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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 2022, at $96,400. Dillon County had the lowest, at $45,700. The median was $66,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest96,400Berkeley County
Lowest45,700Dillon County
Median66,70046 counties

All counties, 2022

Berkeley County: 96,400 USDBerkeley County96,400Charleston County: 96,400 USDCharleston County96,400Dorchester County: 96,400 USDDorchester County96,400York County: 96,300 USDYork County96,300Beaufort County: 95,600 USDBeaufort County95,600Kershaw County: 86,200 USDKershaw County86,200Greenville County: 85,200 USDGreenville County85,200Pickens County: 85,200 USDPickens County85,200Calhoun County: 82,400 USDCalhoun County82,400Fairfield County: 82,400 USDFairfield County82,400Lexington County: 82,400 USDLexington County82,400Richland County: 82,400 USDRichland County82,400Saluda County: 82,400 USDSaluda County82,400Lancaster County: 77,300 USDLancaster County77,300Spartanburg County: 74,700 USDSpartanburg County74,700Aiken County: 74,100 USDAiken County74,100Edgefield County: 74,100 USDEdgefield County74,100Anderson County: 73,300 USDAnderson County73,300Horry County: 72,600 USDHorry County72,600Oconee County: 71,000 USDOconee County71,000Georgetown County: 69,800 USDGeorgetown County69,800McCormick County: 67,300 USDMcCormick County67,300Laurens County: 67,000 USDLaurens County67,000Florence County: 66,400 USDFlorence County66,400Newberry County: 65,000 USDNewberry County65,000Sumter County: 63,000 USDSumter County63,000Chester County: 61,100 USDChester County61,100Jasper County: 59,800 USDJasper County59,800Clarendon County: 59,700 USDClarendon County59,700Darlington County: 59,500 USDDarlington County59,500Bamberg County: 57,800 USDBamberg County57,800Abbeville County: 57,600 USDAbbeville County57,600Cherokee County: 57,300 USDCherokee County57,300Greenwood County: 57,000 USDGreenwood County57,000Barnwell County: 56,400 USDBarnwell County56,400Chesterfield County: 55,300 USDChesterfield County55,300Union County: 54,200 USDUnion County54,200Allendale County: 54,100 USDAllendale County54,100Lee County: 52,500 USDLee County52,500Williamsburg County: 52,300 USDWilliamsburg County52,300Orangeburg County: 49,600 USDOrangeburg County49,600Hampton County: 49,000 USDHampton County49,000Colleton County: 48,800 USDColleton County48,800Marlboro County: 47,800 USDMarlboro County47,800Marion County: 46,000 USDMarion County46,000Dillon County: 45,700 USDDillon County45,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Berkeley County96,400+17.4%
1Charleston County96,400+17.4%
1Dorchester County96,400+17.4%
4York County96,300+14.4%
5Beaufort County95,600+25.8%
6Kershaw County86,200+45.4%
7Greenville County85,200+10.4%
7Pickens County85,200+10.4%
9Calhoun County82,400+14.3%
9Fairfield County82,400+14.3%
9Lexington County82,400+14.3%
9Richland County82,400+14.3%
9Saluda County82,400+14.3%
14Lancaster County77,300+5.5%
15Spartanburg County74,700+8.6%
16Aiken County74,100+6%
16Edgefield County74,100+6%
18Anderson County73,300+5.3%
19Horry County72,600+18.4%
20Oconee County71,000+9.1%
21Georgetown County69,800+8.2%
22McCormick County67,300+17.9%
23Laurens County67,000+41.1%
24Florence County66,400+8.7%
25Newberry County65,000+18.4%
26Sumter County63,000+16%
27Chester County61,100+7%
28Jasper County59,800+24.6%
29Clarendon County59,700+16.6%
30Darlington County59,500+6.6%
31Bamberg County57,800+16.3%
32Abbeville County57,600+12.5%
33Cherokee County57,300+10%
34Greenwood County57,000+4%
35Barnwell County56,400+8%
36Chesterfield County55,300+9.9%
37Union County54,200+5.9%
38Allendale County54,100+34.2%
39Lee County52,500+20.1%
40Williamsburg County52,300+10.6%
41Orangeburg County49,600+7.1%
42Hampton County49,000+6.8%
43Colleton County48,800+7.3%
44Marlboro County47,800+9.4%
45Marion County46,000+4.3%
46Dillon County45,700+12.3%

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/il22/Section8-FY22.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. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Berkeley County, with $96,400 in 2022, 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 $45,700 in 2022.

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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