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Lowest poverty rate, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 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

01York County, SCSC306,8878.4%−17%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.6%−10%

03Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.9%−16%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.8%+3%

05Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+23%

06Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.3%−31%

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.4%+18%

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.4%−11%

09Calhoun County, SCSC14,18812.9%−20%

10Kershaw County, SCSC73,16613.2%+3%

11Horry County, SCSC427,55113.2%+10%

12Aiken County, SCSC181,51514.3%+4%

13Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.5%+18%

14Anderson County, SCSC219,93014.6%+21%

15Georgetown County, SCSC65,91215.0%−12%

16Greenwood County, SCSC70,37915.1%+6%

17Clarendon County, SCSC31,04315.4%−33%

18Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.6%−20%

19Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.7%+14%

20Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.6%+2%

21Pickens County, SCSC139,19817.2%+25%

22Richland County, SCSC434,95617.2%+26%

23Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.4%+2%

24Oconee County, SCSC83,77517.6%+63%

25McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.6%−1%

26Edgefield County, SCSC29,80817.8%+15%

27Jasper County, SCSC38,53317.8%−14%

28Laurens County, SCSC71,84818.1%+26%

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.4%+33%

30Florence County, SCSC138,50418.7%+14%

31Chester County, SCSC33,00118.7%+22%

32Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.7%+20%

33Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.6%−7%

34Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+0%

35Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−5%

36Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+4%

37Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+5%

38Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+58%

39Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−16%

40Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−13%

41Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+15%

42Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+20%

43Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+15%

44Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−18%

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+31%

46Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES