Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in South Carolina
The top 25 of 44 South Carolina cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 36% |
| 2 | Orangeburg | 32.6% |
| 3 | Newberry | 31.5% |
| 4 | Gaffney | 29.1% |
| 5 | Union | 28.9% |
| 6 | Bennettsville | 28.4% |
| 7 | Walterboro | 28.2% |
| 8 | Laurens | 25.4% |
| 9 | Columbia | 24% |
| 10 | Spartanburg | 23.8% |
| 11 | Seneca | 22.1% |
| 12 | Georgetown | 21.9% |
| 13 | Anderson | 21% |
| 14 | Conway | 21% |
| 15 | Chester | 19.4% |
| 16 | Myrtle Beach | 19% |
| 17 | Florence | 18.9% |
| 18 | Aiken | 17% |
| 19 | Surfside Beach | 16.8% |
| 20 | Sumter | 16.7% |
| 21 | York | 15.9% |
| 22 | North Charleston | 14.4% |
| 23 | Greenville | 14% |
| 24 | Easley | 13.9% |
| 25 | Camden | 13.2% |
Top South Carolina Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in South Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-carolina/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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