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Most residents in poverty, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, SCSC434,95668,834+57%

02Greenville County, SCSC583,12559,054+48%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20052,434+3%

04Horry County, SCSC427,55150,233+112%

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85747,368+52%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,58834,647+77%

07Anderson County, SCSC219,93027,693+39%

08Berkeley County, SCSC274,66627,361+63%

09York County, SCSC306,88726,895+63%

10Florence County, SCSC138,50423,905+16%

11Aiken County, SCSC181,51523,318+18%

12Pickens County, SCSC139,19821,546+42%

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17719,481−1%

14Dorchester County, SCSC178,39719,414+109%

15Sumter County, SCSC105,06719,118+12%

16Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317,430+35%

17Laurens County, SCSC71,84813,771+38%

18Greenwood County, SCSC70,37913,480+44%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,88813,360−2%

20Lancaster County, SCSC114,29612,648+61%

21Oconee County, SCSC83,77512,024+69%

22Georgetown County, SCSC65,91210,236+7%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,27510,068+38%

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,1669,986+48%

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7409,160+5%

26Dillon County, SCSC27,4588,543+15%

27Marlboro County, SCSC25,4887,832+25%

28Colleton County, SCSC39,3827,694−5%

29Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6627,475−28%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436,744−10%

31Marion County, SCSC28,2426,694−19%

32Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,583+7%

33Chester County, SCSC33,0015,970+14%

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535,731+17%

35Jasper County, SCSC38,5335,504+29%

36Union County, SCSC26,7995,409+26%

37Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364,305+20%

38Lee County, SCSC15,7304,257−3%

39Edgefield County, SCSC29,8083,895+2%

40Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403,882−16%

41Saluda County, SCSC19,6803,463+16%

42Hampton County, SCSC18,1743,330−29%

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962,791−40%

44Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,688+9%

45Allendale County, SCSC7,3552,248−42%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,455−18%

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