Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Some Other Race Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Some Other Race Alone racial group in South Carolina was 26.6%. Among all South Carolina counties, the Some Other Race Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Fairfield County (100%), followed by Abbeville County (99.28%), and Calhoun County (88.65%). On the other hand, the Some Other Race Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Allendale County (0%), Chester County (0%), and Greenwood County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties where the Some Other Race 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 information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Some Other Race Alone Racial Group in 2021
Fairfield County
Abbeville County
Calhoun County
Marlboro County
Union County
McCormick County
Dillon County
Chesterfield County
Marion County
Kershaw County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Some Other Race Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Fairfield County 100.00
2 Abbeville County 99.28
3 Calhoun County 88.65
4 Marlboro County 73.62
5 Union County 71.31
6 McCormick County 66.67
7 Dillon County 63.07
8 Chesterfield County 58.02
9 Marion County 57.61
10 Kershaw County 48.92
11 Bamberg County 46.67
12 Florence County 45.23
13 Cherokee County 42.30
14 Clarendon County 38.48
15 Laurens County 38.20
16 Horry County 34.45
17 Richland County 34.20
18 Jasper County 33.40
19 Newberry County 33.17
20 Anderson County 30.16
21 Lexington County 28.97
22 Georgetown County 27.63
23 Greenville County 26.26
24 Sumter County 25.46
25 Charleston County 25.12
26 Hampton County 24.23
27 Saluda County 23.43
28 Colleton County 22.74
29 Berkeley County 20.64
30 Spartanburg County 20.19
31 Beaufort County 19.72
32 Aiken County 19.20
33 York County 17.81
34 Pickens County 15.37
35 Edgefield County 13.33
36 Dorchester County 12.64
37 Williamsburg County 11.79
38 Barnwell County 10.88
39 Darlington County 6.92
40 Oconee County 5.21
41 Lancaster County 1.28
42 Orangeburg County 1.25
43 Allendale County 0.00
43 Chester County 0.00
43 Greenwood County 0.00
43 Lee County 0.00