Poverty Rate in Charleston County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.3%
Rank #1,093/3,222 · #6 in SC
66th
Charleston 11.3%
SC 14.1% -19.6%
US 12.6% -10.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Charleston County's poverty rate of 11.3% 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 Charleston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,090 | Martin County, FL | 11.3% |
| #1,091 | Wilson County, TX | 11.3% |
| #1,092 | Hampshire County, MA | 11.3% |
| #1,093 | Charleston County, SC | 11.3% |
| #1,094 | Bristol County, MA | 11.3% |
| #1,095 | Bennington County, VT | 11.3% |
| #1,096 | Palm Beach County, FL | 11.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Charleston County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.3%, ranking #1,093 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #6 of 46. This places it in the 66th 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.