Poverty Rate in Berkeley County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.9%
Rank #776/3,222 · #3 in SC
76th
Berkeley 9.9%
SC 14.1% -29.5%
US 12.6% -21.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Berkeley County's poverty rate of 9.9% 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 Berkeley County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #773 | Beaver County, PA | 9.9% |
| #774 | Hancock County, ME | 9.9% |
| #775 | Trempealeau County, WI | 9.9% |
| #776 | Berkeley County, SC | 9.9% |
| #777 | Allen County, KS | 9.9% |
| #778 | Whitley County, IN | 9.9% |
| #779 | Schleicher County, TX | 9.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Berkeley County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 9.9%, ranking #776 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #3 of 46. This places it in the 76th 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.