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Lowest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.0%+7%

02Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%−16%

03York County, SCSC306,88710.0%−3%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%+0%

05Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.7%−21%

06Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.8%−5%

07Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.8%−4%

08Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.0%+0%

09Horry County, SCSC427,55112.0%−21%

10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85712.3%+4%

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.8%−1%

12Lancaster County, SCSC114,29612.8%−13%

13Richland County, SCSC434,95613.7%−1%

14Abbeville County, SCSC24,83613.7%+2%

15Pickens County, SCSC139,19813.7%+10%

16Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−1%

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,27513.9%−7%

18Greenwood County, SCSC70,37914.2%−8%

19Union County, SCSC26,79914.3%−16%

20Laurens County, SCSC71,84814.3%+11%

21Chester County, SCSC33,00115.3%−9%

22Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.5%−7%

23Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.6%−15%

24Calhoun County, SCSC14,18816.2%−19%

25Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.2%−21%

26Florence County, SCSC138,50416.4%−18%

27Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.4%−5%

28Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.0%+11%

29Georgetown County, SCSC65,91217.1%−16%

30McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.9%−22%

31Fairfield County, SCSC20,34019.6%−5%

32Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.3%+2%

33Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+6%

34Jasper County, SCSC38,53320.7%−18%

35Barnwell County, SCSC20,65320.9%−4%

36Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.1%−10%

37Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17721.4%−14%

38Marlboro County, SCSC25,48821.7%−19%

39Lee County, SCSC15,73021.8%−26%

40Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.8%−21%

41Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.1%−21%

42Marion County, SCSC28,24223.2%−19%

43Dillon County, SCSC27,45824.2%−14%

44Bamberg County, SCSC12,79627.8%−1%

45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.9%−3%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,35534.5%−4%

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