Poverty Rate in Hampton County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.7%
Rank #2,730/3,222 · #35 in SC
15th
Hampton 20.7%
SC 14.1% +47.0%
US 12.6% +64.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hampton County's poverty rate of 20.7% 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 Hampton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,727 | St. Louis city, MO | 20.6% |
| #2,728 | Pike County, AR | 20.7% |
| #2,729 | Oldham County, TX | 20.7% |
| #2,730 | Hampton County, SC | 20.7% |
| #2,731 | Hill County, MT | 20.7% |
| #2,732 | Trinity County, CA | 20.7% |
| #2,733 | Latimer County, OK | 20.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Hampton County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 20.7%, ranking #2,730 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 64.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #35 of 46. This places it in the 15th 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.