Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| South Carolina | N/A | 10.1 | 138,761 | 41 of 52 |
| York County | Urban | 6.2 | 5,034 | 673 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 7.0 | 7,309 | 925 |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 7.1 | 3,976 | 951 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 7.5 | 4,777 | 1,081 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 7.7 | 11,120 | 1,149 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 8.1 | 3,582 | 1,260 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 8.5 | 6,983 | 1,385 |
| Horry County | Urban | 9.1 | 9,381 | 1,567 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 9.1 | 2,538 | 1,567 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 9.2 | 2,971 | 1,590 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 9.6 | 1,805 | 1,689 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 10.1 | 4,738 | 1,815 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 10.1 | 1,683 | 1,815 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 10.8 | 9,752 | 1,977 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 11.1 | 894 | 2,049 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 11.4 | 2,157 | 2,118 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 11.5 | 6,542 | 2,134 |
| Richland County | Urban | 11.5 | 11,154 | 2,134 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,207 | 2,161 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,622 | 2,207 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 11.9 | 774 | 2,221 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 11.9 | 2,869 | 2,221 |
| McCormick County | Rural | 12.0 | 328 | 2,240 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 12.1 | 701 | 2,260 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 12.4 | 493 | 2,311 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 12.5 | 1,120 | 2,328 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 12.9 | 3,399 | 2,390 |
| Florence County | Urban | 13.4 | 4,530 | 2,455 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 13.7 | 620 | 2,508 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 13.7 | 2,426 | 2,508 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 15.3 | 400 | 2,708 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 15.4 | 1,079 | 2,719 |
| Chester County | Urban | 15.8 | 1,401 | 2,754 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 15.8 | 3,172 | 2,754 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 16.4 | 1,819 | 2,797 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,810 | 2,842 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 17.4 | 879 | 2,861 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,314 | 2,861 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 17.8 | 2,820 | 2,883 |
| Union County | Urban | 18.8 | 1,330 | 2,943 |
| Lee County | Rural | 19.2 | 715 | 2,962 |
| Saluda County | Urban | 19.3 | 1,074 | 2,967 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 20.2 | 1,035 | 2,996 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 22.0 | 402 | 3,047 |
| Marion County | Rural | 22.0 | 1,426 | 3,047 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 22.7 | 1,600 | 3,061 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 2:20 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.