Poverty Rate in Spartanburg County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
14.5% +15.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,849 of 3,222
43th percentile

How Spartanburg County Compares

Spartanburg County
14.5%
South Carolina Average
14.5%
Rank #13 of 46 in state
National
12.6%
15.1% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Spartanburg County: 14.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,846 Newport News city, VA 14.5%
#1,847 Lawrence County, IL 14.5%
#1,848 Randolph County, NC 14.5%
#1,849 Spartanburg County, SC 14.5%
#1,850 Bell County, TX 14.5%
#1,851 Faulkner County, AR 14.5%
#1,852 Hancock County, WV 14.5%
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Poverty Rate in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 14.5%, which ranks #1,849 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.1% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within South Carolina, Spartanburg County ranks #13 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.