Poverty Rate in Lancaster County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.4%
Rank #1,121/3,222 · #8 in SC
65th
Lancaster 11.4%
SC 14.1% -18.9%
US 12.6% -9.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lancaster 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 Lancaster County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,118 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 11.4% |
| #1,119 | St. Joseph County, MI | 11.4% |
| #1,120 | Fallon County, MT | 11.4% |
| #1,121 | Lancaster County, SC | 11.4% |
| #1,122 | Berkshire County, MA | 11.4% |
| #1,123 | Marshall County, IL | 11.4% |
| #1,124 | Beaverhead County, MT | 11.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Lancaster County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.4%, ranking #1,121 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #8 of 46. This places it in the 65th 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.