Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
- Rank within US : N/A
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 134,181.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52
York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,812.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 763 of 3143
Charleston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,526.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1118 of 3143
Greenville County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,896.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1203 of 3143
Beaufort County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,073.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1208 of 3143
Dorchester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,414.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1302 of 3143
Berkeley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,033.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1354 of 3143
Pickens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,749.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1434 of 3143
Lancaster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,355.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1495 of 3143
Lexington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,096.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1528 of 3143
Horry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,119.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1599 of 3143
Aiken County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,271.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1659 of 3143
McCormick County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 243.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1696 of 3143
Anderson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,472.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1813 of 3143
Oconee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,236.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1825 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,759.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1873 of 3143
Jasper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 789.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2042 of 3143
Newberry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,180.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2080 of 3143
Richland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,149.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2184 of 3143
Georgetown County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,149.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2221 of 3143
Edgefield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 763.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2244 of 3143
Kershaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,099.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2255 of 3143
Greenwood County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,073.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2274 of 3143
Cherokee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,567.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2359 of 3143
Bamberg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 371.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2360 of 3143
Florence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,250.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2381 of 3143
Abbeville County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 800.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2398 of 3143
Sumter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,679.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2515 of 3143
Colleton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,365.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2541 of 3143
Fairfield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2562 of 3143
Clarendon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,062.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2564 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,120.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2646 of 3143
Chester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,330.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2727 of 3143
Hampton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 708.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2745 of 3143
Laurens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,761.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2750 of 3143
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 592.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2758 of 3143
Saluda County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 847.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2771 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,176.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2773 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 600.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2782 of 3143
Darlington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,719.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2826 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,027.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2870 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,676.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2926 of 3143
Allendale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 333.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2947 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,264.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2948 of 3143
Barnwell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,050.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3022 of 3143
Marlboro County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,132.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3042 of 3143
Dillon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,699.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3086 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/24/2023 9:51 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.