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Highest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Allendale County, SCSC7,35542.4%+7.9 pts
02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66232.9%+5.0 pts
03Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.5%+6.3 pts
04Lee County, SCSC15,73029.9%+8.2 pts
05Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.9%+2.1 pts
06Marlboro County, SCSC25,48827.5%+5.8 pts
07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17725.8%+4.3 pts
08Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.4%+4.6 pts
09Marion County, SCSC28,24225.1%+1.9 pts
10Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.0%−0.1 pts
11Fairfield County, SCSC20,34022.7%+3.1 pts
12Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74022.7%+2.3 pts
13Jasper County, SCSC38,53321.5%+0.9 pts
14Chester County, SCSC33,00121.4%+6.1 pts
15Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.3%+0.2 pts
16Edgefield County, SCSC29,80821.2%+5.7 pts
17Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.8%−1.0 pts
18Abbeville County, SCSC24,83620.7%+7.0 pts
19Lancaster County, SCSC114,29620.4%+7.6 pts
20Union County, SCSC26,79920.1%+5.8 pts
21Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.0%−0.3 pts
22Georgetown County, SCSC65,91219.7%+2.6 pts
23Cherokee County, SCSC58,27519.5%+5.6 pts
24Sumter County, SCSC105,06719.4%+3.1 pts
25Laurens County, SCSC71,84819.2%+4.9 pts
26McCormick County, SCSC10,21518.2%+0.3 pts
27Florence County, SCSC138,50418.0%+1.6 pts
28Greenwood County, SCSC70,37917.6%+3.4 pts
29Aiken County, SCSC181,51516.6%+2.8 pts
30Newberry County, SCSC39,56116.6%−0.4 pts
31Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.6%+2.9 pts
32Oconee County, SCSC83,77516.6%+5.8 pts
33Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.5%+0.1 pts
34Horry County, SCSC427,55116.1%+4.1 pts
35Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815.8%−0.4 pts
36Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.8%+3.8 pts
37Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.5%+2.7 pts
38Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.1%−0.5 pts
39Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.8%+2.6 pts
40Richland County, SCSC434,95614.5%+0.8 pts
41Greenville County, SCSC583,12514.1%+3.6 pts
42Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.6%+0.9 pts
43York County, SCSC306,88712.5%+2.5 pts
44Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.2%+1.5 pts
45Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+2.0 pts
46Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.5%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS