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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.0%+0.6 pts
02Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%−1.9 pts
03York County, SCSC306,88710.0%−0.3 pts
04Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%+0.0 pts
05Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.7%−2.9 pts
06Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.8%−0.6 pts
07Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.8%−0.5 pts
08Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.0%+0.0 pts
09Horry County, SCSC427,55112.0%−3.2 pts
10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85712.3%+0.5 pts
11Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.8%−0.1 pts
12Lancaster County, SCSC114,29612.8%−1.9 pts
13Richland County, SCSC434,95613.7%−0.1 pts
14Abbeville County, SCSC24,83613.7%+0.2 pts
15Pickens County, SCSC139,19813.7%+1.3 pts
16Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−0.2 pts
17Cherokee County, SCSC58,27513.9%−1.0 pts
18Greenwood County, SCSC70,37914.2%−1.2 pts
19Union County, SCSC26,79914.3%−2.7 pts
20Laurens County, SCSC71,84814.3%+1.4 pts
21Chester County, SCSC33,00115.3%−1.5 pts
22Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.5%−1.2 pts
23Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.6%−2.7 pts
24Calhoun County, SCSC14,18816.2%−3.9 pts
25Sumter County, SCSC105,06716.2%−4.4 pts
26Florence County, SCSC138,50416.4%−3.7 pts
27Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.4%−0.9 pts
28Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.0%+1.7 pts
29Georgetown County, SCSC65,91217.1%−3.2 pts
30McCormick County, SCSC10,21517.9%−5.0 pts
31Fairfield County, SCSC20,34019.6%−1.0 pts
32Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.3%+0.4 pts
33Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+1.1 pts
34Jasper County, SCSC38,53320.7%−4.6 pts
35Barnwell County, SCSC20,65320.9%−0.9 pts
36Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.1%−2.3 pts
37Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17721.4%−3.5 pts
38Marlboro County, SCSC25,48821.7%−5.0 pts
39Lee County, SCSC15,73021.8%−7.8 pts
40Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.8%−5.9 pts
41Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.1%−6.0 pts
42Marion County, SCSC28,24223.2%−5.4 pts
43Dillon County, SCSC27,45824.2%−4.0 pts
44Bamberg County, SCSC12,79627.8%−0.4 pts
45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.9%−0.8 pts
46Allendale County, SCSC7,35534.5%−1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS