Poverty Rate in Dorchester County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.4%
Rank #1,111/3,222 · #7 in SC
66th
Dorchester 11.4%
SC 14.1% -19.1%
US 12.6% -9.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dorchester County's poverty rate of 11.4% 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 Dorchester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,108 | Delta County, TX | 11.4% |
| #1,109 | Ralls County, MO | 11.4% |
| #1,110 | Frontier County, NE | 11.4% |
| #1,111 | Dorchester County, SC | 11.4% |
| #1,112 | Colusa County, CA | 11.4% |
| #1,113 | Jefferson County, TN | 11.4% |
| #1,114 | Concho County, TX | 11.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Dorchester County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.4%, ranking #1,111 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #7 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.