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Highest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Allendale County, SCSC7,35534.5%−1.4 pts
02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.9%−0.8 pts
03Bamberg County, SCSC12,79627.8%−0.4 pts
04Dillon County, SCSC27,45824.2%−4.0 pts
05Marion County, SCSC28,24223.2%−5.4 pts
06Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.1%−6.0 pts
07Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.8%−5.9 pts
08Lee County, SCSC15,73021.8%−7.8 pts
09Marlboro County, SCSC25,48821.7%−5.0 pts
10Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17721.4%−3.5 pts
11Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.1%−2.3 pts
12Barnwell County, SCSC20,65320.9%−0.9 pts
13Jasper County, SCSC38,53320.7%−4.6 pts
14Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+1.1 pts
15Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.3%+0.4 pts
16Fairfield County, SCSC20,34019.6%−1.0 pts
17McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.9%−5.0 pts
18Georgetown County, SCSC65,91217.1%−3.2 pts
19Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.0%+1.7 pts
20Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.4%−0.9 pts
21Florence County, SCSC138,50416.4%−3.7 pts
22Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.2%−4.4 pts
23Calhoun County, SCSC14,18816.2%−3.9 pts
24Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.6%−2.7 pts
25Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.5%−1.2 pts
26Chester County, SCSC33,00115.3%−1.5 pts
27Laurens County, SCSC71,84814.3%+1.4 pts
28Union County, SCSC26,79914.3%−2.7 pts
29Greenwood County, SCSC70,37914.2%−1.2 pts
30Cherokee County, SCSC58,27513.9%−1.0 pts
31Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−0.2 pts
32Pickens County, SCSC139,19813.7%+1.3 pts
33Abbeville County, SCSC24,83613.7%+0.2 pts
34Richland County, SCSC434,95613.7%−0.1 pts
35Lancaster County, SCSC114,29612.8%−1.9 pts
36Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.8%−0.1 pts
37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85712.3%+0.5 pts
38Horry County, SCSC427,55112.0%−3.2 pts
39Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.0%+0.0 pts
40Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.8%−0.5 pts
41Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.8%−0.6 pts
42Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.7%−2.9 pts
43Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%+0.0 pts
44York County, SCSC306,88710.0%−0.3 pts
45Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%−1.9 pts
46Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.0%+0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS