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Highest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.2%+25%

02Marlboro County, SCSC25,48829.4%+35%

03Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.0%−19%

04Barnwell County, SCSC20,65327.8%+33%

05Lee County, SCSC15,73025.7%+18%

06Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66224.1%−14%

07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17723.1%+8%

08Marion County, SCSC28,24222.9%−1%

09Clarendon County, SCSC31,04321.7%−6%

10Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.2%+5%

11Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74021.2%+4%

12Bamberg County, SCSC12,79621.0%−25%

13Laurens County, SCSC71,84820.4%+42%

14Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.9%−6%

15Union County, SCSC26,79919.9%+39%

16Greenwood County, SCSC70,37919.4%+37%

17Jasper County, SCSC38,53319.1%−7%

18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18819.0%+17%

19Fairfield County, SCSC20,34018.5%−6%

20Chester County, SCSC33,00118.5%+21%

21Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.4%+18%

22Sumter County, SCSC105,06718.1%+11%

23Hampton County, SCSC18,17417.9%−18%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27517.9%+29%

25Abbeville County, SCSC24,83617.7%+29%

26Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.5%+2%

27Florence County, SCSC138,50417.4%+6%

28Richland County, SCSC434,95616.5%+21%

29Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.4%+20%

30Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216.1%−5%

31Oconee County, SCSC83,77515.3%+42%

32McCormick County, SCSC10,21515.3%−15%

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.3%+19%

34Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.2%−2%

35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.4%+18%

36Horry County, SCSC427,55114.3%+19%

37Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−0%

38Anderson County, SCSC219,93013.6%+13%

39Lancaster County, SCSC114,29613.2%+3%

40Charleston County, SCSC436,20012.8%−22%

41Dorchester County, SCSC178,39712.0%+24%

42Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.9%+1%

43Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.8%+30%

44Greenville County, SCSC583,12511.2%+7%

45York County, SCSC306,8879.5%−5%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.3%−13%

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