South Carolina Counties by Poverty Rate

Name: South Carolina Counties by Poverty Rate
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 46 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Kershaw County, South Carolina	0.0%
2	Fairfield County, South Carolina	1.9%
3	Marion County, South Carolina	2.7%
4	Jasper County, South Carolina	2.7%
5	Marlboro County, South Carolina	3.9%
6	McCormick County, South Carolina	4.4%
7	York County, South Carolina	6.0%
8	Beaufort County, South Carolina	6.6%
9	Charleston County, South Carolina	7.2%
10	Greenville County, South Carolina	7.9%
11	Dorchester County, South Carolina	8.4%
12	Lexington County, South Carolina	8.7%
13	Allendale County, South Carolina	8.8%
14	Barnwell County, South Carolina	8.9%
15	Lancaster County, South Carolina	9.0%
16	Pickens County, South Carolina	9.1%
17	Georgetown County, South Carolina	10.0%
18	Oconee County, South Carolina	10.5%
19	Newberry County, South Carolina	11.1%
20	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	11.1%
21	Anderson County, South Carolina	11.1%
22	Richland County, South Carolina	11.7%
23	Edgefield County, South Carolina	12.4%
24	Greenwood County, South Carolina	12.5%
25	Cherokee County, South Carolina	12.5%
26	Sumter County, South Carolina	12.7%
27	Dillon County, South Carolina	12.9%
28	Florence County, South Carolina	13.0%
29	Laurens County, South Carolina	13.0%
30	Clarendon County, South Carolina	13.9%
31	Hampton County, South Carolina	14.1%
32	Aiken County, South Carolina	14.4%
33	Calhoun County, South Carolina	14.9%
34	Bamberg County, South Carolina	15.3%
35	Chester County, South Carolina	15.7%
36	Berkeley County, South Carolina	15.7%
37	Darlington County, South Carolina	15.8%
38	Colleton County, South Carolina	15.9%
39	Lee County, South Carolina	16.8%
40	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	17.0%
41	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	17.1%
42	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	17.3%
43	Union County, South Carolina	17.9%
44	Saluda County, South Carolina	19.7%
45	Abbeville County, South Carolina	22.9%
46	Horry County, South Carolina	25.0%