RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Lowest poverty rate, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, SCSC204,4339.3%−13%

02York County, SCSC306,8879.5%−5%

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12511.2%+7%

04Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.8%+30%

05Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.9%+1%

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,39712.0%+24%

07Charleston County, SCSC436,20012.8%−22%

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,29613.2%+3%

09Anderson County, SCSC219,93013.6%+13%

10Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−0%

11Horry County, SCSC427,55114.3%+19%

12Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.4%+18%

13Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.2%−2%

14Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.3%+19%

15McCormick County, SCSC10,21515.3%−15%

16Oconee County, SCSC83,77515.3%+42%

17Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216.1%−5%

18Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.4%+20%

19Richland County, SCSC434,95616.5%+21%

20Florence County, SCSC138,50417.4%+6%

21Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.5%+2%

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,83617.7%+29%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,27517.9%+29%

24Hampton County, SCSC18,17417.9%−18%

25Sumter County, SCSC105,06718.1%+11%

26Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.4%+18%

27Chester County, SCSC33,00118.5%+21%

28Fairfield County, SCSC20,34018.5%−6%

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,18819.0%+17%

30Jasper County, SCSC38,53319.1%−7%

31Greenwood County, SCSC70,37919.4%+37%

32Union County, SCSC26,79919.9%+39%

33Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.9%−6%

34Laurens County, SCSC71,84820.4%+42%

35Bamberg County, SCSC12,79621.0%−25%

36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74021.2%+4%

37Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.2%+5%

38Clarendon County, SCSC31,04321.7%−6%

39Marion County, SCSC28,24222.9%−1%

40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17723.1%+8%

41Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66224.1%−14%

42Lee County, SCSC15,73025.7%+18%

43Barnwell County, SCSC20,65327.8%+33%

44Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.0%−19%

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,48829.4%+35%

46Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.2%+25%

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