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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4339.3%−1.3 pts
02York County, SCSC306,8879.5%−0.5 pts
03Greenville County, SCSC583,12511.2%+0.7 pts
04Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.8%+2.7 pts
05Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.9%+0.1 pts
06Dorchester County, SCSC178,39712.0%+2.4 pts
07Charleston County, SCSC436,20012.8%−3.6 pts
08Lancaster County, SCSC114,29613.2%+0.4 pts
09Anderson County, SCSC219,93013.6%+1.6 pts
10Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.8%−0.0 pts
11Horry County, SCSC427,55114.3%+2.3 pts
12Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85714.4%+2.2 pts
13Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.2%−0.3 pts
14Kershaw County, SCSC73,16615.3%+2.5 pts
15McCormick County, SCSC10,21515.3%−2.6 pts
16Oconee County, SCSC83,77515.3%+4.5 pts
17Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216.1%−0.9 pts
18Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.4%+2.7 pts
19Richland County, SCSC434,95616.5%+2.8 pts
20Florence County, SCSC138,50417.4%+1.0 pts
21Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.5%+0.4 pts
22Abbeville County, SCSC24,83617.7%+4.0 pts
23Cherokee County, SCSC58,27517.9%+4.1 pts
24Hampton County, SCSC18,17417.9%−3.8 pts
25Sumter County, SCSC105,06718.1%+1.9 pts
26Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.4%+2.8 pts
27Chester County, SCSC33,00118.5%+3.1 pts
28Fairfield County, SCSC20,34018.5%−1.1 pts
29Calhoun County, SCSC14,18819.0%+2.8 pts
30Jasper County, SCSC38,53319.1%−1.5 pts
31Greenwood County, SCSC70,37919.4%+5.3 pts
32Union County, SCSC26,79919.9%+5.5 pts
33Colleton County, SCSC39,38219.9%−1.2 pts
34Laurens County, SCSC71,84820.4%+6.0 pts
35Bamberg County, SCSC12,79621.0%−6.8 pts
36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74021.2%+0.8 pts
37Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.2%+1.0 pts
38Clarendon County, SCSC31,04321.7%−1.4 pts
39Marion County, SCSC28,24222.9%−0.3 pts
40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17723.1%+1.7 pts
41Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66224.1%−3.8 pts
42Lee County, SCSC15,73025.7%+4.0 pts
43Barnwell County, SCSC20,65327.8%+7.0 pts
44Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.0%−6.5 pts
45Marlboro County, SCSC25,48829.4%+7.7 pts
46Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.2%+6.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS