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Most residents in poverty, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Charleston County, SCSC436,20050,938−0%

02Richland County, SCSC434,95643,947+12%

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12539,932+19%

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85731,170+16%

05Horry County, SCSC427,55123,676+8%

06Florence County, SCSC138,50420,621−10%

07Anderson County, SCSC219,93019,942+15%

08Aiken County, SCSC181,51519,718+16%

09Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17719,621−7%

10Lexington County, SCSC317,58819,544+38%

11Sumter County, SCSC105,06717,000−20%

12Berkeley County, SCSC274,66616,769+6%

13York County, SCSC306,88716,525+21%

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19815,195+30%

15Darlington County, SCSC62,88813,666+11%

16Beaufort County, SCSC204,43312,893+10%

17Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66210,386−2%

18Laurens County, SCSC71,8489,982+33%

19Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129,530+2%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799,386+3%

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979,311−3%

22Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7408,698+17%

23Marion County, SCSC28,2428,239−15%

24Colleton County, SCSC39,3828,083+1%

25Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967,866−2%

26Clarendon County, SCSC31,0437,497−9%

27Dillon County, SCSC27,4587,420−9%

28Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757,281+10%

29Oconee County, SCSC83,7757,133+9%

30Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666,740+20%

31Marlboro County, SCSC25,4886,249−20%

32Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,154+21%

33Chester County, SCSC33,0015,226−3%

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6534,899+11%

35Hampton County, SCSC18,1744,660−7%

36Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964,628−3%

37Fairfield County, SCSC20,3404,600+0%

38Lee County, SCSC15,7304,377−20%

39Union County, SCSC26,7994,276−17%

40Jasper County, SCSC38,5334,271+9%

41Allendale County, SCSC7,3553,865−8%

42Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083,806+25%

43Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,587+12%

44Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,991−0%

45Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,463−4%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,779−12%

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