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Most residents in poverty, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12563,731+60%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20057,833+14%

03Richland County, SCSC434,95655,843+27%

04Horry County, SCSC427,55143,447+84%

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85742,195+35%

06Anderson County, SCSC219,93029,553+48%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,58829,034+49%

08York County, SCSC306,88728,289+71%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51526,651+35%

10Florence County, SCSC138,50424,632+19%

11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17723,822+21%

12Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622,480+34%

13Sumter County, SCSC105,06720,825+23%

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19819,779+30%

15Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317,064+32%

16Lancaster County, SCSC114,29615,628+99%

17Dorchester County, SCSC178,39715,262+64%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,88813,711+0%

19Laurens County, SCSC71,84812,796+28%

20Oconee County, SCSC83,77512,321+73%

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,37912,268+31%

22Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211,862+24%

23Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66211,337+9%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27510,770+48%

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74010,596+22%

26Dillon County, SCSC27,4589,763+32%

27Kershaw County, SCSC73,1669,562+42%

28Colleton County, SCSC39,3828,303+3%

29Marion County, SCSC28,2428,294+1%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0438,030+7%

31Marlboro County, SCSC25,4887,953+27%

32Chester County, SCSC33,0017,088+36%

33Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,238+1%

34Union County, SCSC26,7995,814+36%

35Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535,751+17%

36Lee County, SCSC15,7305,751+31%

37Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085,723+50%

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405,439+18%

39Jasper County, SCSC38,5335,331+25%

40Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365,264+47%

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964,783+3%

42Allendale County, SCSC7,3554,419+14%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1744,388−6%

44Saluda County, SCSC19,6803,006+1%

45Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,398−3%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,863+5%

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