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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 2020, at $83,500. Allendale County had the lowest, at $36,300. The median was $55,450. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest83,500York County
Lowest36,300Allendale County
Median55,45046 counties

All counties, 2020

York County: 83,500 USDYork County83,500Beaufort County: 81,500 USDBeaufort County81,500Berkeley County: 81,000 USDBerkeley County81,000Charleston County: 81,000 USDCharleston County81,000Dorchester County: 81,000 USDDorchester County81,000Lancaster County: 79,000 USDLancaster County79,000Greenville County: 74,900 USDGreenville County74,900Pickens County: 74,900 USDPickens County74,900Calhoun County: 72,600 USDCalhoun County72,600Fairfield County: 72,600 USDFairfield County72,600Lexington County: 72,600 USDLexington County72,600Richland County: 72,600 USDRichland County72,600Saluda County: 72,600 USDSaluda County72,600Aiken County: 65,900 USDAiken County65,900Edgefield County: 65,900 USDEdgefield County65,900Oconee County: 65,500 USDOconee County65,500Anderson County: 65,200 USDAnderson County65,200Spartanburg County: 64,700 USDSpartanburg County64,700Kershaw County: 64,400 USDKershaw County64,400Georgetown County: 62,500 USDGeorgetown County62,500Horry County: 57,400 USDHorry County57,400Greenwood County: 56,300 USDGreenwood County56,300Florence County: 56,100 USDFlorence County56,100McCormick County: 54,800 USDMcCormick County54,800Sumter County: 54,700 USDSumter County54,700Chester County: 54,100 USDChester County54,100Darlington County: 52,300 USDDarlington County52,300Cherokee County: 52,200 USDCherokee County52,200Orangeburg County: 52,100 USDOrangeburg County52,100Newberry County: 51,300 USDNewberry County51,300Union County: 50,400 USDUnion County50,400Bamberg County: 49,100 USDBamberg County49,100Abbeville County: 49,000 USDAbbeville County49,000Clarendon County: 48,900 USDClarendon County48,900Barnwell County: 48,200 USDBarnwell County48,200Chesterfield County: 47,900 USDChesterfield County47,900Hampton County: 46,900 USDHampton County46,900Jasper County: 46,000 USDJasper County46,000Laurens County: 45,900 USDLaurens County45,900Williamsburg County: 45,700 USDWilliamsburg County45,700Colleton County: 43,900 USDColleton County43,900Lee County: 43,600 USDLee County43,600Marlboro County: 43,100 USDMarlboro County43,100Dillon County: 42,400 USDDillon County42,400Marion County: 42,100 USDMarion County42,100Allendale County: 36,300 USDAllendale County36,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1York County83,500+5.7%
2Beaufort County81,500-1.8%
3Berkeley County81,000+4%
3Charleston County81,000+4%
3Dorchester County81,000+4%
6Lancaster County79,000+5.8%
7Greenville County74,900+4.5%
7Pickens County74,900+4.5%
9Calhoun County72,600+5.4%
9Fairfield County72,600+5.4%
9Lexington County72,600+5.4%
9Richland County72,600+5.4%
9Saluda County72,600+5.4%
14Aiken County65,900+4.9%
14Edgefield County65,900+4.9%
16Oconee County65,500+12.3%
17Anderson County65,200+8.1%
18Spartanburg County64,700+4.2%
19Kershaw County64,400+8.4%
20Georgetown County62,500+5.2%
21Horry County57,400-6.2%
22Greenwood County56,300+12.6%
23Florence County56,100-9.5%
24McCormick County54,800+3%
25Sumter County54,700+8.7%
26Chester County54,100+6.5%
27Darlington County52,300-4.2%
28Cherokee County52,200+7.4%
29Orangeburg County52,100+11.1%
30Newberry County51,300-2.3%
31Union County50,400+6.1%
32Bamberg County49,100+9.4%
33Abbeville County49,000-1%
34Clarendon County48,900+7.7%
35Barnwell County48,200-1.4%
36Chesterfield County47,900+2.6%
37Hampton County46,900+0.2%
38Jasper County46,000+3.6%
39Laurens County45,900-17.3%
40Williamsburg County45,700+6%
41Colleton County43,900-0.9%
42Lee County43,600+5.8%
43Marlboro County43,100+3.6%
44Dillon County42,400+2.2%
45Marion County42,100+1.2%
46Allendale County36,300-1.6%

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/il20/Section8-FY20.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. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

York County, with $83,500 in 2020, 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 $36,300 in 2020.

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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