Poverty Rate in Dorchester County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.4% −9.7% vs nat'l
Rank #1,111 of 3,222
66th percentile

How Dorchester County Compares

Dorchester County
11.4%
South Carolina Average
11.4%
Rank #7 of 46 in state
National
12.6%
9.7% below

National Distribution

Where Dorchester County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Dorchester County: 11.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,108 Delta County, TX 11.4%
#1,109 Ralls County, MO 11.4%
#1,110 Frontier County, NE 11.4%
#1,111 Dorchester County, SC 11.4%
#1,112 Colusa County, CA 11.4%
#1,113 Jefferson County, TN 11.4%
#1,114 Concho County, TX 11.4%
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Poverty Rate in Dorchester County, South Carolina

Dorchester County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.4%, which ranks #1,111 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within South Carolina, Dorchester County ranks #7 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 66th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.