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

Updated on December 10, 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 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.

Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Marlboro County
Dillon County
Union County
Barnwell County
Marion County
Bamberg County
Chesterfield County
Pickens County
Laurens County
Orangeburg County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
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