# Cities in South Carolina by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 43 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Clemson, SC | 36 |
| 2 | Orangeburg, SC | 32.7 |
| 3 | Newberry, SC | 31.5 |
| 4 | Gaffney, SC | 29.1 |
| 5 | Columbia, SC | 24 |
| 6 | Spartanburg, SC | 23.8 |
| 7 | Greenwood, SC | 21.6 |
| 8 | Conway, SC | 21 |
| 9 | Anderson, SC | 21 |
| 10 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 19 |
| 11 | Florence, SC | 18.9 |
| 12 | Aiken, SC | 17 |
| 13 | Sumter, SC | 16.7 |
| 14 | York, SC | 15.9 |
| 15 | North Charleston, SC | 14.4 |
| 16 | Greenville, SC | 14 |
| 17 | Easley, SC | 13.9 |
| 18 | Cayce, SC | 13.7 |
| 19 | West Columbia, SC | 13.7 |
| 20 | Rock Hill, SC | 12.6 |
| 21 | Beaufort, SC | 12.5 |
| 22 | Charleston, SC | 12.3 |
| 23 | Hardeeville, SC | 11.8 |
| 24 | Hanahan, SC | 11.7 |
| 25 | Greer, SC | 10.1 |
| 26 | Summerville, SC | 10.1 |
| 27 | Irmo, SC | 9.2 |
| 28 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 8.6 |
| 29 | Mauldin, SC | 8.4 |
| 30 | Port Royal, SC | 8.4 |
| 31 | Moncks Corner, SC | 8.3 |
| 32 | Forest Acres, SC | 8.2 |
| 33 | Fountain Inn, SC | 7.7 |
| 34 | Lexington, SC | 7.4 |
| 35 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 7.4 |
| 36 | North Augusta, SC | 6.6 |
| 37 | Goose Creek, SC | 6.5 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 6.1 |
| 39 | Simpsonville, SC | 6.1 |
| 40 | James Island, SC | 5.6 |
| 41 | Fort Mill, SC | 4.8 |
| 42 | Bluffton, SC | 4.3 |
| 43 | Tega Cay, SC | 1.5 |