Poverty Rate in Union County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Union County: 22.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,876 | Orleans Parish, LA | 22.6% |
| #2,877 | Payne County, OK | 22.6% |
| #2,878 | Laurens County, GA | 22.6% |
| #2,879 | Union County, SC | 22.6% |
| #2,880 | Chicot County, AR | 22.6% |
| #2,881 | Whitman County, WA | 22.7% |
| #2,882 | Hinds County, MS | 22.7% |
Poverty Rate in Union County, South Carolina
Union County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 22.6%, which ranks #2,879 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 79.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within South Carolina, Union County ranks #38 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.