Dorchester County Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Dorchester County | % | South Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 16,582 | 11.80%, see rank | 18.32% | 15.59% |
Family in Poverty | 3,507 | 9.40%, see rank | 13.89% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Dorchester County | % | South Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 15,314 | 11.37%, see rank | 17.55% | 14.88% |
Family in Poverty | 3,368 | 9.20%, see rank | 13.22% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Dorchester County | % | South Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 14,272 | 11.18%, see rank | 16.40% | 13.82% |
Family in Poverty | 3,171 | 9.00%, see rank | 12.30% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Dorchester County | % | South Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 13,453 | 11.16%, see rank | 15.82% | 13.47% |
Family in Poverty | 2,640 | 8.40%, see rank | 11.90% | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| Dorchester County | % | South Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 9,108 | 9.66%, see rank | 14.11% | 12.38% |
Family in Poverty | 1,883 | 7.11%, see rank | 10.74% | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.