Poverty Rate in Darlington County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.1%
Rank #2,768/3,222 · #36 in SC
14th
Darlington 21.1%
SC 14.1% +49.8%
US 12.6% +67.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Darlington County's poverty rate of 21.1% 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 Darlington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,765 | Lauderdale County, TN | 21.0% |
| #2,766 | Greene County, NC | 21.0% |
| #2,767 | McIntosh County, OK | 21.1% |
| #2,768 | Darlington County, SC | 21.1% |
| #2,769 | Warren County, NC | 21.1% |
| #2,770 | Northampton County, NC | 21.1% |
| #2,771 | Robertson County, KY | 21.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Darlington County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 21.1%, ranking #2,768 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 67.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #36 of 46. This places it in the 14th 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.