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Most residents in poverty, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 –

01Charleston County, SCSC436,20051,187–

02Richland County, SCSC434,95639,358–

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12533,561–

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85726,791–

05Florence County, SCSC138,50423,002–

06Horry County, SCSC427,55121,924–

07Sumter County, SCSC105,06721,149–

08Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17721,144–

09Anderson County, SCSC219,93017,406–

10Aiken County, SCSC181,51516,950–

11Berkeley County, SCSC274,66615,832–

12Lexington County, SCSC317,58814,119–

13York County, SCSC306,88713,608–

14Darlington County, SCSC62,88812,312–

15Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311,732–

16Pickens County, SCSC139,19811,692–

17Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66210,571–

18Marion County, SCSC28,2429,699–

19Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979,583–

20Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129,373–

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799,144–

22Clarendon County, SCSC31,0438,256–

23Dillon County, SCSC27,4588,187–

24Lancaster County, SCSC114,2968,046–

25Colleton County, SCSC39,3828,037–

26Marlboro County, SCSC25,4887,824–

27Laurens County, SCSC71,8487,495–

28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407,432–

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756,618–

30Oconee County, SCSC83,7756,549–

31Kershaw County, SCSC73,1665,628–

32Lee County, SCSC15,7305,455–

33Chester County, SCSC33,0015,408–

34Union County, SCSC26,7995,151–

35Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,079–

36Hampton County, SCSC18,1745,034–

37Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964,765–

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,3404,599–

39Barnwell County, SCSC20,6534,423–

40Allendale County, SCSC7,3554,202–

41Jasper County, SCSC38,5333,914–

42Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,211–

43Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083,057–

44Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,992–

45Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,566–

46McCormick County, SCSC10,2152,025–

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