South Carolina county poverty rates (ACS 2020–2024)
South Carolina county profiles · Explore counties across states · 46 counties or county equivalents, including unavailable observations.
Poverty rate: Population for whom poverty status is determined. Estimate units: percent; MOE units: percentage points. Census variables: DP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM.
Directly published South Carolina reference: 14.1% ± 0.2 pp. This is a Census state observation, not an average of county estimates. Download state references and source URLs.
Estimate order: usable estimates descend, with county name then FIPS breaking ties; unavailable estimates appear last and are never zero. This order is not a statistically established rank. Published MOEs use a 90% confidence level. Uncertainty intervals can overlap, limiting comparisons; adjacent estimates are not established as significantly different. No significance test is calculated. These period estimates do not establish trends or grant eligibility. Definitions, status flags and uncertainty.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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| County or equivalent | FIPS | Estimate (percent) | Published 90% MOE (percentage points) | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 45067 | 30.0% | 3.9 pp | ok |
| Marlboro County | 45069 | 28.5% | 3.1 pp | ok |
| Allendale County | 45005 | 28.2% | 5.8 pp | ok |
| Dillon County | 45033 | 27.7% | 3.2 pp | ok |
| Barnwell County | 45011 | 25.0% | 3.4 pp | ok |
| Lee County | 45061 | 25.0% | 4.7 pp | ok |
| Bamberg County | 45009 | 24.3% | 5.1 pp | ok |
| Williamsburg County | 45089 | 23.3% | 3.2 pp | ok |
| Union County | 45087 | 22.6% | 2.6 pp | ok |
| Orangeburg County | 45075 | 22.4% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Darlington County | 45031 | 21.1% | 2.2 pp | ok |
| Hampton County | 45049 | 20.7% | 3.5 pp | ok |
| Chesterfield County | 45025 | 20.3% | 2.4 pp | ok |
| Colleton County | 45029 | 19.6% | 3.0 pp | ok |
| Chester County | 45023 | 18.7% | 2.6 pp | ok |
| Florence County | 45041 | 18.7% | 1.3 pp | ok |
| Saluda County | 45081 | 18.7% | 2.9 pp | ok |
| Cherokee County | 45021 | 18.4% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Laurens County | 45059 | 18.1% | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Edgefield County | 45037 | 17.8% | 2.8 pp | ok |
| Jasper County | 45053 | 17.8% | 2.9 pp | ok |
| McCormick County | 45065 | 17.6% | 3.7 pp | ok |
| Oconee County | 45073 | 17.6% | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Newberry County | 45071 | 17.4% | 2.9 pp | ok |
| Pickens County | 45077 | 17.2% | 1.5 pp | ok |
| Richland County | 45079 | 17.2% | 1.1 pp | ok |
| Sumter County | 45085 | 16.6% | 1.7 pp | ok |
| Abbeville County | 45001 | 15.7% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Fairfield County | 45039 | 15.6% | 2.8 pp | ok |
| Clarendon County | 45027 | 15.4% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Greenwood County | 45047 | 15.1% | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Georgetown County | 45043 | 15.0% | 1.7 pp | ok |
| Anderson County | 45007 | 14.6% | 1.0 pp | ok |
| Spartanburg County | 45083 | 14.5% | 0.9 pp | ok |
| Aiken County | 45003 | 14.3% | 1.1 pp | ok |
| Horry County | 45051 | 13.2% | 0.8 pp | ok |
| Kershaw County | 45055 | 13.2% | 1.7 pp | ok |
| Calhoun County | 45017 | 12.9% | 3.3 pp | ok |
| Dorchester County | 45035 | 11.4% | 1.3 pp | ok |
| Lancaster County | 45057 | 11.4% | 1.7 pp | ok |
| Charleston County | 45019 | 11.3% | 0.8 pp | ok |
| Lexington County | 45063 | 11.1% | 0.7 pp | ok |
| Greenville County | 45045 | 10.8% | 0.6 pp | ok |
| Berkeley County | 45015 | 9.9% | 1.0 pp | ok |
| Beaufort County | 45013 | 9.6% | 1.1 pp | ok |
| York County | 45091 | 8.4% | 0.7 pp | ok |