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Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in South Carolina

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in South Carolina was 18.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.

202418.1%
Change on 2023-0.7 pts
Rank11th of 51US states ranked
Series high27.52011
Series low18.12024

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Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in South Carolina, 2006 to 2024

18202224262820062009201220152018202120242006: 22.2 %2007: 21.1 %2008: 21.7 %2009: 24.4 %2010: 26 %2011: 27.5 %2012: 26.8 %2013: 27.3 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 24.4 %2016: 23 %2017: 22.3 %2018: 22.1 %2019: 19.9 %2020: 18.7 %2021: 19.7 %2022: 19.2 %2023: 18.8 %2024: 18.1 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-27.
All 19 values
Period%
202418.1
202318.8
202219.2
202119.7
202018.7
201919.9
201822.1
201722.3
201623
201524.4
201426.4
201327.3
201226.8
201127.5
201026
200924.4
200821.7
200721.1
200622.2

Compared with United States

Place2024
South Carolina18.1
United States15.5

Rankings

Definition

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), South Carolina, 2006 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

MLA 9

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), South Carolina, 2006 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), South Carolina, 2006 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), South Carolina, 2006 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), South Carolina, 2006 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in South Carolina?

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in South Carolina was 18.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in South Carolina?

27.5% in 2011, the highest value since 2006 in this series.

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