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Lowest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Lexington County, SCSC317,5888.4%–

02York County, SCSC306,88710.3%–

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%–

04Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.4%–

05Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.5%–

06Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85711.8%–

07Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.0%–

08Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.3%–

09Pickens County, SCSC139,19812.5%–

10Laurens County, SCSC71,84812.9%–

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.9%–

12Abbeville County, SCSC24,83613.5%–

13Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.6%–

14Richland County, SCSC434,95613.8%–

15Aiken County, SCSC181,51514.0%–

16Lancaster County, SCSC114,29614.8%–

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,27514.9%–

18Horry County, SCSC427,55115.2%–

19Newberry County, SCSC39,56115.3%–

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,37915.4%–

21Edgefield County, SCSC29,80816.6%–

22Chester County, SCSC33,00116.8%–

23Union County, SCSC26,79917.0%–

24Charleston County, SCSC436,20017.3%–

25Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.3%–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74019.3%–

27Darlington County, SCSC62,88819.9%–

28Florence County, SCSC138,50420.1%–

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820.1%–

30Georgetown County, SCSC65,91220.2%–

31Sumter County, SCSC105,06720.6%–

32Fairfield County, SCSC20,34020.6%–

33Barnwell County, SCSC20,65321.8%–

34McCormick County, SCSC10,21522.8%–

35Colleton County, SCSC39,38223.4%–

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17724.9%–

37Jasper County, SCSC38,53325.3%–

38Marlboro County, SCSC25,48826.6%–

39Hampton County, SCSC18,17427.7%–

40Dillon County, SCSC27,45828.1%–

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,79628.2%–

42Marion County, SCSC28,24228.6%–

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66228.7%–

44Clarendon County, SCSC31,04329.0%–

45Lee County, SCSC15,73029.6%–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,35535.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS