Poverty Rate in Oconee County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.6%
Rank #2,391/3,222 · #24 in SC
26th
Oconee 17.6%
SC 14.1% +24.8%
US 12.6% +39.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Oconee County's poverty rate of 17.6% 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 Oconee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,388 | White County, AR | 17.5% |
| #2,389 | Liberty County, FL | 17.5% |
| #2,390 | Clay County, AL | 17.6% |
| #2,391 | Oconee County, SC | 17.6% |
| #2,392 | Malheur County, OR | 17.6% |
| #2,393 | Nicholas County, KY | 17.6% |
| #2,394 | Johnson County, IL | 17.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Oconee County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 17.6%, ranking #2,391 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #24 of 46. This places it in the 26th 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.