Richest & Poorest Counties in South Carolina

Name: South Carolina County Income Rankings
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South Carolina has 46 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is York County at $89,095 , while the lowest-income county is Allendale County at $32,328 . The statewide median household income is $69,324, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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South Carolina — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

32K 47K 52K 62K 71K 89K

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South Carolina — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

76K 112K 163K 203K 288K 489K

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South Carolina — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

21K 27K 30K 34K 39K 57K

No data

South Carolina — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

8% 13% 16% 18% 22% 30%

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Richest Counties in South Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
2	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
3	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
4	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
5	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
6	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
7	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
8	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
9	Edgefield County	$73,029	$202,700	$33,147	17.8%
10	Aiken County	$70,609	$218,000	$38,470	14.3%

Poorest Counties in South Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
46	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
44	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
43	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
42	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
41	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%
40	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
39	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%
38	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
37	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%

All 46 Counties Ranked

Every county in South Carolina ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
2	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
3	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
4	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
5	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
6	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
7	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
8	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
9	Edgefield County	$73,029	$202,700	$33,147	17.8%
10	Aiken County	$70,609	$218,000	$38,470	14.3%
11	Georgetown County	$68,713	$289,500	$44,163	15.0%
12	Kershaw County	$68,231	$217,100	$35,560	13.2%
13	Horry County	$66,880	$287,700	$38,025	13.2%
14	Anderson County	$66,651	$231,900	$35,910	14.6%
15	Spartanburg County	$66,234	$233,300	$34,071	14.5%
16	Jasper County	$65,613	$325,500	$33,970	17.8%
17	Richland County	$63,784	$242,800	$37,859	17.2%
18	Oconee County	$62,388	$237,100	$39,360	17.6%
19	Newberry County	$61,780	$173,300	$32,295	17.4%
20	Pickens County	$61,064	$231,900	$34,724	17.2%
21	Calhoun County	$58,682	$172,100	$34,943	12.9%
22	Florence County	$58,305	$177,900	$33,071	18.7%
23	Laurens County	$57,623	$170,600	$28,695	18.1%
24	Sumter County	$56,693	$165,300	$30,466	16.6%
25	McCormick County	$55,798	$168,700	$33,965	17.6%
26	Abbeville County	$52,935	$178,800	$33,559	15.7%
27	Greenwood County	$52,830	$180,500	$31,408	15.1%
28	Chester County	$52,458	$158,300	$28,227	18.7%
29	Clarendon County	$52,401	$158,000	$29,295	15.4%
30	Colleton County	$51,114	$162,500	$29,122	19.6%
31	Saluda County	$51,009	$146,500	$30,409	18.7%
32	Cherokee County	$50,288	$142,000	$27,406	18.4%
33	Chesterfield County	$49,235	$116,200	$29,214	20.3%
34	Darlington County	$48,581	$158,200	$31,476	21.1%
35	Fairfield County	$47,885	$151,200	$31,810	15.6%
36	Barnwell County	$46,626	$106,000	$28,139	25.0%
37	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
38	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
39	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%
40	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
41	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%
42	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
43	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
44	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
46	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%

Richest Counties in South Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
2	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
3	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
4	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
5	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
6	Jasper County	$65,613	$325,500	$33,970	17.8%
7	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
8	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
9	Georgetown County	$68,713	$289,500	$44,163	15.0%
10	Horry County	$66,880	$287,700	$38,025	13.2%

Poorest Counties in South Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
46	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
44	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
43	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
42	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
41	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
40	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
39	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
38	Barnwell County	$46,626	$106,000	$28,139	25.0%
37	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%

All 46 Counties Ranked

Every county in South Carolina ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
2	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
3	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
4	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
5	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
6	Jasper County	$65,613	$325,500	$33,970	17.8%
7	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
8	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
9	Georgetown County	$68,713	$289,500	$44,163	15.0%
10	Horry County	$66,880	$287,700	$38,025	13.2%
11	Richland County	$63,784	$242,800	$37,859	17.2%
12	Oconee County	$62,388	$237,100	$39,360	17.6%
13	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
14	Spartanburg County	$66,234	$233,300	$34,071	14.5%
15	Anderson County	$66,651	$231,900	$35,910	14.6%
16	Pickens County	$61,064	$231,900	$34,724	17.2%
17	Aiken County	$70,609	$218,000	$38,470	14.3%
18	Kershaw County	$68,231	$217,100	$35,560	13.2%
19	Edgefield County	$73,029	$202,700	$33,147	17.8%
20	Greenwood County	$52,830	$180,500	$31,408	15.1%
21	Abbeville County	$52,935	$178,800	$33,559	15.7%
22	Florence County	$58,305	$177,900	$33,071	18.7%
23	Newberry County	$61,780	$173,300	$32,295	17.4%
24	Calhoun County	$58,682	$172,100	$34,943	12.9%
25	Laurens County	$57,623	$170,600	$28,695	18.1%
26	McCormick County	$55,798	$168,700	$33,965	17.6%
27	Sumter County	$56,693	$165,300	$30,466	16.6%
28	Colleton County	$51,114	$162,500	$29,122	19.6%
29	Chester County	$52,458	$158,300	$28,227	18.7%
30	Darlington County	$48,581	$158,200	$31,476	21.1%
31	Clarendon County	$52,401	$158,000	$29,295	15.4%
32	Fairfield County	$47,885	$151,200	$31,810	15.6%
33	Saluda County	$51,009	$146,500	$30,409	18.7%
34	Cherokee County	$50,288	$142,000	$27,406	18.4%
35	Chesterfield County	$49,235	$116,200	$29,214	20.3%
36	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%
37	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%
38	Barnwell County	$46,626	$106,000	$28,139	25.0%
39	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
40	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
41	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
42	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
43	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
44	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
46	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%

Richest Counties in South Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
2	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
3	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
4	Georgetown County	$68,713	$289,500	$44,163	15.0%
5	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
6	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
7	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
8	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
9	Oconee County	$62,388	$237,100	$39,360	17.6%
10	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%

Poorest Counties in South Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
46	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
45	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
44	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
43	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
42	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
41	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%
40	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%
39	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
38	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%
37	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%

All 46 Counties Ranked

Every county in South Carolina ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
2	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
3	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
4	Georgetown County	$68,713	$289,500	$44,163	15.0%
5	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
6	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
7	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
8	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
9	Oconee County	$62,388	$237,100	$39,360	17.6%
10	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
11	Aiken County	$70,609	$218,000	$38,470	14.3%
12	Horry County	$66,880	$287,700	$38,025	13.2%
13	Richland County	$63,784	$242,800	$37,859	17.2%
14	Anderson County	$66,651	$231,900	$35,910	14.6%
15	Kershaw County	$68,231	$217,100	$35,560	13.2%
16	Calhoun County	$58,682	$172,100	$34,943	12.9%
17	Pickens County	$61,064	$231,900	$34,724	17.2%
18	Spartanburg County	$66,234	$233,300	$34,071	14.5%
19	Jasper County	$65,613	$325,500	$33,970	17.8%
20	McCormick County	$55,798	$168,700	$33,965	17.6%
21	Abbeville County	$52,935	$178,800	$33,559	15.7%
22	Edgefield County	$73,029	$202,700	$33,147	17.8%
23	Florence County	$58,305	$177,900	$33,071	18.7%
24	Newberry County	$61,780	$173,300	$32,295	17.4%
25	Fairfield County	$47,885	$151,200	$31,810	15.6%
26	Darlington County	$48,581	$158,200	$31,476	21.1%
27	Greenwood County	$52,830	$180,500	$31,408	15.1%
28	Sumter County	$56,693	$165,300	$30,466	16.6%
29	Saluda County	$51,009	$146,500	$30,409	18.7%
30	Clarendon County	$52,401	$158,000	$29,295	15.4%
31	Chesterfield County	$49,235	$116,200	$29,214	20.3%
32	Colleton County	$51,114	$162,500	$29,122	19.6%
33	Laurens County	$57,623	$170,600	$28,695	18.1%
34	Chester County	$52,458	$158,300	$28,227	18.7%
35	Barnwell County	$46,626	$106,000	$28,139	25.0%
36	Cherokee County	$50,288	$142,000	$27,406	18.4%
37	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
38	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%
39	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
40	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%
41	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%
42	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
43	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
44	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
45	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
46	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%

Richest Counties in South Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
2	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
3	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
4	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
5	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
6	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
7	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
8	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
9	Calhoun County	$58,682	$172,100	$34,943	12.9%
10	Kershaw County	$68,231	$217,100	$35,560	13.2%

Poorest Counties in South Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
46	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
44	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%
43	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
42	Barnwell County	$46,626	$106,000	$28,139	25.0%
41	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
40	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
39	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
38	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
37	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%

All 46 Counties Ranked

Every county in South Carolina ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	York County	$89,095	$361,300	$45,199	8.4%
2	Beaufort County	$86,573	$455,600	$53,951	9.6%
3	Berkeley County	$84,358	$310,300	$40,958	9.9%
4	Greenville County	$76,932	$299,000	$43,319	10.8%
5	Lexington County	$77,408	$234,500	$39,667	11.1%
6	Charleston County	$88,494	$489,100	$56,921	11.3%
7	Dorchester County	$78,198	$329,300	$38,870	11.4%
8	Lancaster County	$78,869	$329,900	$43,133	11.4%
9	Calhoun County	$58,682	$172,100	$34,943	12.9%
10	Kershaw County	$68,231	$217,100	$35,560	13.2%
11	Horry County	$66,880	$287,700	$38,025	13.2%
12	Aiken County	$70,609	$218,000	$38,470	14.3%
13	Spartanburg County	$66,234	$233,300	$34,071	14.5%
14	Anderson County	$66,651	$231,900	$35,910	14.6%
15	Georgetown County	$68,713	$289,500	$44,163	15.0%
16	Greenwood County	$52,830	$180,500	$31,408	15.1%
17	Clarendon County	$52,401	$158,000	$29,295	15.4%
18	Fairfield County	$47,885	$151,200	$31,810	15.6%
19	Abbeville County	$52,935	$178,800	$33,559	15.7%
20	Sumter County	$56,693	$165,300	$30,466	16.6%
21	Pickens County	$61,064	$231,900	$34,724	17.2%
22	Richland County	$63,784	$242,800	$37,859	17.2%
23	Newberry County	$61,780	$173,300	$32,295	17.4%
24	Oconee County	$62,388	$237,100	$39,360	17.6%
25	McCormick County	$55,798	$168,700	$33,965	17.6%
26	Edgefield County	$73,029	$202,700	$33,147	17.8%
27	Jasper County	$65,613	$325,500	$33,970	17.8%
28	Laurens County	$57,623	$170,600	$28,695	18.1%
29	Cherokee County	$50,288	$142,000	$27,406	18.4%
30	Florence County	$58,305	$177,900	$33,071	18.7%
31	Chester County	$52,458	$158,300	$28,227	18.7%
32	Saluda County	$51,009	$146,500	$30,409	18.7%
33	Colleton County	$51,114	$162,500	$29,122	19.6%
34	Chesterfield County	$49,235	$116,200	$29,214	20.3%
35	Hampton County	$44,711	$112,000	$25,277	20.7%
36	Darlington County	$48,581	$158,200	$31,476	21.1%
37	Orangeburg County	$45,675	$115,800	$27,036	22.4%
38	Union County	$41,621	$103,600	$27,229	22.6%
39	Williamsburg County	$46,213	$104,500	$25,713	23.3%
40	Bamberg County	$44,370	$97,800	$23,721	24.3%
41	Lee County	$44,760	$104,600	$23,949	25.0%
42	Barnwell County	$46,626	$106,000	$28,139	25.0%
43	Dillon County	$46,605	$85,400	$24,278	27.7%
44	Allendale County	$32,328	$76,200	$25,038	28.2%
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	$82,000	$21,486	28.5%
46	Marion County	$36,301	$93,200	$22,884	30.0%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within South Carolina only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.