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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 (2020 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.2%+6.0 pts
02Marlboro County, SCSC25,48829.4%+7.7 pts
03Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.0%−6.5 pts
04Barnwell County, SCSC20,65327.8%+7.0 pts
05Lee County, SCSC15,73025.7%+4.0 pts
06Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66224.1%−3.8 pts
07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17723.1%+1.7 pts
08Marion County, SCSC28,24222.9%−0.3 pts
09Clarendon County, SCSC31,04321.7%−1.4 pts
10Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.2%+1.0 pts
11Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74021.2%+0.8 pts
12Bamberg County, SCSC12,79621.0%−6.8 pts
13Laurens County, SCSC71,84820.4%+6.0 pts
14Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.9%−1.2 pts
15Union County, SCSC26,79919.9%+5.5 pts
16Greenwood County, SCSC70,37919.4%+5.3 pts
17Jasper County, SCSC38,53319.1%−1.5 pts
18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18819.0%+2.8 pts
19Fairfield County, SCSC20,34018.5%−1.1 pts
20Chester County, SCSC33,00118.5%+3.1 pts
21Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.4%+2.8 pts
22Sumter County, SCSC105,06718.1%+1.9 pts
23Hampton County, SCSC18,17417.9%−3.8 pts
24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27517.9%+4.1 pts
25Abbeville County, SCSC24,83617.7%+4.0 pts
26Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.5%+0.4 pts
27Florence County, SCSC138,50417.4%+1.0 pts
28Richland County, SCSC434,95616.5%+2.8 pts
29Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.4%+2.7 pts
30Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216.1%−0.9 pts
31Oconee County, SCSC83,77515.3%+4.5 pts
32McCormick County, SCSC10,21515.3%−2.6 pts
33Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.3%+2.5 pts
34Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.2%−0.3 pts
35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.4%+2.2 pts
36Horry County, SCSC427,55114.3%+2.3 pts
37Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−0.0 pts
38Anderson County, SCSC219,93013.6%+1.6 pts
39Lancaster County, SCSC114,29613.2%+0.4 pts
40Charleston County, SCSC436,20012.8%−3.6 pts
41Dorchester County, SCSC178,39712.0%+2.4 pts
42Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.9%+0.1 pts
43Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.8%+2.7 pts
44Greenville County, SCSC583,12511.2%+0.7 pts
45York County, SCSC306,8879.5%−0.5 pts
46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.3%−1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS