Poverty Rate in Edgefield County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Edgefield County Compares
National Distribution
Where Edgefield County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Edgefield County: 17.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,412 | Cook County, GA | 17.7% |
| #2,413 | Northampton County, VA | 17.7% |
| #2,414 | Pittsburg County, OK | 17.7% |
| #2,415 | Edgefield County, SC | 17.8% |
| #2,416 | Saguache County, CO | 17.8% |
| #2,417 | Talladega County, AL | 17.8% |
| #2,418 | Wilkes County, GA | 17.8% |
Poverty Rate in Edgefield County, South Carolina
Edgefield County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 17.8%, which ranks #2,415 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 41.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within South Carolina, Edgefield County ranks #26 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 25th 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.