# Counties in South Carolina by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 46 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Marion County | 49 |
| 2 | Allendale County | 44.7 |
| 3 | Marlboro County | 36.5 |
| 4 | Williamsburg County | 33.9 |
| 5 | Bamberg County | 33.4 |
| 6 | Lee County | 32.5 |
| 7 | Dillon County | 31.9 |
| 8 | Darlington County | 30.8 |
| 9 | Barnwell County | 30 |
| 10 | Oconee County | 29.5 |
| 11 | Colleton County | 29.2 |
| 12 | Orangeburg County | 29 |
| 13 | Hampton County | 28.9 |
| 13 | McCormick County | 28.9 |
| 15 | Georgetown County | 28.1 |
| 16 | Newberry County | 26.7 |
| 16 | Union County | 26.7 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 26.5 |
| 19 | Fairfield County | 26.3 |
| 20 | Laurens County | 25.9 |
| 21 | Chesterfield County | 25.7 |
| 22 | Clarendon County | 24.4 |
| 23 | Sumter County | 24.2 |
| 24 | Horry County | 23.2 |
| 25 | Greenwood County | 22.5 |
| 26 | Cherokee County | 22.1 |
| 27 | Florence County | 21.7 |
| 28 | Calhoun County | 21.5 |
| 28 | Chester County | 21.5 |
| 28 | Saluda County | 21.5 |
| 31 | Aiken County | 21.3 |
| 31 | Edgefield County | 21.3 |
| 33 | Abbeville County | 20.9 |
| 34 | Richland County | 20 |
| 35 | Anderson County | 17.1 |
| 36 | Kershaw County | 16.4 |
| 37 | Spartanburg County | 15.9 |
| 38 | Pickens County | 15.1 |
| 39 | Lexington County | 15 |
| 40 | Charleston County | 13.7 |
| 41 | Beaufort County | 13.4 |
| 42 | Greenville County | 13.3 |
| 42 | Lancaster County | 13.3 |
| 44 | Dorchester County | 12.7 |
| 45 | Berkeley County | 12.4 |
| 46 | York County | 10.4 |