Poverty Rate in Allendale County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
28.2%
Rank #3,061/3,222 · #44 in SC
5th
Allendale 28.2%
SC 14.1% +100.0%
US 12.6% +123.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Allendale County's poverty rate of 28.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Allendale County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,058 | Gadsden County, FL | 27.9% |
| #3,059 | Floyd County, KY | 28.0% |
| #3,060 | Kleberg County, TX | 28.1% |
| #3,061 | Allendale County, SC | 28.2% |
| #3,062 | Wilcox County, AL | 28.2% |
| #3,063 | Desha County, AR | 28.3% |
| #3,064 | Faulk County, SD | 28.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Allendale County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 28.2%, ranking #3,061 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 123.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #44 of 46. This places it in the 5th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.