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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 2021, at $84,200. Allendale County had the lowest, at $40,300. The median was $57,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest84,200York County
Lowest40,300Allendale County
Median57,10046 counties

All counties, 2021

York County: 84,200 USDYork County84,200Berkeley County: 82,100 USDBerkeley County82,100Charleston County: 82,100 USDCharleston County82,100Dorchester County: 82,100 USDDorchester County82,100Greenville County: 77,200 USDGreenville County77,200Pickens County: 77,200 USDPickens County77,200Beaufort County: 76,000 USDBeaufort County76,000Lancaster County: 73,300 USDLancaster County73,300Calhoun County: 72,100 USDCalhoun County72,100Fairfield County: 72,100 USDFairfield County72,100Lexington County: 72,100 USDLexington County72,100Richland County: 72,100 USDRichland County72,100Saluda County: 72,100 USDSaluda County72,100Aiken County: 69,900 USDAiken County69,900Edgefield County: 69,900 USDEdgefield County69,900Anderson County: 69,600 USDAnderson County69,600Spartanburg County: 68,800 USDSpartanburg County68,800Oconee County: 65,100 USDOconee County65,100Georgetown County: 64,500 USDGeorgetown County64,500Horry County: 61,300 USDHorry County61,300Florence County: 61,100 USDFlorence County61,100Kershaw County: 59,300 USDKershaw County59,300Chester County: 57,100 USDChester County57,100McCormick County: 57,100 USDMcCormick County57,100Darlington County: 55,800 USDDarlington County55,800Newberry County: 54,900 USDNewberry County54,900Greenwood County: 54,800 USDGreenwood County54,800Sumter County: 54,300 USDSumter County54,300Barnwell County: 52,200 USDBarnwell County52,200Cherokee County: 52,100 USDCherokee County52,100Abbeville County: 51,200 USDAbbeville County51,200Clarendon County: 51,200 USDClarendon County51,200Union County: 51,200 USDUnion County51,200Chesterfield County: 50,300 USDChesterfield County50,300Bamberg County: 49,700 USDBamberg County49,700Jasper County: 48,000 USDJasper County48,000Laurens County: 47,500 USDLaurens County47,500Williamsburg County: 47,300 USDWilliamsburg County47,300Orangeburg County: 46,300 USDOrangeburg County46,300Hampton County: 45,900 USDHampton County45,900Colleton County: 45,500 USDColleton County45,500Marion County: 44,100 USDMarion County44,100Lee County: 43,700 USDLee County43,700Marlboro County: 43,700 USDMarlboro County43,700Dillon County: 40,700 USDDillon County40,700Allendale County: 40,300 USDAllendale County40,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1York County84,200+0.8%
2Berkeley County82,100+1.4%
2Charleston County82,100+1.4%
2Dorchester County82,100+1.4%
5Greenville County77,200+3.1%
5Pickens County77,200+3.1%
7Beaufort County76,000-6.7%
8Lancaster County73,300-7.2%
9Calhoun County72,100-0.7%
9Fairfield County72,100-0.7%
9Lexington County72,100-0.7%
9Richland County72,100-0.7%
9Saluda County72,100-0.7%
14Aiken County69,900+6.1%
14Edgefield County69,900+6.1%
16Anderson County69,600+6.7%
17Spartanburg County68,800+6.3%
18Oconee County65,100-0.6%
19Georgetown County64,500+3.2%
20Horry County61,300+6.8%
21Florence County61,100+8.9%
22Kershaw County59,300-7.9%
23Chester County57,100+5.5%
23McCormick County57,100+4.2%
25Darlington County55,800+6.7%
26Newberry County54,900+7%
27Greenwood County54,800-2.7%
28Sumter County54,300-0.7%
29Barnwell County52,200+8.3%
30Cherokee County52,100-0.2%
31Abbeville County51,200+4.5%
31Clarendon County51,200+4.7%
31Union County51,200+1.6%
34Chesterfield County50,300+5%
35Bamberg County49,700+1.2%
36Jasper County48,000+4.3%
37Laurens County47,500+3.5%
38Williamsburg County47,300+3.5%
39Orangeburg County46,300-11.1%
40Hampton County45,900-2.1%
41Colleton County45,500+3.6%
42Marion County44,100+4.8%
43Lee County43,700+0.2%
43Marlboro County43,700+1.4%
45Dillon County40,700-4%
46Allendale County40,300+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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

York County, with $84,200 in 2021, 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 $40,300 in 2021.

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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