State Cancer Profiles

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.