# Counties in South Carolina by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/south-carolina-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/south-carolina-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Allendale County | 31.6 |
| 2 | Marion County | 30.8 |
| 3 | Marlboro County | 30.2 |
| 4 | Williamsburg County | 25.5 |
| 5 | Darlington County | 24.6 |
| 6 | Bamberg County | 24.2 |
| 7 | Dillon County | 23.8 |
| 8 | Lee County | 22.8 |
| 9 | Colleton County | 21 |
| 9 | Orangeburg County | 21 |
| 11 | Hampton County | 20.5 |
| 12 | Barnwell County | 20.3 |
| 13 | Union County | 18.7 |
| 14 | Chesterfield County | 18.5 |
| 15 | Florence County | 17.5 |
| 16 | Clarendon County | 17.4 |
| 16 | Georgetown County | 17.4 |
| 18 | Newberry County | 17.3 |
| 19 | Fairfield County | 16.9 |
| 19 | Laurens County | 16.9 |
| 21 | Edgefield County | 16.8 |
| 22 | Abbeville County | 16.7 |
| 22 | Sumter County | 16.7 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 16.4 |
| 24 | Chester County | 16.4 |
| 26 | Greenwood County | 16.3 |
| 27 | Oconee County | 16.1 |
| 28 | Richland County | 15.8 |
| 29 | Pickens County | 15.6 |
| 30 | Saluda County | 15.1 |
| 31 | Calhoun County | 14.8 |
| 32 | Jasper County | 14.5 |
| 33 | Horry County | 14 |
| 34 | Aiken County | 13.7 |
| 35 | McCormick County | 13.4 |
| 36 | Anderson County | 13.1 |
| 37 | Spartanburg County | 12.5 |
| 38 | Kershaw County | 12.2 |
| 39 | Lexington County | 11.3 |
| 40 | Charleston County | 10.3 |
| 41 | Lancaster County | 10.2 |
| 42 | Greenville County | 9.9 |
| 43 | Dorchester County | 9.1 |
| 44 | Berkeley County | 8.9 |
| 45 | York County | 8.8 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 8.4 |