Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group in South Carolina was 26.65%. Among all South Carolina counties, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Abbeville County (100%), followed by Fairfield County (100%), and Oconee County (91.82%). On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Aiken County (0%), Barnwell County (0%), and Cherokee County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties where the American Indian and Alaska Native 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.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbeville County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Fairfield County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Oconee County | 91.82 |
| 3 | Marion County | 88.73 |
| 4 | Bamberg County | 80.65 |
| 5 | Clarendon County | 76.67 |
| 6 | Allendale County | 76.47 |
| 7 | Charleston County | 64.77 |
| 8 | Saluda County | 64.29 |
| 9 | Lancaster County | 50.49 |
| 10 | Lee County | 50.00 |
| 11 | Richland County | 48.97 |
| 12 | Greenwood County | 44.58 |
| 13 | Marlboro County | 42.91 |
| 14 | Laurens County | 37.10 |
| 15 | Dillon County | 36.26 |
| 16 | Darlington County | 32.89 |
| 17 | Sumter County | 31.58 |
| 18 | Edgefield County | 30.44 |
| 19 | Florence County | 28.57 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 27.54 |
| 21 | Chester County | 27.12 |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 25.93 |
| 23 | Orangeburg County | 25.34 |
| 24 | Anderson County | 23.29 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 22.22 |
| 26 | Berkeley County | 21.62 |
| 27 | Greenville County | 18.71 |
| 28 | Calhoun County | 15.63 |
| 29 | Georgetown County | 14.94 |
| 30 | York County | 14.55 |
| 31 | Spartanburg County | 12.95 |
| 32 | Beaufort County | 11.69 |
| 33 | Union County | 10.35 |
| 34 | Lexington County | 10.00 |
| 35 | Dorchester County | 5.71 |
| 36 | Pickens County | 3.77 |
| 37 | Horry County | 3.62 |
| 38 | Newberry County | 2.56 |
| 39 | Aiken County | 0.00 |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 0.00 |
| 39 | Cherokee County | 0.00 |
| 39 | Colleton County | 0.00 |
| 39 | Williamsburg County | 0.00 |