Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| South Carolina | N/A | 14.4 | 717,849 | 42 of 52 |
| York County | Urban | 8.4 | 23,474 | 456 |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 10.4 | 19,003 | 845 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 10.9 | 56,304 | 965 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 10.9 | 24,818 | 971 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 11.6 | 33,967 | 1,137 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 12.1 | 11,546 | 1,261 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 12.3 | 48,952 | 1,304 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 12.3 | 19,665 | 1,328 |
| Horry County | Urban | 13.1 | 45,882 | 1,499 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 14.2 | 23,653 | 1,746 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 14.3 | 28,770 | 1,771 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 14.4 | 46,447 | 1,791 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 14.4 | 9,446 | 1,796 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 15.5 | 5,699 | 2,007 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 15.7 | 12,239 | 2,029 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 15.9 | 3,752 | 2,079 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 16.0 | 10,078 | 2,094 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 16.4 | 16,820 | 2,169 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 16.6 | 6,259 | 2,217 |
| McCormick County | Rural | 16.7 | 1,435 | 2,232 |
| Richland County | Urban | 16.8 | 65,215 | 2,252 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 16.9 | 20,880 | 2,278 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 17.0 | 4,074 | 2,287 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 17.3 | 11,498 | 2,339 |
| Florence County | Urban | 17.8 | 23,845 | 2,398 |
| Saluda County | Urban | 17.9 | 3,348 | 2,413 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 17.9 | 5,064 | 2,415 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.0 | 9,921 | 2,424 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 18.7 | 2,594 | 2,498 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 18.7 | 3,866 | 2,506 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 18.8 | 12,281 | 2,521 |
| Chester County | Urban | 19.0 | 6,053 | 2,533 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 19.5 | 5,827 | 2,594 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 20.0 | 3,613 | 2,635 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 20.2 | 12,494 | 2,659 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 20.3 | 8,738 | 2,669 |
| Union County | Urban | 21.0 | 5,624 | 2,736 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 22.3 | 2,785 | 2,827 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 23.5 | 6,901 | 2,907 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 25.0 | 20,224 | 2,972 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 25.3 | 5,116 | 2,981 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 27.2 | 1,955 | 3,031 |
| Marion County | Rural | 27.4 | 7,925 | 3,037 |
| Lee County | Rural | 27.8 | 4,247 | 3,049 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 27.8 | 6,733 | 3,050 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 31.6 | 8,819 | 3,103 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 9:10 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 9:10 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.