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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. The median across all 46 is 17.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarendon County, SC, up 21 places to #17.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲1York County, SCSC306,8878.4%−1.7 pts

02▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.6%−1.0 pts

03▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.9%−1.8 pts

04▼1Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.8%+0.3 pts

05▼1Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+2.1 pts

06▲1Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.3%−5.1 pts

07▼1Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.4%+1.7 pts

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.4%−1.4 pts

09▲20Calhoun County, SCSC14,18812.9%−3.3 pts

10▲4Kershaw County, SCSC73,16613.2%+0.4 pts

11Horry County, SCSC427,55113.2%+1.2 pts

12▼2Aiken County, SCSC181,51514.3%+0.5 pts

13▼1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.5%+2.2 pts

14▼5Anderson County, SCSC219,93014.6%+2.5 pts

15▲2Georgetown County, SCSC65,91215.0%−2.1 pts

16▲15Greenwood County, SCSC70,37915.1%+0.9 pts

17▲21Clarendon County, SCSC31,04315.4%−7.6 pts

18▲10Fairfield County, SCSC20,34015.6%−4.0 pts

19▲3Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.7%+2.0 pts

20▲5Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.6%+0.3 pts

21▼3Pickens County, SCSC139,19817.2%+3.4 pts

22▼3Richland County, SCSC434,95617.2%+3.5 pts

23▼2Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.4%+0.3 pts

24▼8Oconee County, SCSC83,77517.6%+6.8 pts

25▼10McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.6%−0.3 pts

26▼13Edgefield County, SCSC29,80817.8%+2.3 pts

27▲3Jasper County, SCSC38,53317.8%−2.8 pts

28▲6Laurens County, SCSC71,84818.1%+3.8 pts

29▼6Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.4%+4.6 pts

30▼10Florence County, SCSC138,50418.7%+2.3 pts

31▼4Chester County, SCSC33,00118.7%+3.3 pts

32▼6Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.7%+3.1 pts

33Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.6%−1.5 pts

34▲2Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%0.0 pts

35▼11Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−1.1 pts

36▲1Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+0.8 pts

37▲3Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+1.0 pts

38▼6Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+8.3 pts

39▲2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−4.6 pts

40▼5Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−3.5 pts

41▲1Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+3.2 pts

42▲1Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+4.1 pts

43▲3Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+3.5 pts

44Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−6.3 pts

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+6.8 pts

46▼7Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+6.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES