Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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 counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Marlboro County (25.85%), followed by Dillon County (24.15%), and Union County (19.33%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Beaufort County (6.4%), Greenville County (6.65%), and Newberry County (6.7%).
The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in South Carolina.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Marlboro County | 25.85 |
2 | Dillon County | 24.15 |
3 | Union County | 19.33 |
4 | Barnwell County | 18.62 |
5 | Marion County | 17.04 |
6 | Bamberg County | 16.32 |
7 | Chesterfield County | 16.21 |
8 | Pickens County | 16.19 |
9 | Laurens County | 15.67 |
10 | Orangeburg County | 15.60 |
11 | Oconee County | 14.42 |
12 | Cherokee County | 13.97 |
13 | Williamsburg County | 13.79 |
14 | Lee County | 13.59 |
15 | Abbeville County | 13.47 |
16 | Colleton County | 13.25 |
17 | Darlington County | 13.15 |
18 | Allendale County | 13.08 |
19 | Hampton County | 12.43 |
20 | Calhoun County | 12.11 |
21 | Chester County | 12.08 |
22 | Richland County | 11.38 |
23 | Anderson County | 11.29 |
24 | Horry County | 10.72 |
25 | Greenwood County | 10.54 |
26 | Fairfield County | 10.43 |
26 | Kershaw County | 10.43 |
27 | Saluda County | 10.02 |
28 | Edgefield County | 9.89 |
29 | Clarendon County | 9.87 |
30 | McCormick County | 9.86 |
31 | Spartanburg County | 9.83 |
32 | Jasper County | 9.81 |
33 | Florence County | 9.57 |
34 | Georgetown County | 9.20 |
35 | Lexington County | 8.99 |
36 | Aiken County | 8.87 |
37 | Berkeley County | 8.80 |
38 | Lancaster County | 8.76 |
39 | Sumter County | 8.73 |
40 | Dorchester County | 8.42 |
41 | Charleston County | 7.73 |
42 | York County | 7.23 |
43 | Newberry County | 6.70 |
44 | Greenville County | 6.65 |
45 | Beaufort County | 6.40 |