Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.4%
Rank #2,512/3,222 · #29 in SC
22th
Cherokee 18.4%
SC 14.1% +30.9%
US 12.6% +46.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's poverty rate of 18.4% 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 Cherokee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,509 | Muhlenberg County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,510 | Perry County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,511 | Adair County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,512 | Cherokee County, SC | 18.4% |
| #2,513 | Union County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,514 | Tripp County, SD | 18.4% |
| #2,515 | Choctaw County, MS | 18.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Cherokee County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 18.4%, ranking #2,512 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #29 of 46. This places it in the 22th 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.