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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+29%

02Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+31%

03Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−18%

04Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+15%

05Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+20%

06Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+15%

07Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−13%

08Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−16%

09Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+58%

10Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+5%

11Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+4%

12Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−5%

13Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+0%

14Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.6%−7%

15Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.7%+20%

16Chester County, SCSC33,00118.7%+22%

17Florence County, SCSC138,50418.7%+14%

18Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.4%+33%

19Laurens County, SCSC71,84818.1%+26%

20Jasper County, SCSC38,53317.8%−14%

21Edgefield County, SCSC29,80817.8%+15%

22McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.6%−1%

23Oconee County, SCSC83,77517.6%+63%

24Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.4%+2%

25Richland County, SCSC434,95617.2%+26%

26Pickens County, SCSC139,19817.2%+25%

27Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.6%+2%

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.7%+14%

29Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.6%−20%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,04315.4%−33%

31Greenwood County, SCSC70,37915.1%+6%

32Georgetown County, SCSC65,91215.0%−12%

33Anderson County, SCSC219,93014.6%+21%

34Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.5%+18%

35Aiken County, SCSC181,51514.3%+4%

36Horry County, SCSC427,55113.2%+10%

37Kershaw County, SCSC73,16613.2%+3%

38Calhoun County, SCSC14,18812.9%−20%

39Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.4%−11%

40Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.4%+18%

41Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.3%−31%

42Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+23%

43Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.8%+3%

44Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.9%−16%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.6%−10%

46York County, SCSC306,8878.4%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES