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

York County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 46 counties in 2017, at $70,700. Allendale County had the lowest, at $32,900. The median was $52,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest70,700York County
Lowest32,900Allendale County
Median52,10046 counties

All counties, 2017

York County: 70,700 USDYork County70,700Beaufort County: 70,300 USDBeaufort County70,300Berkeley County: 68,800 USDBerkeley County68,800Charleston County: 68,800 USDCharleston County68,800Dorchester County: 68,800 USDDorchester County68,800Calhoun County: 67,000 USDCalhoun County67,000Fairfield County: 67,000 USDFairfield County67,000Lexington County: 67,000 USDLexington County67,000Richland County: 67,000 USDRichland County67,000Saluda County: 67,000 USDSaluda County67,000Greenville County: 62,100 USDGreenville County62,100Pickens County: 62,100 USDPickens County62,100Aiken County: 62,000 USDAiken County62,000Edgefield County: 62,000 USDEdgefield County62,000Florence County: 57,800 USDFlorence County57,800Lancaster County: 57,700 USDLancaster County57,700Newberry County: 53,900 USDNewberry County53,900Kershaw County: 53,800 USDKershaw County53,800Georgetown County: 53,700 USDGeorgetown County53,700Anderson County: 53,100 USDAnderson County53,100Spartanburg County: 52,700 USDSpartanburg County52,700Greenwood County: 52,100 USDGreenwood County52,100Horry County: 52,100 USDHorry County52,100Oconee County: 52,100 USDOconee County52,100McCormick County: 48,300 USDMcCormick County48,300Darlington County: 47,200 USDDarlington County47,200Abbeville County: 47,100 USDAbbeville County47,100Sumter County: 46,700 USDSumter County46,700Cherokee County: 46,500 USDCherokee County46,500Union County: 46,300 USDUnion County46,300Laurens County: 46,100 USDLaurens County46,100Chester County: 44,500 USDChester County44,500Hampton County: 44,300 USDHampton County44,300Barnwell County: 44,200 USDBarnwell County44,200Bamberg County: 44,000 USDBamberg County44,000Clarendon County: 42,300 USDClarendon County42,300Jasper County: 41,800 USDJasper County41,800Marion County: 41,500 USDMarion County41,500Chesterfield County: 41,400 USDChesterfield County41,400Colleton County: 41,300 USDColleton County41,300Williamsburg County: 41,000 USDWilliamsburg County41,000Lee County: 39,800 USDLee County39,800Orangeburg County: 38,900 USDOrangeburg County38,900Marlboro County: 35,700 USDMarlboro County35,700Dillon County: 35,000 USDDillon County35,000Allendale County: 32,900 USDAllendale County32,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1York County70,700+5.5%
2Beaufort County70,300+4.8%
3Berkeley County68,800+0.9%
3Charleston County68,800+0.9%
3Dorchester County68,800+0.9%
6Calhoun County67,000+4.5%
6Fairfield County67,000+4.5%
6Lexington County67,000+4.5%
6Richland County67,000+4.5%
6Saluda County67,000+4.5%
11Greenville County62,100-2.2%
11Pickens County62,100-2.2%
13Aiken County62,000+5.1%
13Edgefield County62,000+5.1%
15Florence County57,800+8%
16Lancaster County57,700+15.4%
17Newberry County53,900-2.7%
18Kershaw County53,800-0.4%
19Georgetown County53,700+0.9%
20Anderson County53,100+3.5%
21Spartanburg County52,700-0.4%
22Greenwood County52,100+14.5%
22Horry County52,100+2.4%
22Oconee County52,100+2.6%
25McCormick County48,300-2.6%
26Darlington County47,200+15.7%
27Abbeville County47,100-2.9%
28Sumter County46,700-9%
29Cherokee County46,500+4.3%
30Union County46,300+8.9%
31Laurens County46,100+3.6%
32Chester County44,500+3%
33Hampton County44,300+1.4%
34Barnwell County44,200-1.8%
35Bamberg County44,000-1.1%
36Clarendon County42,300+2.7%
37Jasper County41,800-3.2%
38Marion County41,500+3.8%
39Chesterfield County41,400-1.7%
40Colleton County41,300-3.5%
41Williamsburg County41,000+1.5%
42Lee County39,800+5%
43Orangeburg County38,900-6%
44Marlboro County35,700+10.5%
45Dillon County35,000+0.6%
46Allendale County32,900+5.8%

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/il17/Section8-FY17.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. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

York County, with $70,700 in 2017, 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 $32,900 in 2017.

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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