Highest poverty rate in South Carolina

South Carolina counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of South Carolina by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Dillon County leads at 29.2%.

Among cities & places, Coronaca leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Dillon County	29.2%
2	Barnwell County	28.5%
3	Marion County	27.3%
4	Allendale County	26.5%
5	Marlboro County	26.2%
6	Orangeburg County	23.9%
7	Williamsburg County	23.6%
8	Lee County	23.3%
9	Union County	22.7%
10	Bamberg County	21.6%
11	Darlington County	20.3%
12	Chesterfield County	20.2%
13	Hampton County	20.0%
14	Saluda County	19.4%
15	Chester County	19.3%
16	Colleton County	18.7%
17	Clarendon County	18.5%
18	Cherokee County	18.5%
19	Jasper County	18.3%
20	Florence County	18.3%
21	McCormick County	18.0%
22	Laurens County	17.6%
23	Pickens County	17.2%
24	Greenwood County	17.1%
25	Fairfield County	16.9%
26	Richland County	16.9%
27	Edgefield County	16.4%
28	Oconee County	16.4%
29	Sumter County	16.4%
30	Calhoun County	16.3%
31	Newberry County	16.0%
32	Spartanburg County	14.5%
33	Georgetown County	14.4%
34	Anderson County	14.4%
35	Abbeville County	14.1%
36	Kershaw County	14.1%
37	Aiken County	13.9%
38	Horry County	12.8%
39	Lancaster County	12.3%
40	Charleston County	11.6%
41	Dorchester County	11.5%
42	Lexington County	11.4%
43	Greenville County	11.0%
44	Beaufort County	10.5%
45	Berkeley County	10.3%
46	York County	8.9%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Coronaca	100.0%
2	Oswego	100.0%
3	Willington	100.0%
4	Fingerville	90.8%
5	Olympia	86.2%
6	Bradley	78.3%
7	Jenkinsville	72.3%
8	Lynchburg	68.9%
9	Arthurtown	64.5%
10	Centenary	62.9%
11	Sellers	60.6%
12	Unity	57.3%
13	Cope	55.6%
14	Glendale	52.0%
15	Ware Shoals	51.2%
16	Little Rock	51.1%
17	Bowman	48.9%
18	Floydale	47.9%
19	Clifton	45.8%
20	City View	45.5%
21	Dovesville	45.2%
22	Alcolu	44.4%
23	Saxon	44.3%
24	Southern Shops	44.2%
25	Buffalo	43.6%
26	Salley	43.6%
27	Coosawhatchie	43.2%
28	Walhalla	43.1%
29	Allendale	42.8%
30	Enoree	42.6%
31	Grover	42.5%
32	Williams	42.2%
33	Daviston	41.8%
34	Saluda	41.4%
35	Pamplico	40.9%
36	Eureka Mill	40.9%
37	Newtown	40.8%
38	Dale	40.2%
39	Promised Land	39.4%
40	Russellville	39.2%
41	North	38.8%
42	Ridgeway	38.8%
43	Sandy Springs	38.6%
44	Dillon	38.6%
45	Mayesville	38.5%
46	Lobeco	38.2%
47	Eutawville	37.9%
48	Santee	37.8%
49	Zion	37.7%
50	Drayton	37.4%
51	Judson	37.3%
52	Holly Hill	37.0%
53	Waterloo	37.0%
54	Timmonsville	36.2%
55	Modoc	36.2%
56	Clemson	36.1%
57	Brookdale	36.1%
58	Coward	36.1%
59	Richburg	35.9%
60	Irwin	35.5%
61	Cheraw	35.4%
62	Atlantic Beach	35.3%
63	Iva	35.2%
64	Ward	35.2%
65	Bethune	35.2%
66	Lydia	35.0%
67	Wilkinson Heights	34.9%
68	Pinewood	34.8%
69	Mullins	34.7%
70	Adams Run	34.6%
71	Kingstree	34.5%
72	Darlington	33.9%
73	Camp Croft	33.9%
74	Patrick	33.7%
75	Great Falls	33.5%
76	Graniteville	33.4%
77	Homeland Park	33.4%
78	Eastover	33.3%
79	Blacksburg	33.2%
80	Bonneau	33.2%
81	Cash	33.2%
82	Barnwell	33.1%
83	Edgefield	32.8%
84	Startex	32.4%
85	Gayle Mill	32.0%
86	Bamberg	31.9%
87	Chesnee	31.8%
88	Lincolnville	31.6%
89	Orangeburg	31.5%
90	Central	31.4%
91	Yemassee	31.4%
92	Lamar	31.3%
93	Williston	31.1%
94	Cowpens	31.0%
95	North Hartsville	30.8%
96	Walterboro	30.7%
97	Scranton	30.5%
98	Hamer	30.4%
99	Andrews	30.2%
100	Summerton	29.8%

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