Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in South Carolina

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in South Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	29904	Beaufort	100%	1,600
2	29634	Clemson	74.7%	6,048
3	29201	Columbia	48.1%	24,605
4	29409	Charleston	45.5%	2,056
5	29105	Monetta	39%	1,621
6	29546	Gresham	38.8%	2,683
7	29565	Latta	37.6%	7,109
8	29555	Johnsonville	37.6%	5,972
9	29631	Clemson	37.1%	16,849
10	29624	Anderson	37%	13,498
11	29080	Lynchburg	36.6%	2,601
12	29590	Salters	34.6%	3,480
13	29574	Mullins	34%	9,413
14	29924	Hampton	34%	4,447
15	29321	Buffalo	33.5%	3,236
16	29525	Clio	33.3%	1,665
17	29810	Allendale	33.2%	3,775
18	29306	Spartanburg	32.2%	16,714
19	29545	Green Sea	31.6%	1,767
20	29570	Mc Coll	31.4%	4,141
21	29115	Orangeburg	31.3%	27,450
22	29821	Clarks Hill	30.9%	1,141
23	29474	Round O	30.6%	1,420
24	29048	Eutawville	30.5%	4,982
25	29530	Coward	29.2%	2,641
26	29512	Bennettsville	28.9%	17,197
27	29816	Bath	28.9%	1,092
28	29832	Johnston	28.7%	5,074
29	29506	Florence	28.6%	20,777
30	29581	Nichols	28.3%	4,845
31	29426	Adams Run	28.3%	1,697
32	29639	Due West	28.2%	1,751
33	29003	Bamberg	28.1%	5,610
34	29916	Early Branch	28.1%	1,470
35	29129	Ridge Spring	27.6%	4,605
36	29010	Bishopville	27.2%	11,861
37	29691	Walhalla	26.7%	12,084
38	29510	Andrews	26.5%	10,545
39	29203	Columbia	26.1%	40,653
40	29477	Saint George	26.1%	7,176
41	29044	Eastover	26%	4,799
42	29403	Charleston	25.8%	22,533
43	29536	Dillon	25.8%	14,907
44	29692	Ware Shoals	25.7%	5,536
45	29163	Vance	25.7%	1,573
46	29547	Hamer	25.3%	2,832
47	29583	Pamplico	25.1%	4,994
48	29817	Blackville	25.1%	4,139
49	29479	Saint Stephen	25%	6,031
50	29108	Newberry	24.8%	19,585
51	29853	Williston	24.8%	5,944
52	29468	Pineville	24.8%	2,144
53	29055	Great Falls	24.6%	3,924
54	29520	Cheraw	24.5%	13,206
55	29540	Darlington	24.5%	4,080
56	29303	Spartanburg	24.2%	28,381
57	29042	Denmark	24.2%	4,904
58	29340	Gaffney	24.1%	20,763
59	29571	Marion	24.1%	13,457
60	29945	Yemassee	24.1%	3,918
61	29039	Cordova	24.1%	2,941
62	29001	Alcolu	24.1%	2,339
63	29827	Fairfax	24%	3,396
64	29128	Rembert	23.9%	4,460
65	29137	Salley	23.9%	2,248
66	29812	Barnwell	23.8%	11,132
67	29379	Union	23.7%	17,607
68	29488	Walterboro	23.5%	22,538
69	29204	Columbia	23.5%	18,159
70	29406	Charleston	23.4%	32,001
71	29717	Hickory Grove	23.3%	1,644
72	29728	Pageland	23.2%	9,043
73	29052	Gadsden	23.2%	2,199
74	29138	Saluda	23.1%	10,018
75	29584	Patrick	23.1%	2,979
76	29153	Sumter	22.9%	14,434
77	29550	Hartsville	22.8%	29,924
78	29611	Greenville	22.7%	32,365
79	29481	Smoaks	22.7%	1,759
80	29556	Kingstree	22.5%	10,559
81	29168	Wedgefield	22.5%	2,903
82	29056	Greeleyville	22.5%	2,203
83	29678	Seneca	22.3%	23,767
84	29729	Richburg	22.2%	2,247
85	29325	Clinton	22.1%	14,362
86	29069	Lamar	22%	4,647
87	29596	Wallace	21.9%	1,910
88	29801	Aiken	21.8%	31,108
89	29563	Lake View	21.7%	1,884
90	29706	Chester	21.6%	18,742
91	29471	Reevesville	21.6%	1,135
92	29330	Cowpens	21.5%	8,572
93	29053	Gaston	21.4%	21,076
94	29626	Anderson	21.4%	13,928
95	29560	Lake City	21.4%	12,277
96	29742	Sharon	21.4%	2,492
97	29059	Holly Hill	21.3%	4,905
98	29936	Ridgeland	20.9%	14,989
99	29593	Society Hill	20.7%	1,692
100	29630	Central	20.5%	15,982

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	29424	Charleston	0%	1,243
2	29712	Edgemoor	1.4%	2,047
3	29439	Folly Beach	1.9%	1,125
4	29031	Carlisle	2.2%	1,617
5	29451	Isle Of Palms	2.5%	4,362
6	29126	Pomaria	3.1%	2,703
7	29635	Cleveland	3.7%	1,366
8	29704	Catawba	4%	3,060
9	29036	Chapin	4%	26,620
10	29715	Fort Mill	4.1%	46,865
11	29487	Wadmalaw Island	4.2%	2,703
12	29681	Simpsonville	4.2%	68,650
13	29707	Fort Mill	4.4%	37,629
14	29743	Smyrna	4.5%	1,826
15	29466	Mount Pleasant	4.5%	44,942
16	29909	Okatie	5.7%	24,003
17	29650	Greer	5.8%	42,493
18	29708	Fort Mill	6%	43,515
19	29072	Lexington	6%	69,407
20	29206	Columbia	6.1%	19,759
21	29929	Islandton	6.2%	1,276
22	29369	Moore	6.2%	16,503
23	29492	Charleston	6.2%	20,436
24	29152	Shaw Afb	6.3%	1,967
25	29662	Mauldin	6.3%	14,950
26	29374	Pauline	6.4%	3,079
27	29910	Bluffton	6.6%	53,019
28	29445	Goose Creek	6.7%	59,227
29	29438	Edisto Island	6.9%	2,826
30	29860	North Augusta	6.9%	18,201
31	29016	Blythewood	6.9%	30,454
32	29672	Seneca	7.1%	12,750
33	29582	North Myrtle Beach	7.1%	20,158
34	29615	Greenville	7.2%	38,811
35	29726	Mc Connells	7.3%	1,985
36	29727	Mount Croghan	7.3%	2,300
37	29404	Charleston Afb	7.4%	2,334
38	29172	West Columbia	7.5%	8,974
39	29585	Pawleys Island	7.5%	16,966
40	29063	Irmo	7.5%	38,201
41	29453	Jamestown	7.6%	1,517
42	29928	Hilton Head Island	7.6%	15,785
43	29732	Rock Hill	7.6%	57,675
44	29464	Mount Pleasant	7.7%	53,045
45	29111	New Zion	7.8%	1,401
46	29412	Charleston	8%	39,256
47	29676	Salem	8.1%	6,016
48	29472	Ridgeville	8.1%	12,722
49	29332	Cross Hill	8.2%	3,539
50	29431	Bonneau	8.2%	7,580
51	29572	Myrtle Beach	8.4%	12,124
52	29388	Woodruff	8.4%	16,868
53	29710	Clover	8.4%	40,595
54	29461	Moncks Corner	8.6%	43,816
55	29680	Simpsonville	8.7%	35,770
56	29651	Greer	8.7%	56,599
57	29014	Blackstock	8.8%	1,595
58	29482	Sullivans Island	8.8%	2,087
59	29926	Hilton Head Island	8.8%	24,458
60	29745	York	8.8%	34,909
61	29414	Charleston	8.9%	44,727
62	29130	Ridgeway	9%	6,252
63	29455	Johns Island	9%	27,576
64	29456	Ladson	9%	41,214
65	29588	Myrtle Beach	9.1%	52,609
66	29682	Six Mile	9.2%	3,957
67	29212	Columbia	9.2%	27,657
68	29334	Duncan	9.3%	18,575
69	29436	Cross	9.4%	4,000
70	29944	Varnville	9.5%	4,416
71	29576	Murrells Inlet	9.5%	34,695
72	29803	Aiken	9.6%	40,699
73	29170	West Columbia	9.8%	21,247
74	29418	North Charleston	9.8%	26,052
75	29101	Mc Bee	9.9%	2,497
76	29687	Taylors	9.9%	44,861
77	29429	Awendaw	10%	4,479
78	29127	Prosperity	10%	9,920
79	29365	Lyman	10%	14,068
80	29642	Easley	10%	36,852
81	29684	Starr	10.1%	5,913
82	29078	Lugoff	10.1%	16,283
83	29475	Ruffin	10.2%	2,286
84	29831	Jackson	10.2%	4,394
85	29385	Wellford	10.2%	8,180
86	29316	Boiling Springs	10.2%	33,104
87	29544	Galivants Ferry	10.3%	8,252
88	29485	Summerville	10.4%	58,507
89	29054	Gilbert	10.5%	11,174
90	29638	Donalds	10.6%	3,348
91	29376	Roebuck	10.6%	8,935
92	29621	Anderson	10.6%	46,482
93	29349	Inman	10.7%	39,083
94	29649	Greenwood	10.9%	26,275
95	29437	Dorchester	11%	2,281
96	29907	Beaufort	11%	15,190
97	29045	Elgin	11.1%	31,372
98	29040	Dalzell	11.2%	8,920
99	29579	Myrtle Beach	11.2%	56,915
100	29564	Lane	11.3%	1,262

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