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

Berkeley County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 46 counties in 2018, at $74,500. Dillon County had the lowest, at $35,900. The median was $54,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest74,500Berkeley County
Lowest35,900Dillon County
Median54,30046 counties

All counties, 2018

Berkeley County: 74,500 USDBerkeley County74,500Charleston County: 74,500 USDCharleston County74,500Dorchester County: 74,500 USDDorchester County74,500York County: 74,100 USDYork County74,100Beaufort County: 72,200 USDBeaufort County72,200Calhoun County: 69,900 USDCalhoun County69,900Fairfield County: 69,900 USDFairfield County69,900Lexington County: 69,900 USDLexington County69,900Richland County: 69,900 USDRichland County69,900Saluda County: 69,900 USDSaluda County69,900Greenville County: 66,500 USDGreenville County66,500Pickens County: 66,500 USDPickens County66,500Aiken County: 62,300 USDAiken County62,300Edgefield County: 62,300 USDEdgefield County62,300Spartanburg County: 61,200 USDSpartanburg County61,200Anderson County: 60,800 USDAnderson County60,800Horry County: 60,100 USDHorry County60,100Oconee County: 57,900 USDOconee County57,900Kershaw County: 57,100 USDKershaw County57,100Lancaster County: 56,800 USDLancaster County56,800Georgetown County: 56,600 USDGeorgetown County56,600Greenwood County: 55,900 USDGreenwood County55,900Florence County: 55,200 USDFlorence County55,200Newberry County: 53,400 USDNewberry County53,400McCormick County: 51,600 USDMcCormick County51,600Orangeburg County: 50,900 USDOrangeburg County50,900Laurens County: 50,800 USDLaurens County50,800Sumter County: 49,800 USDSumter County49,800Darlington County: 49,100 USDDarlington County49,100Cherokee County: 48,200 USDCherokee County48,200Abbeville County: 47,300 USDAbbeville County47,300Barnwell County: 46,600 USDBarnwell County46,600Union County: 45,800 USDUnion County45,800Chester County: 44,900 USDChester County44,900Colleton County: 43,700 USDColleton County43,700Clarendon County: 43,600 USDClarendon County43,600Hampton County: 42,900 USDHampton County42,900Jasper County: 42,800 USDJasper County42,800Williamsburg County: 42,400 USDWilliamsburg County42,400Bamberg County: 42,300 USDBamberg County42,300Marion County: 41,600 USDMarion County41,600Chesterfield County: 41,300 USDChesterfield County41,300Lee County: 41,100 USDLee County41,100Marlboro County: 40,700 USDMarlboro County40,700Allendale County: 36,800 USDAllendale County36,800Dillon County: 35,900 USDDillon County35,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Berkeley County74,500+8.3%
1Charleston County74,500+8.3%
1Dorchester County74,500+8.3%
4York County74,100+4.8%
5Beaufort County72,200+2.7%
6Calhoun County69,900+4.3%
6Fairfield County69,900+4.3%
6Lexington County69,900+4.3%
6Richland County69,900+4.3%
6Saluda County69,900+4.3%
11Greenville County66,500+7.1%
11Pickens County66,500+7.1%
13Aiken County62,300+0.5%
13Edgefield County62,300+0.5%
15Spartanburg County61,200+16.1%
16Anderson County60,800+14.5%
17Horry County60,100+15.4%
18Oconee County57,900+11.1%
19Kershaw County57,100+6.1%
20Lancaster County56,800-1.6%
21Georgetown County56,600+5.4%
22Greenwood County55,900+7.3%
23Florence County55,200-4.5%
24Newberry County53,400-0.9%
25McCormick County51,600+6.8%
26Orangeburg County50,900+30.8%
27Laurens County50,800+10.2%
28Sumter County49,800+6.6%
29Darlington County49,100+4%
30Cherokee County48,200+3.7%
31Abbeville County47,300+0.4%
32Barnwell County46,600+5.4%
33Union County45,800-1.1%
34Chester County44,900+0.9%
35Colleton County43,700+5.8%
36Clarendon County43,600+3.1%
37Hampton County42,900-3.2%
38Jasper County42,800+2.4%
39Williamsburg County42,400+3.4%
40Bamberg County42,300-3.9%
41Marion County41,600+0.2%
42Chesterfield County41,300-0.2%
43Lee County41,100+3.3%
44Marlboro County40,700+14%
45Allendale County36,800+11.9%
46Dillon County35,900+2.6%

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/il18/Section8-FY18.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. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Berkeley County, with $74,500 in 2018, 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)?

Dillon County, with $35,900 in 2018.

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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