This old GMC truck, despite its coat of rust, still has plenty of character as it sits beside U.S. Highway 52 in Florence County, notes Kingstree, S.C., photographer Linda W. Brown.

Florence Countyhad 137,948 people, according to a 2012 Census estimate.  Its poverty rate — higher in the rural areas than the county seat of Florence, averaged 19.4 percent in 2010.

• QuickFacts about Florence County and the City of Florence.

Copyrighted photo by Linda W. Brown.  All rights reserved.