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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 (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, SCSC7,35542.4%+23%

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66232.9%+18%

03Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.5%+26%

04Lee County, SCSC15,73029.9%+38%

05Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.9%+8%

06Marlboro County, SCSC25,48827.5%+27%

07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17725.8%+20%

08Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.4%+22%

09Marion County, SCSC28,24225.1%+8%

10Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.0%−0%

11Fairfield County, SCSC20,34022.7%+16%

12Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74022.7%+11%

13Jasper County, SCSC38,53321.5%+4%

14Chester County, SCSC33,00121.4%+39%

15Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.3%+1%

16Edgefield County, SCSC29,80821.2%+37%

17Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.8%−5%

18Abbeville County, SCSC24,83620.7%+51%

19Lancaster County, SCSC114,29620.4%+59%

20Union County, SCSC26,79920.1%+40%

21Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.0%−2%

22Georgetown County, SCSC65,91219.7%+15%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,27519.5%+40%

24Sumter County, SCSC105,06719.4%+19%

25Laurens County, SCSC71,84819.2%+34%

26McCormick County, SCSC10,21518.2%+2%

27Florence County, SCSC138,50418.0%+10%

28Greenwood County, SCSC70,37917.6%+24%

29Aiken County, SCSC181,51516.6%+20%

30Newberry County, SCSC39,56116.6%−2%

31Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.6%+21%

32Oconee County, SCSC83,77516.6%+54%

33Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.5%+0%

34Horry County, SCSC427,55116.1%+34%

35Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815.8%−3%

36Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.8%+31%

37Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.5%+21%

38Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.1%−3%

39Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.8%+21%

40Richland County, SCSC434,95614.5%+6%

41Greenville County, SCSC583,12514.1%+34%

42Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.6%+8%

43York County, SCSC306,88712.5%+25%

44Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.2%+16%

45Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+22%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.5%−1%

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