Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | N/A | 14.1 | 725,690 | 42 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| McCormick County | Rural | 17.6 | 1,560 | 2,388 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 12.9 | 1,801 | 1,481 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 28.2 | 1,911 | 3,054 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 24.3 | 2,984 | 2,954 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 15.6 | 3,168 | 2,048 |
| Saluda County | Urban | 18.7 | 3,540 | 2,529 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 15.7 | 3,691 | 2,064 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 20.7 | 3,699 | 2,726 |
| Lee County | Rural | 25.0 | 3,742 | 2,986 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 17.8 | 4,480 | 2,413 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 15.4 | 4,567 | 2,011 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 25.0 | 5,020 | 2,986 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 17.8 | 5,445 | 2,413 |
| Chester County | Urban | 18.7 | 5,983 | 2,529 |
| Union County | Urban | 22.6 | 5,991 | 2,872 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 17.4 | 6,435 | 2,359 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 23.3 | 6,703 | 2,917 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 28.5 | 6,706 | 3,060 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 19.6 | 7,456 | 2,631 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 27.7 | 7,615 | 3,046 |
| Marion County | Rural | 30.0 | 8,514 | 3,077 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 20.3 | 8,807 | 2,693 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 13.2 | 8,940 | 1,564 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 15.0 | 9,602 | 1,938 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 15.1 | 9,983 | 1,953 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.4 | 10,223 | 2,502 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 11.4 | 11,728 | 1,105 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 18.1 | 12,105 | 2,460 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 21.1 | 12,951 | 2,765 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 17.6 | 14,009 | 2,388 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 16.6 | 16,879 | 2,223 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 22.4 | 17,886 | 2,856 |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 9.6 | 18,139 | 692 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 11.4 | 18,754 | 1,105 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 17.2 | 21,637 | 2,322 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 9.9 | 24,021 | 763 |
| York County | Urban | 8.4 | 24,217 | 429 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 14.3 | 24,601 | 1,806 |
| Florence County | Urban | 18.7 | 25,015 | 2,529 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 14.6 | 30,188 | 1,859 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 11.1 | 33,562 | 1,017 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 11.3 | 46,405 | 1,078 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 14.5 | 49,296 | 1,843 |
| Horry County | Urban | 13.2 | 49,738 | 1,564 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 10.8 | 58,034 | 958 |
| Richland County | Urban | 17.2 | 67,959 | 2,322 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 8:29 pm.
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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.