% of Population on Food Stamps or SNAP (Last 12 Months), by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — South Carolina

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Zip codes in the rural Pee Dee and Midlands regions of South Carolina exhibit some of the highest SNAP participation rates, with several areas exceeding 30–40%, while coastal zip codes around Charleston, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach generally display lower rates in the 5–15% range. A notable cluster of high-participation zip codes appears in the central-western part of the state, contrasting sharply with adjacent suburban zip codes around Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston that fall well below 10%. The scattered yellow-coded zip codes reaching near 50% suggest pockets of concentrated poverty distributed across both the upstate and lower coastal plain, rather than being confined to a single contiguous region.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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