Poverty Rate in Barnwell County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.0%
Rank #2,993/3,222 · #42 in SC
7th
Barnwell 25.0%
SC 14.1% +77.7%
US 12.6% +98.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Barnwell County's poverty rate of 25.0% 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 Barnwell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,990 | Acadia Parish, LA | 25.0% |
| #2,991 | Pulaski County, IL | 25.0% |
| #2,992 | Lee County, SC | 25.0% |
| #2,993 | Barnwell County, SC | 25.0% |
| #2,994 | Dougherty County, GA | 25.0% |
| #2,995 | Macon County, GA | 25.1% |
| #2,996 | Elliott County, KY | 25.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Barnwell County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 25.0%, ranking #2,993 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 98.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #42 of 46. This places it in the 7th 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.