Poverty Rate in Beaufort County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.6%
Rank #702/3,222 · #2 in SC
78th
Beaufort 9.6%
SC 14.1% -31.6%
US 12.6% -23.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Beaufort County's poverty rate of 9.6% 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 Beaufort County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #699 | Callahan County, TX | 9.6% |
| #700 | Washington County, PA | 9.6% |
| #701 | Webster County, NE | 9.6% |
| #702 | Beaufort County, SC | 9.6% |
| #703 | Medina County, TX | 9.6% |
| #704 | Grand Traverse County, MI | 9.6% |
| #705 | Boone County, NE | 9.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Beaufort County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 9.6%, ranking #702 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #2 of 46. This places it in the 78th 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.