Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in South Carolina was 9.9%. Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Clemson city (35.14%), followed by Dentsville CDP (21.46%), and Parker CDP (18.91%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Tega Cay city (0.7%), Port Royal town (1.14%), and Fort Mill town (2.33%).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all South Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in South Carolina.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Clemson city
Dentsville CDP
Parker CDP
Gaffney city
Columbia city
Carolina Forest CDP
Red Hill CDP
Conway city
St. Andrews CDP
Greenwood city
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Clemson city 35.14
2 Dentsville CDP 21.46
3 Parker CDP 18.91
4 Gaffney city 18.72
5 Columbia city 16.85
6 Carolina Forest CDP 16.67
7 Red Hill CDP 16.36
8 Conway city 15.40
9 St. Andrews CDP 15.24
10 Greenwood city 14.98
11 Anderson city 14.59
12 Berea CDP 14.15
13 Gantt CDP 13.97
14 Oak Grove CDP 12.44
15 Myrtle Beach city 12.41
16 Cayce city 12.07
17 Spartanburg city 11.89
18 Ladson CDP 11.77
19 Garden City CDP 11.38
20 North Charleston city 11.09
21 Moncks Corner town 10.77
22 Easley city 10.70
23 Socastee CDP 10.14
24 West Columbia city 9.82
25 Hanahan city 9.56
26 Charleston city 9.30
27 Rock Hill city 9.05
28 Seven Oaks CDP 8.64
29 Beaufort city 8.03
30 Greer city 7.28
30 Sumter city 7.28
31 Summerville town 7.23
32 Lexington town 7.04
33 Greenville city 6.78
34 Red Bank CDP 6.33
35 Orangeburg city 6.31
36 Fountain Inn city 6.12
37 North Myrtle Beach city 5.97
38 Florence city 5.85
39 Forest Acres city 5.84
40 Lake Wylie CDP 5.69
41 Mauldin city 5.61
42 Bluffton town 5.46
43 Boiling Springs CDP 5.21
44 Goose Creek city 5.19
45 North Augusta city 5.03
46 Hilton Head Island town 5.01
47 Mount Pleasant town 4.72
48 Aiken city 4.70
49 Simpsonville city 4.44
50 Newberry city 4.39
51 Wade Hampton CDP 4.37
52 James Island town 4.22
53 Irmo town 4.15
54 Five Forks CDP 3.81
55 Taylors CDP 3.34
56 Fort Mill town 2.33
57 Port Royal town 1.14
58 Tega Cay city 0.70