Poverty Rate in Chesterfield County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

20.3% Rank #2,701/3,222 · #34 in SC
16th
Chesterfield 20.3%
SC 14.1% +44.5%
US 12.6% +61.5%

Poverty Rate Trend

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Year-over-Year Poverty Change

National Distribution

How Chesterfield County's poverty rate of 20.3% 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 Chesterfield County for poverty rate.

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#2,698 Grady County, GA 20.3%
#2,699 Howell County, MO 20.3%
#2,700 McDuffie County, GA 20.3%
#2,701 Chesterfield County, SC 20.3%
#2,702 Taliaferro County, GA 20.4%
#2,703 Martin County, NC 20.4%
#2,704 Independence County, AR 20.4%

About Poverty Rate

Chesterfield County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 20.3%, ranking #2,701 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 61.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #34 of 46. This places it in the 16th 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.