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

Beaufort County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 46 counties in 2015, at $68,900. Allendale County had the lowest, at $30,200. The median was $49,850. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest68,900Beaufort County
Lowest30,200Allendale County
Median49,85046 counties

All counties, 2015

Beaufort County: 68,900 USDBeaufort County68,900York County: 67,200 USDYork County67,200Calhoun County: 64,700 USDCalhoun County64,700Fairfield County: 64,700 USDFairfield County64,700Lexington County: 64,700 USDLexington County64,700Richland County: 64,700 USDRichland County64,700Saluda County: 64,700 USDSaluda County64,700Berkeley County: 62,900 USDBerkeley County62,900Charleston County: 62,900 USDCharleston County62,900Dorchester County: 62,900 USDDorchester County62,900Aiken County: 59,100 USDAiken County59,100Edgefield County: 59,100 USDEdgefield County59,100Greenville County: 58,000 USDGreenville County58,000Pickens County: 58,000 USDPickens County58,000Georgetown County: 57,900 USDGeorgetown County57,900Kershaw County: 56,400 USDKershaw County56,400Lancaster County: 56,400 USDLancaster County56,400Newberry County: 55,800 USDNewberry County55,800McCormick County: 51,600 USDMcCormick County51,600Anderson County: 51,100 USDAnderson County51,100Spartanburg County: 51,100 USDSpartanburg County51,100Horry County: 50,800 USDHorry County50,800Barnwell County: 49,900 USDBarnwell County49,900Florence County: 49,800 USDFlorence County49,800Abbeville County: 49,400 USDAbbeville County49,400Sumter County: 48,400 USDSumter County48,400Oconee County: 48,000 USDOconee County48,000Bamberg County: 46,600 USDBamberg County46,600Cherokee County: 46,000 USDCherokee County46,000Greenwood County: 45,900 USDGreenwood County45,900Hampton County: 45,900 USDHampton County45,900Chester County: 44,200 USDChester County44,200Darlington County: 44,000 USDDarlington County44,000Jasper County: 43,600 USDJasper County43,600Laurens County: 43,600 USDLaurens County43,600Colleton County: 43,300 USDColleton County43,300Orangeburg County: 43,300 USDOrangeburg County43,300Union County: 43,200 USDUnion County43,200Chesterfield County: 43,000 USDChesterfield County43,000Clarendon County: 42,600 USDClarendon County42,600Lee County: 41,800 USDLee County41,800Marion County: 41,300 USDMarion County41,300Williamsburg County: 40,300 USDWilliamsburg County40,300Marlboro County: 36,300 USDMarlboro County36,300Dillon County: 33,200 USDDillon County33,200Allendale County: 30,200 USDAllendale County30,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Beaufort County68,900+8.7%
2York County67,200+4.7%
3Calhoun County64,700+11.6%
3Fairfield County64,700+11.6%
3Lexington County64,700+11.6%
3Richland County64,700+11.6%
3Saluda County64,700+11.6%
8Berkeley County62,900+1.6%
8Charleston County62,900+1.6%
8Dorchester County62,900+1.6%
11Aiken County59,100+5.7%
11Edgefield County59,100+5.7%
13Greenville County58,000-0.3%
13Pickens County58,000-0.3%
15Georgetown County57,900+2.1%
16Kershaw County56,400+4.1%
16Lancaster County56,400+7.2%
18Newberry County55,800+1.3%
19McCormick County51,600+7.3%
20Anderson County51,100-5.7%
20Spartanburg County51,100-2.7%
22Horry County50,800+3%
23Barnwell County49,900+8.5%
24Florence County49,800-2%
25Abbeville County49,400+1.4%
26Sumter County48,400-5.3%
27Oconee County48,000-12.4%
28Bamberg County46,600+7.9%
29Cherokee County46,000-2.7%
30Greenwood County45,900-12.1%
30Hampton County45,900+4.8%
32Chester County44,200+3.5%
33Darlington County44,000-11.6%
34Jasper County43,600-3.1%
34Laurens County43,600-2.9%
36Colleton County43,300+0.9%
36Orangeburg County43,300+1.4%
38Union County43,200-2.7%
39Chesterfield County43,000-0.9%
40Clarendon County42,600-0.5%
41Lee County41,800-3.2%
42Marion County41,300-1.9%
43Williamsburg County40,300+9.5%
44Marlboro County36,300+8%
45Dillon County33,200+4.1%
46Allendale County30,200+11%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Beaufort County, with $68,900 in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Allendale County, with $30,200 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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