Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in South Carolina was 10.35%. Among all South Carolina counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Marlboro County (26.77%), followed by Dillon County (25.3%), and Union County (19.77%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Beaufort County (6.61%), Newberry County (6.85%), and Greenville County (7.32%).
The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties where the White Alone racial 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 | 26.77 |
2 | Dillon County | 25.30 |
3 | Union County | 19.77 |
4 | Barnwell County | 18.44 |
5 | Orangeburg County | 17.55 |
6 | Marion County | 16.95 |
7 | Laurens County | 16.52 |
8 | Pickens County | 16.24 |
9 | Chesterfield County | 16.23 |
10 | Bamberg County | 15.92 |
11 | Oconee County | 14.55 |
12 | Cherokee County | 14.33 |
13 | Lee County | 14.23 |
14 | Williamsburg County | 13.76 |
15 | Calhoun County | 13.72 |
16 | Darlington County | 13.57 |
17 | Abbeville County | 13.21 |
18 | Colleton County | 13.06 |
19 | Chester County | 12.78 |
20 | Allendale County | 12.73 |
21 | Jasper County | 12.41 |
22 | Hampton County | 12.37 |
23 | Anderson County | 11.72 |
24 | Greenwood County | 11.49 |
25 | Richland County | 11.29 |
26 | Horry County | 11.27 |
27 | Spartanburg County | 10.75 |
28 | Kershaw County | 10.58 |
29 | Edgefield County | 10.28 |
30 | Fairfield County | 10.16 |
31 | Saluda County | 10.00 |
32 | McCormick County | 9.97 |
33 | Florence County | 9.87 |
34 | Clarendon County | 9.80 |
35 | Lexington County | 9.54 |
36 | Aiken County | 9.32 |
36 | Berkeley County | 9.32 |
37 | Georgetown County | 9.16 |
38 | Lancaster County | 9.14 |
39 | Dorchester County | 8.73 |
40 | Sumter County | 8.58 |
41 | Charleston County | 8.43 |
42 | York County | 7.57 |
43 | Greenville County | 7.32 |
44 | Newberry County | 6.85 |
45 | Beaufort County | 6.61 |