Poverty Rate in Marion County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
30.0%
Rank #3,085/3,222 · #46 in SC
4th
Marion 30.0%
SC 14.1% +113.1%
US 12.6% +138.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Marion County's poverty rate of 30.0% 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 Marion County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,082 | Caldwell Parish, LA | 29.8% |
| #3,083 | Bennett County, SD | 29.9% |
| #3,084 | Lowndes County, AL | 29.9% |
| #3,085 | Marion County, SC | 30.0% |
| #3,086 | Randolph County, GA | 30.0% |
| #3,087 | Swisher County, TX | 30.1% |
| #3,088 | Leslie County, KY | 30.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Marion County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 30.0%, ranking #3,085 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 138.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #46 of 46. This places it in the 4th 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.