Poverty Rate in Lexington County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.1%
Rank #1,041/3,222 · #5 in SC
68th
Lexington 11.1%
SC 14.1% -21.1%
US 12.6% -11.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lexington County's poverty rate of 11.1% 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 Lexington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,038 | Berkeley County, WV | 11.1% |
| #1,039 | Tarrant County, TX | 11.1% |
| #1,040 | Idaho County, ID | 11.1% |
| #1,041 | Lexington County, SC | 11.1% |
| #1,042 | Tom Green County, TX | 11.1% |
| #1,043 | Bonner County, ID | 11.1% |
| #1,044 | Shawano County, WI | 11.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Lexington County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.1%, ranking #1,041 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #5 of 46. This places it in the 68th 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.