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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 2023, at $111,300. Marion County had the lowest, at $50,200. The median was $74,450. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest111,300Beaufort County
Lowest50,200Marion County
Median74,45046 counties

All counties, 2023

Beaufort County: 111,300 USDBeaufort County111,300York County: 102,800 USDYork County102,800Berkeley County: 101,300 USDBerkeley County101,300Charleston County: 101,300 USDCharleston County101,300Dorchester County: 101,300 USDDorchester County101,300Lancaster County: 99,000 USDLancaster County99,000Greenville County: 89,000 USDGreenville County89,000Pickens County: 89,000 USDPickens County89,000Calhoun County: 83,900 USDCalhoun County83,900Fairfield County: 83,900 USDFairfield County83,900Lexington County: 83,900 USDLexington County83,900Richland County: 83,900 USDRichland County83,900Saluda County: 83,900 USDSaluda County83,900Laurens County: 82,300 USDLaurens County82,300Spartanburg County: 80,200 USDSpartanburg County80,200Greenwood County: 78,800 USDGreenwood County78,800Florence County: 78,500 USDFlorence County78,500Aiken County: 78,000 USDAiken County78,000Edgefield County: 78,000 USDEdgefield County78,000McCormick County: 76,500 USDMcCormick County76,500Georgetown County: 75,500 USDGeorgetown County75,500Kershaw County: 75,500 USDKershaw County75,500Anderson County: 75,200 USDAnderson County75,200Horry County: 73,700 USDHorry County73,700Newberry County: 71,500 USDNewberry County71,500Oconee County: 68,800 USDOconee County68,800Sumter County: 68,700 USDSumter County68,700Clarendon County: 68,000 USDClarendon County68,000Abbeville County: 66,100 USDAbbeville County66,100Cherokee County: 65,100 USDCherokee County65,100Jasper County: 64,400 USDJasper County64,400Bamberg County: 62,400 USDBamberg County62,400Darlington County: 61,300 USDDarlington County61,300Chester County: 61,200 USDChester County61,200Chesterfield County: 60,900 USDChesterfield County60,900Barnwell County: 60,800 USDBarnwell County60,800Union County: 60,200 USDUnion County60,200Williamsburg County: 59,600 USDWilliamsburg County59,600Lee County: 56,500 USDLee County56,500Colleton County: 55,600 USDColleton County55,600Dillon County: 55,000 USDDillon County55,000Hampton County: 53,900 USDHampton County53,900Allendale County: 53,200 USDAllendale County53,200Orangeburg County: 52,200 USDOrangeburg County52,200Marlboro County: 51,600 USDMarlboro County51,600Marion County: 50,200 USDMarion County50,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Beaufort County111,300+16.4%
2York County102,800+6.7%
3Berkeley County101,300+5.1%
3Charleston County101,300+5.1%
3Dorchester County101,300+5.1%
6Lancaster County99,000+28.1%
7Greenville County89,000+4.5%
7Pickens County89,000+4.5%
9Calhoun County83,900+1.8%
9Fairfield County83,900+1.8%
9Lexington County83,900+1.8%
9Richland County83,900+1.8%
9Saluda County83,900+1.8%
14Laurens County82,300+22.8%
15Spartanburg County80,200+7.4%
16Greenwood County78,800+38.2%
17Florence County78,500+18.2%
18Aiken County78,000+5.3%
18Edgefield County78,000+5.3%
20McCormick County76,500+13.7%
21Georgetown County75,500+8.2%
21Kershaw County75,500-12.4%
23Anderson County75,200+2.6%
24Horry County73,700+1.5%
25Newberry County71,500+10%
26Oconee County68,800-3.1%
27Sumter County68,700+9%
28Clarendon County68,000+13.9%
29Abbeville County66,100+14.8%
30Cherokee County65,100+13.6%
31Jasper County64,400+7.7%
32Bamberg County62,400+8%
33Darlington County61,300+3%
34Chester County61,200+0.2%
35Chesterfield County60,900+10.1%
36Barnwell County60,800+7.8%
37Union County60,200+11.1%
38Williamsburg County59,600+14%
39Lee County56,500+7.6%
40Colleton County55,600+13.9%
41Dillon County55,000+20.4%
42Hampton County53,900+10%
43Allendale County53,200-1.7%
44Orangeburg County52,200+5.2%
45Marlboro County51,600+7.9%
46Marion County50,200+9.1%

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/il23/Section8-FY23.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. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Beaufort County, with $111,300 in 2023, 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)?

Marion County, with $50,200 in 2023.

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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