Poverty Rate in Pickens County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pickens County Compares
National Distribution
Where Pickens County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Pickens County: 17.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,322 | Harrison County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,323 | Lubbock County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,324 | Macon County, TN | 17.2% |
| #2,325 | Pickens County, SC | 17.2% |
| #2,326 | Washington County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,327 | Screven County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,328 | Carroll County, AR | 17.2% |
Poverty Rate in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 17.2%, which ranks #2,325 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within South Carolina, Pickens County ranks #21 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 28th 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.