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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Charleston area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in North Charleston city (east-southeast 4) (44.8%). This table ranks 98 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaResidents below the poverty level
1North Charleston city (east-southeast 4)44.8%
2Charleston city (east 6)42.1%
3Charleston city (east-northeast 3)40.8%
4Charleston city (east 2)39%
5Charleston city (east-northeast 2)37.7%
6North Charleston city (southeast 1)37.7%
7North Charleston city (north-northwest 3)32%
8North Charleston city (east 2)30.5%
9North Charleston city (southeast 2)30.5%
10Charleston city (east-northeast 4)30.1%
11Charleston city (northeast 2)29%
12North Charleston city (east-southeast 3)25.4%
13Charleston city (east-northeast 5)24.6%
14North Charleston city (north-northwest 4)23.8%
15North Charleston city (north-northwest 2)22.3%
16Awendaw town (east-northeast)22%
17Meggett town (east-northeast)22%
18Charleston city (north-northeast 1)21.5%
19Adams Run CDP21.4%
20Charleston city (east 5)21%
21Charleston city (southwest 2)19.8%
22Charleston city (west 2)19.2%
23North Charleston city (east-southeast 2)18.7%
24North Charleston city (south-southeast)18.4%
25Charleston city (east 7)17.9%
26Charleston city (south-southeast)17.2%
27North Charleston city (north-northwest 1)17%
28Charleston city (west 4)16.7%
29Mount Pleasant town (south)15.8%
30Ladson CDP15.7%
31North Charleston city (south-southwest)15.5%
32Charleston city (north)14.5%
33Charleston city (east 3)14%
34Charleston city (northwest 2)13.4%
35Charleston city (west-northwest 1)13.3%
36Charleston city (east-northeast 1)12.9%
37Unincorporated12.7%
38North Charleston city (northwest 1)12.6%
39North Charleston city (west-southwest)12.5%
40Mount Pleasant town (south-southeast)12.1%
41Charleston city (west 1)12%
42Charleston city (west 3)12%
43Hollywood town11.8%
44Awendaw town (west-southwest)11.6%
45Charleston city (southeast 2)11.6%
46Mount Pleasant town (southwest 1)10.6%
47North Charleston city (northwest 3)10.6%
48North Charleston city (west-northwest)10.5%
49Mount Pleasant town (southwest 3)10.3%
50Folly Beach city (west-southwest 1)10.1%
51North Charleston city (east-southeast 1)10.1%
52Charleston city (east 4)10%
53Charleston city (west-northwest 2)10%
54Charleston city (southwest 3)9.5%
55North Charleston city (northwest 2)9.4%
56Charleston city (south-southwest 1)9.2%
57Folly Beach city (west-southwest 2)8.8%
58Charleston city (east-southeast 2)8.7%
59Mount Pleasant town (south-southwest 2)8.5%
60Sullivan's Island town8.3%
61Charleston city (west-northwest 3)7.8%
62North Charleston city (southeast 3)7.7%
63Charleston city (northeast 1)7.2%
64Meggett town (west-southwest)6.7%
65Charleston city (southeast 1)6.6%
66Mount Pleasant town (east-northeast)6.5%
67Charleston city (east-northeast 6)6.4%
68Charleston city (north-northeast 2)6.3%
69North Charleston city (west)5.8%
70Mount Pleasant town (west-southwest 2)5.6%
71North Charleston city (south)5.4%
72Charleston city (north-northwest)5.3%
73Folly Beach city (south-southwest)5.2%
74Rockville town5%
75Charleston city (west-southwest)4.7%
76Mount Pleasant town (north-northeast 2)4.6%
77Charleston city (southwest 1)4.5%
78Charleston city (south-southwest 2)4.4%
79Mount Pleasant town (east)4.4%
80Mount Pleasant town (south-southwest 1)4.4%
81Seabrook Island town4.4%
82Charleston city (west 5)4.3%
83Charleston city (northwest 1)4.2%
84North Charleston city (east 1)4.2%
85Mount Pleasant town (north-northeast 1)4%
86Charleston city (east 1)3.6%
87Mount Pleasant town (southwest 2)3.5%
88Mount Pleasant town (west-northwest)3.5%
89Mount Pleasant town (west-southwest 1)3.3%
90Charleston city (northwest 3)3.2%
91Charleston city (east-southeast 3)2.9%
92James Island town2.9%
93Kiawah Island town2.7%
94Charleston city (east-southeast 1)2.6%
95Mount Pleasant town (north 1)2.5%
96Isle of Palms city (northeast)1.9%
97Isle of Palms city (southwest)1.5%
98Mount Pleasant town (north 2)0%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.