# Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 46 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.
- Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Berkeley County | 117,500 |
| 1 | Charleston County | 117,500 |
| 1 | Dorchester County | 117,500 |
| 4 | York County | 117,400 |
| 5 | Lancaster County | 113,900 |
| 6 | Beaufort County | 113,000 |
| 7 | Greenville County | 106,400 |
| 7 | Pickens County | 106,400 |
| 9 | Kershaw County | 97,800 |
| 10 | Anderson County | 95,100 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 92,400 |
| 11 | Fairfield County | 92,400 |
| 11 | Lexington County | 92,400 |
| 11 | Richland County | 92,400 |
| 11 | Saluda County | 92,400 |
| 16 | Spartanburg County | 91,200 |
| 17 | Aiken County | 90,400 |
| 17 | Edgefield County | 90,400 |
| 19 | Oconee County | 90,100 |
| 20 | Horry County | 86,000 |
| 21 | Georgetown County | 85,600 |
| 22 | McCormick County | 83,800 |
| 23 | Jasper County | 82,300 |
| 24 | Laurens County | 79,900 |
| 25 | Florence County | 79,300 |
| 26 | Newberry County | 78,900 |
| 27 | Greenwood County | 74,600 |
| 28 | Sumter County | 74,200 |
| 29 | Clarendon County | 73,800 |
| 30 | Orangeburg County | 73,300 |
| 31 | Abbeville County | 73,200 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | 73,100 |
| 33 | Darlington County | 69,600 |
| 34 | Colleton County | 67,700 |
| 35 | Chester County | 67,400 |
| 36 | Barnwell County | 67,100 |
| 36 | Chesterfield County | 67,100 |
| 38 | Bamberg County | 63,200 |
| 39 | Union County | 63,100 |
| 40 | Williamsburg County | 62,700 |
| 41 | Hampton County | 61,900 |
| 42 | Lee County | 61,400 |
| 43 | Marlboro County | 57,300 |
| 44 | Allendale County | 55,000 |
| 44 | Dillon County | 55,000 |
| 46 | Marion County | 51,500 |