Poverty Rate in Greenville County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.8%
Rank #977/3,222 · #4 in SC
70th
Greenville 10.8%
SC 14.1% -23.1%
US 12.6% -14.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Greenville County's poverty rate of 10.8% 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 Greenville County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #974 | Gwinnett County, GA | 10.8% |
| #975 | Dawson County, NE | 10.8% |
| #976 | Rock County, NE | 10.8% |
| #977 | Greenville County, SC | 10.8% |
| #978 | Prince George's County, MD | 10.8% |
| #979 | Nelson County, KY | 10.8% |
| #980 | Cecil County, MD | 10.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Greenville County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 10.8%, ranking #977 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #4 of 46. This places it in the 70th 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.