Poverty Rate in Saluda County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.7%
Rank #2,538/3,222 · #32 in SC
21th
Saluda 18.7%
SC 14.1% +32.9%
US 12.6% +48.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Saluda County's poverty rate of 18.7% 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 Saluda County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,535 | Humboldt County, CA | 18.7% |
| #2,536 | Chester County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,537 | Lea County, NM | 18.7% |
| #2,538 | Saluda County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,539 | Coles County, IL | 18.7% |
| #2,540 | Las Animas County, CO | 18.7% |
| #2,541 | Tyrrell County, NC | 18.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Saluda County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 18.7%, ranking #2,538 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #32 of 46. This places it in the 21th 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.