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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.

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