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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.5%−0.1 pts
02Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%+2.0 pts
03Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.2%+1.5 pts
04York County, SCSC306,88712.5%+2.5 pts
05Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.6%+0.9 pts
06Greenville County, SCSC583,12514.1%+3.6 pts
07Richland County, SCSC434,95614.5%+0.8 pts
08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.8%+2.6 pts
09Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.1%−0.5 pts
10Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.5%+2.7 pts
11Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.8%+3.8 pts
12Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815.8%−0.4 pts
13Horry County, SCSC427,55116.1%+4.1 pts
14Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.5%+0.1 pts
15Oconee County, SCSC83,77516.6%+5.8 pts
16Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.6%+2.9 pts
17Newberry County, SCSC39,56116.6%−0.4 pts
18Aiken County, SCSC181,51516.6%+2.8 pts
19Greenwood County, SCSC70,37917.6%+3.4 pts
20Florence County, SCSC138,50418.0%+1.6 pts
21McCormick County, SCSC10,21518.2%+0.3 pts
22Laurens County, SCSC71,84819.2%+4.9 pts
23Sumter County, SCSC105,06719.4%+3.1 pts
24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27519.5%+5.6 pts
25Georgetown County, SCSC65,91219.7%+2.6 pts
26Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.0%−0.3 pts
27Union County, SCSC26,79920.1%+5.8 pts
28Lancaster County, SCSC114,29620.4%+7.6 pts
29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83620.7%+7.0 pts
30Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.8%−1.0 pts
31Edgefield County, SCSC29,80821.2%+5.7 pts
32Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.3%+0.2 pts
33Chester County, SCSC33,00121.4%+6.1 pts
34Jasper County, SCSC38,53321.5%+0.9 pts
35Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74022.7%+2.3 pts
36Fairfield County, SCSC20,34022.7%+3.1 pts
37Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.0%−0.1 pts
38Marion County, SCSC28,24225.1%+1.9 pts
39Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.4%+4.6 pts
40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17725.8%+4.3 pts
41Marlboro County, SCSC25,48827.5%+5.8 pts
42Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.9%+2.1 pts
43Lee County, SCSC15,73029.9%+8.2 pts
44Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.5%+6.3 pts
45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66232.9%+5.0 pts
46Allendale County, SCSC7,35542.4%+7.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS