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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 2019, at $83,000. Allendale County had the lowest, at $36,900. The median was $55,050. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest83,000Beaufort County
Lowest36,900Allendale County
Median55,05046 counties

All counties, 2019

Beaufort County: 83,000 USDBeaufort County83,000York County: 79,000 USDYork County79,000Berkeley County: 77,900 USDBerkeley County77,900Charleston County: 77,900 USDCharleston County77,900Dorchester County: 77,900 USDDorchester County77,900Lancaster County: 74,700 USDLancaster County74,700Greenville County: 71,700 USDGreenville County71,700Pickens County: 71,700 USDPickens County71,700Calhoun County: 68,900 USDCalhoun County68,900Fairfield County: 68,900 USDFairfield County68,900Lexington County: 68,900 USDLexington County68,900Richland County: 68,900 USDRichland County68,900Saluda County: 68,900 USDSaluda County68,900Aiken County: 62,800 USDAiken County62,800Edgefield County: 62,800 USDEdgefield County62,800Spartanburg County: 62,100 USDSpartanburg County62,100Florence County: 62,000 USDFlorence County62,000Horry County: 61,200 USDHorry County61,200Anderson County: 60,300 USDAnderson County60,300Georgetown County: 59,400 USDGeorgetown County59,400Kershaw County: 59,400 USDKershaw County59,400Oconee County: 58,300 USDOconee County58,300Laurens County: 55,500 USDLaurens County55,500Darlington County: 54,600 USDDarlington County54,600McCormick County: 53,200 USDMcCormick County53,200Newberry County: 52,500 USDNewberry County52,500Chester County: 50,800 USDChester County50,800Sumter County: 50,300 USDSumter County50,300Greenwood County: 50,000 USDGreenwood County50,000Abbeville County: 49,500 USDAbbeville County49,500Barnwell County: 48,900 USDBarnwell County48,900Cherokee County: 48,600 USDCherokee County48,600Union County: 47,500 USDUnion County47,500Orangeburg County: 46,900 USDOrangeburg County46,900Hampton County: 46,800 USDHampton County46,800Chesterfield County: 46,700 USDChesterfield County46,700Clarendon County: 45,400 USDClarendon County45,400Bamberg County: 44,900 USDBamberg County44,900Jasper County: 44,400 USDJasper County44,400Colleton County: 44,300 USDColleton County44,300Williamsburg County: 43,100 USDWilliamsburg County43,100Marion County: 41,600 USDMarion County41,600Marlboro County: 41,600 USDMarlboro County41,600Dillon County: 41,500 USDDillon County41,500Lee County: 41,200 USDLee County41,200Allendale County: 36,900 USDAllendale County36,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Beaufort County83,000+15%
2York County79,000+6.6%
3Berkeley County77,900+4.6%
3Charleston County77,900+4.6%
3Dorchester County77,900+4.6%
6Lancaster County74,700+31.5%
7Greenville County71,700+7.8%
7Pickens County71,700+7.8%
9Calhoun County68,900-1.4%
9Fairfield County68,900-1.4%
9Lexington County68,900-1.4%
9Richland County68,900-1.4%
9Saluda County68,900-1.4%
14Aiken County62,800+0.8%
14Edgefield County62,800+0.8%
16Spartanburg County62,100+1.5%
17Florence County62,000+12.3%
18Horry County61,200+1.8%
19Anderson County60,300-0.8%
20Georgetown County59,400+4.9%
20Kershaw County59,400+4%
22Oconee County58,300+0.7%
23Laurens County55,500+9.3%
24Darlington County54,600+11.2%
25McCormick County53,200+3.1%
26Newberry County52,500-1.7%
27Chester County50,800+13.1%
28Sumter County50,300+1%
29Greenwood County50,000-10.6%
30Abbeville County49,500+4.7%
31Barnwell County48,900+4.9%
32Cherokee County48,600+0.8%
33Union County47,500+3.7%
34Orangeburg County46,900-7.9%
35Hampton County46,800+9.1%
36Chesterfield County46,700+13.1%
37Clarendon County45,400+4.1%
38Bamberg County44,900+6.1%
39Jasper County44,400+3.7%
40Colleton County44,300+1.4%
41Williamsburg County43,100+1.7%
42Marion County41,6000%
42Marlboro County41,600+2.2%
44Dillon County41,500+15.6%
45Lee County41,200+0.2%
46Allendale County36,900+0.3%

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/il19/Section8-FY19.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. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Beaufort County, with $83,000 in 2019, 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 $36,900 in 2019.

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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