Upstate SC News

Seneca ranked 155th in South Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 697 Seneca households (17.8 percent) who received food stamps. Seneca's population was 8,424 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Newry, which had 32 of 49 households receiving food stamps, 47.5 percent more than Seneca. In 2020 the population of Newry was 98.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Kiawah Island, which had four of 920 households receiving food stamps, 17.4 percent less than Seneca. In 2020 the population of Kiawah Island was 1,772.

See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.

Rank	City	Total Households	Total households receiving food stamps	Percentage of households receiving food stamps
1	Newry	49	32	65.3
2	Eutawville	236	142	60.2
3	Waterloo	60	31	51.7
4	Turbeville	472	235	49.8
5	Clifton	236	111	47
6	Gayle Mill	296	136	45.9
7	Eastover	281	128	45.6
8	Kingstree	1,457	617	42.3
9	Blacksburg	831	346	41.6
10	Blackville	790	319	40.4
11	Enoree	207	81	39.1
12	Denmark	746	291	39
12	Rembert	59	23	39
14	Vance	36	14	38.9
15	Patrick	184	71	38.6
16	Coronaca	39	15	38.5
17	East Gaffney	1,212	463	38.2
18	Perry	79	29	36.7
19	Langley	721	264	36.6
20	Swansea	331	120	36.3
21	Allendale	1,224	439	35.9
21	Fairfax	877	315	35.9
23	Branchville	560	199	35.5
24	Cherryvale	1,185	418	35.3
25	Estill	831	290	34.9
26	Bethune	178	62	34.8
27	Marion	2,628	906	34.5
28	Andrews	1,137	389	34.2
29	Scranton	247	84	34
30	Irwin	565	191	33.8
31	Saxon	1,232	413	33.5
32	Bishopville	1,310	438	33.4
33	Clearwater	1,492	495	33.2
34	Watts Mills	551	181	32.8
35	St. Stephen	544	178	32.7
36	Abbeville	2,043	662	32.4
36	McCormick	919	298	32.4
38	Luray	31	10	32.3
39	Edgefield	1,293	416	32.2
40	Wagener	503	161	32
41	Barnwell	1,660	526	31.7
42	Mayesville	273	86	31.5
42	Wilkinson Heights	1,013	319	31.5
44	Mullins	1,339	419	31.3
45	Westminster	1,112	332	29.9
46	Brookdale	1,726	513	29.7
47	East Sumter	492	145	29.5
48	Holly Hill	497	146	29.4
48	McColl	660	194	29.4
50	Bucksport	233	68	29.2
50	Darlington	2,557	747	29.2
50	Utica	744	217	29.2
50	Woodford	48	14	29.2
54	Williams	55	16	29.1
55	Homeland Park	2,624	758	28.9
56	Ridgeland	1,150	327	28.4
57	Bonneau	413	116	28.1
58	Pinewood	225	63	28
58	Varnville	671	188	28
60	Lancaster	3,532	984	27.9
60	Winnsboro	1,230	343	27.9
62	South Sumter	876	242	27.6
63	Cope	22	6	27.3
64	Lake View	279	76	27.2
64	Lockhart	206	56	27.2
66	Santee	431	117	27.1
67	Summerton	437	117	26.8
68	Jefferson	360	96	26.7
69	Bennettsville	2,686	711	26.5
69	Richburg	155	41	26.5
71	Clarks Hill	121	32	26.4
71	Lakewood	1,388	367	26.4
73	Chester	2,287	602	26.3
74	Calhoun Falls	787	206	26.2
75	Manning	1,566	407	26
76	Graniteville	990	254	25.7
77	Greenwood	8,955	2,294	25.6
78	North	349	89	25.5
78	Walhalla	1,707	435	25.5
80	Springfield	189	48	25.4
81	Johnsonville	456	115	25.2
81	Lynchburg	131	33	25.2
83	Elgin	1,017	255	25.1
84	Orangeburg	4,435	1,108	25
85	Edisto	818	204	24.9
85	Laurens	3,613	901	24.9
87	Timmonsville	969	239	24.7
88	Gaffney	4,515	1,108	24.5
88	Judson	555	136	24.5
88	Nichols	98	24	24.5
91	Saluda	1,302	313	24
92	Central Pacolet	109	26	23.9
93	Govan	21	5	23.8
93	Yemassee	357	85	23.8
95	Donalds	119	28	23.5
96	Lane	209	49	23.4
97	Gantt	5,624	1,313	23.3
98	Great Falls	733	170	23.2
99	Cheraw	2,485	571	23
99	Heath Springs	257	59	23