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Consumer spending per person in South Carolina

Consumer spending per person in South Carolina was $53,665 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.7% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD53,665
Change on 2024+4.7%
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high53,6652025
Series low18,2281997

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Consumer spending per person in South Carolina, 1997 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K60K1997200220072012201720251997: 18,228 USD1998: 19,062 USD1999: 20,158 USD2000: 21,305 USD2001: 21,945 USD2002: 22,591 USD2003: 23,526 USD2004: 24,904 USD2005: 26,362 USD2006: 27,490 USD2007: 28,740 USD2008: 29,323 USD2009: 28,588 USD2010: 29,679 USD2011: 30,733 USD2012: 31,125 USD2013: 31,975 USD2014: 33,067 USD2015: 33,944 USD2016: 34,964 USD2017: 36,010 USD2018: 37,188 USD2019: 38,389 USD2020: 38,240 USD2021: 43,077 USD2022: 46,760 USD2023: 49,068 USD2024: 51,232 USD2025: 53,665 USD10K20K30K40K50K60K19972007201720251997: 18,228 USD1998: 19,062 USD1999: 20,158 USD2000: 21,305 USD2001: 21,945 USD2002: 22,591 USD2003: 23,526 USD2004: 24,904 USD2005: 26,362 USD2006: 27,490 USD2007: 28,740 USD2008: 29,323 USD2009: 28,588 USD2010: 29,679 USD2011: 30,733 USD2012: 31,125 USD2013: 31,975 USD2014: 33,067 USD2015: 33,944 USD2016: 34,964 USD2017: 36,010 USD2018: 37,188 USD2019: 38,389 USD2020: 38,240 USD2021: 43,077 USD2022: 46,760 USD2023: 49,068 USD2024: 51,232 USD2025: 53,665 USD
USD. Source: BEA, SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 29 values
PeriodUSD
202553,665
202451,232
202349,068
202246,760
202143,077
202038,240
201938,389
201837,188
201736,010
201634,964
201533,944
201433,067
201331,975
201231,125
201130,733
201029,679
200928,588
200829,323
200728,740
200627,490
200526,362
200424,904
200323,526
200222,591
200121,945
200021,305
199920,158
199819,062
199718,228

Compared with United States

Place2025
South Carolina53,665
United States61,062

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 48,725 USDAlaska: 70,227 USDArizona: 58,361 USDArkansas: 48,180 USDCalifornia: 70,076 USDColorado: 68,438 USDConnecticut: 70,377 USDDelaware: 63,664 USDDistrict of Columbia: 98,784 USDFlorida: 66,061 USDGeorgia: 55,158 USDHawaii: 63,695 USDIdaho: 49,627 USDIllinois: 63,730 USDIndiana: 54,273 USDIowa: 51,254 USDKansas: 53,553 USDKentucky: 51,641 USDLouisiana: 52,584 USDMaine: 65,444 USDMaryland: 60,794 USDMassachusetts: 74,900 USDMichigan: 57,346 USDMinnesota: 61,104 USDMississippi: 45,855 USDMissouri: 57,032 USDMontana: 61,349 USDNebraska: 56,840 USDNevada: 58,443 USDNew Hampshire: 72,282 USDNew Jersey: 68,561 USDNew Mexico: 50,932 USDNew York: 69,658 USDNorth Carolina: 55,700 USDNorth Dakota: 61,192 USDOhio: 55,295 USDOklahoma: 47,797 USDOregon: 60,667 USDPennsylvania: 62,438 USDRhode Island: 60,999 USDSouth Carolina: 53,665 USDSouth Dakota: 56,774 USDTennessee: 53,530 USDTexas: 55,875 USDUtah: 54,512 USDVermont: 65,694 USDVirginia: 60,615 USDWashington: 65,667 USDWest Virginia: 52,770 USDWisconsin: 57,246 USDWyoming: 62,488 USD
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Consumer spending per person, 2025, USD. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal consumption expenditures of the residents of a state divided by its population, in current US dollars: goods and services bought by households and by nonprofits serving them, including health care paid by insurers and government programs and the rental value of owner-occupied homes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis, table SAPCE2 line 1, nation and states.

Measured where residents live, wherever they spend. Not adjusted for price differences between states; regional_price_parity shows those. The state total is consumer_spending_usd_total.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states (Consumer spending per person, South Carolina, 1997 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, Consumer spending per person, South Carolina, 1997 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Consumer spending per person, South Carolina, 1997 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/south-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, Consumer spending per person, South Carolina, 1997 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the consumer spending per person in South Carolina?

Consumer spending per person in South Carolina was $53,665 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.7% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest consumer spending per person in South Carolina?

$53,665 in 2025, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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