Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 138,061.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,541,196.
- Rank within US : N/A
Dillon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,872.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3095 of 3146
Marlboro County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,394.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3033 of 3146
Barnwell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,117.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2993 of 3146
Allendale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 423.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2988 of 3146
Williamsburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,573.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2931 of 3146
Clarendon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,591.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2844 of 3146
Orangeburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,573.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2828 of 3146
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,324.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2783 of 3146
Chesterfield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,119.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2768 of 3146
Hampton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 704.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2756 of 3146
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,269.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2745 of 3146
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 654.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2705 of 3146
Colleton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,556.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2683 of 3146
Greenwood County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,946.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2679 of 3146
Chester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,303.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2675 of 3146
Laurens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,811.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2655 of 3146
Darlington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,712.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2644 of 3146
Fairfield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 927.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2625 of 3146
Bamberg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 525.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2624 of 3146
Sumter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,120.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2521 of 3146
Florence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,916.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2466 of 3146
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 546.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2441 of 3146
Abbeville County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 857.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2413 of 3146
Cherokee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,573.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2385 of 3146
Jasper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 932.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2262 of 3146
Georgetown County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,208.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2256 of 3146
Edgefield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 815.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2229 of 3146
Newberry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,164.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2101 of 3146
Saluda County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 613.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2091 of 3146
Aiken County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2090 of 3146
Oconee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,493.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1987 of 3146
Kershaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,950.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1976 of 3146
Richland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,260.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1924 of 3146
Anderson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,652.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1827 of 3146
Horry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,765.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1711 of 3146
Spartanburg County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,049.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1671 of 3146
Lexington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,193.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1461 of 3146
Lancaster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,205.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1455 of 3146
Dorchester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,470.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1369 of 3146
Charleston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,062.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1276 of 3146
Pickens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,614.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1258 of 3146
Berkeley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,749.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1254 of 3146
Greenville County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,387.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1126 of 3146
McCormick County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 200.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1075 of 3146
York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,194.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 905 of 3146
Beaufort County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,235.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 672 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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