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−1.1 pts
13▼2Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%0.0 pts
14Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.6%−1.5 pts
15▲6Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.7%+3.1 pts
16▲4Chester County, SCSC33,00118.7%+3.3 pts
17▲10Florence County, SCSC138,50418.7%+2.3 pts
18▲6Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.4%+4.6 pts
19▼6Laurens County, SCSC71,84818.1%+3.8 pts
20▼3Jasper County, SCSC38,53317.8%−2.8 pts
21▲13Edgefield County, SCSC29,80817.8%+2.3 pts
22▲10McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.6%−0.3 pts
23▲8Oconee County, SCSC83,77517.6%+6.8 pts
24▲2Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.4%+0.3 pts
25▲3Richland County, SCSC434,95617.2%+3.5 pts
26▲3Pickens County, SCSC139,19817.2%+3.4 pts
27▼5Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.6%+0.3 pts
28▼3Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.7%+2.0 pts
29▼10Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.6%−4.0 pts
30▼21Clarendon County, SCSC31,04315.4%−7.6 pts
31▼15Greenwood County, SCSC70,37915.1%+0.9 pts
32▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,91215.0%−2.1 pts
33▲5Anderson County, SCSC219,93014.6%+2.5 pts
34▲1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.5%+2.2 pts
35▲2Aiken County, SCSC181,51514.3%+0.5 pts
36Horry County, SCSC427,55113.2%+1.2 pts
37▼4Kershaw County, SCSC73,16613.2%+0.4 pts
38▼20Calhoun County, SCSC14,18812.9%−3.3 pts
39Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.4%−1.4 pts
40▲1Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.4%+1.7 pts
41▼1Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.3%−5.1 pts
42▲1Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+2.1 pts
43▲1Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.8%+0.3 pts
44▼2Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.9%−1.8 pts
45▲1Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.6%−1.0 pts
46▼1York County, SCSC306,8878.4%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES