RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Lowest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.5%−1%

02Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+22%

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.2%+16%

04York County, SCSC306,88712.5%+25%

05Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.6%+8%

06Greenville County, SCSC583,12514.1%+34%

07Richland County, SCSC434,95614.5%+6%

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.8%+21%

09Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.1%−3%

10Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.5%+21%

11Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.8%+31%

12Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815.8%−3%

13Horry County, SCSC427,55116.1%+34%

14Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.5%+0%

15Oconee County, SCSC83,77516.6%+54%

16Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.6%+21%

17Newberry County, SCSC39,56116.6%−2%

18Aiken County, SCSC181,51516.6%+20%

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,37917.6%+24%

20Florence County, SCSC138,50418.0%+10%

21McCormick County, SCSC10,21518.2%+2%

22Laurens County, SCSC71,84819.2%+34%

23Sumter County, SCSC105,06719.4%+19%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27519.5%+40%

25Georgetown County, SCSC65,91219.7%+15%

26Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.0%−2%

27Union County, SCSC26,79920.1%+40%

28Lancaster County, SCSC114,29620.4%+59%

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83620.7%+51%

30Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.8%−5%

31Edgefield County, SCSC29,80821.2%+37%

32Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.3%+1%

33Chester County, SCSC33,00121.4%+39%

34Jasper County, SCSC38,53321.5%+4%

35Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74022.7%+11%

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,34022.7%+16%

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.0%−0%

38Marion County, SCSC28,24225.1%+8%

39Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.4%+22%

40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17725.8%+20%

41Marlboro County, SCSC25,48827.5%+27%

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.9%+8%

43Lee County, SCSC15,73029.9%+38%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.5%+26%

45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66232.9%+18%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,35542.4%+23%

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