Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial 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 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.

Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Marlboro County
Dillon County
Union County
Barnwell County
Orangeburg County
Marion County
Laurens County
Pickens County
Chesterfield County
Bamberg County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
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