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Most residents in poverty, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Richland County, SCSC434,95672,602+65%

02Greenville County, SCSC583,12559,359+49%

03Horry County, SCSC427,55150,699+114%

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85750,431+62%

05Charleston County, SCSC436,20047,574−7%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,58833,869+73%

07Anderson County, SCSC219,93030,669+54%

08Florence County, SCSC138,50425,588+24%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51524,974+27%

10York County, SCSC306,88724,571+49%

11Berkeley County, SCSC274,66624,478+46%

12Pickens County, SCSC139,19823,111+52%

13Dorchester County, SCSC178,39719,034+104%

14Beaufort County, SCSC204,43318,811+46%

15Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17718,683−5%

16Sumter County, SCSC105,06717,339+2%

17Oconee County, SCSC83,77514,137+98%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,88813,191−3%

19Laurens County, SCSC71,84812,452+25%

20Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611,928+52%

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,37910,482+12%

22Cherokee County, SCSC58,27510,432+43%

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129,705+2%

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,1668,989+33%

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7408,907+2%

26Marion County, SCSC28,2428,596+4%

27Dillon County, SCSC27,4587,708+4%

28Colleton County, SCSC39,3827,594−6%

29Marlboro County, SCSC25,4887,405+18%

30Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6627,064−32%

31Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,671+8%

32Union County, SCSC26,7996,082+42%

33Chester County, SCSC33,0016,012+15%

34Jasper County, SCSC38,5335,734+34%

35Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535,132+5%

36Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084,882+28%

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434,781−36%

38Lee County, SCSC15,7304,039−8%

39Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,824+7%

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1743,777−19%

41Saluda County, SCSC19,6803,577+20%

42Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403,215−30%

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,7963,169−32%

44Allendale County, SCSC7,3552,157−44%

45Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881,835−25%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,719−3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES