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Highest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Allendale County, SCSC7,35535.8%+4%

02Lee County, SCSC15,73029.6%+36%

03Clarendon County, SCSC31,04329.0%+26%

04Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66228.7%+3%

05Marion County, SCSC28,24228.6%+23%

06Bamberg County, SCSC12,79628.2%+1%

07Dillon County, SCSC27,45828.1%+16%

08Hampton County, SCSC18,17427.7%+27%

09Marlboro County, SCSC25,48826.6%+23%

10Jasper County, SCSC38,53325.3%+22%

11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17724.9%+16%

12Colleton County, SCSC39,38223.4%+11%

13McCormick County, SCSC10,21522.8%+28%

14Barnwell County, SCSC20,65321.8%+4%

15Fairfield County, SCSC20,34020.6%+5%

16Sumter County, SCSC105,06720.6%+27%

17Georgetown County, SCSC65,91220.2%+19%

18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820.1%+24%

19Florence County, SCSC138,50420.1%+23%

20Darlington County, SCSC62,88819.9%−2%

21Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74019.3%−5%

22Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.3%+17%

23Charleston County, SCSC436,20017.3%+6%

24Union County, SCSC26,79917.0%+19%

25Chester County, SCSC33,00116.8%+10%

26Edgefield County, SCSC29,80816.6%+8%

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,37915.4%+8%

28Newberry County, SCSC39,56115.3%−10%

29Horry County, SCSC427,55115.2%+26%

30Cherokee County, SCSC58,27514.9%+7%

31Lancaster County, SCSC114,29614.8%+15%

32Aiken County, SCSC181,51514.0%+1%

33Richland County, SCSC434,95613.8%+1%

34Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.6%+27%

35Abbeville County, SCSC24,83613.5%−2%

36Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.9%+1%

37Laurens County, SCSC71,84812.9%−10%

38Pickens County, SCSC139,19812.5%−9%

39Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.3%+5%

40Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.0%−0%

41Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85711.8%−4%

42Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.5%+19%

43Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.4%+6%

44Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%−0%

45York County, SCSC306,88710.3%+3%

46Lexington County, SCSC317,5888.4%−7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES