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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 2024, at $106,400. Marion County had the lowest, at $49,100. The median was $73,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest106,400Beaufort County
Lowest49,100Marion County
Median73,30046 counties

All counties, 2024

Beaufort County: 106,400 USDBeaufort County106,400York County: 106,000 USDYork County106,000Berkeley County: 105,100 USDBerkeley County105,100Charleston County: 105,100 USDCharleston County105,100Dorchester County: 105,100 USDDorchester County105,100Greenville County: 88,600 USDGreenville County88,600Pickens County: 88,600 USDPickens County88,600Calhoun County: 86,900 USDCalhoun County86,900Fairfield County: 86,900 USDFairfield County86,900Lexington County: 86,900 USDLexington County86,900Richland County: 86,900 USDRichland County86,900Saluda County: 86,900 USDSaluda County86,900Aiken County: 86,800 USDAiken County86,800Edgefield County: 86,800 USDEdgefield County86,800Lancaster County: 85,400 USDLancaster County85,400Kershaw County: 81,800 USDKershaw County81,800McCormick County: 81,100 USDMcCormick County81,100Anderson County: 79,900 USDAnderson County79,900Horry County: 79,700 USDHorry County79,700Florence County: 78,100 USDFlorence County78,100Georgetown County: 75,900 USDGeorgetown County75,900Newberry County: 74,200 USDNewberry County74,200Oconee County: 74,100 USDOconee County74,100Spartanburg County: 72,500 USDSpartanburg County72,500Jasper County: 71,800 USDJasper County71,800Clarendon County: 70,800 USDClarendon County70,800Abbeville County: 70,700 USDAbbeville County70,700Sumter County: 70,500 USDSumter County70,500Laurens County: 70,400 USDLaurens County70,400Cherokee County: 68,200 USDCherokee County68,200Barnwell County: 67,500 USDBarnwell County67,500Chester County: 63,600 USDChester County63,600Darlington County: 63,600 USDDarlington County63,600Chesterfield County: 63,200 USDChesterfield County63,200Bamberg County: 63,000 USDBamberg County63,000Colleton County: 62,200 USDColleton County62,200Union County: 61,900 USDUnion County61,900Greenwood County: 60,100 USDGreenwood County60,100Williamsburg County: 59,200 USDWilliamsburg County59,200Orangeburg County: 58,500 USDOrangeburg County58,500Allendale County: 55,500 USDAllendale County55,500Hampton County: 55,300 USDHampton County55,300Lee County: 54,000 USDLee County54,000Dillon County: 51,300 USDDillon County51,300Marlboro County: 50,100 USDMarlboro County50,100Marion County: 49,100 USDMarion County49,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Beaufort County106,400-4.4%
2York County106,000+3.1%
3Berkeley County105,100+3.8%
3Charleston County105,100+3.8%
3Dorchester County105,100+3.8%
6Greenville County88,600-0.4%
6Pickens County88,600-0.4%
8Calhoun County86,900+3.6%
8Fairfield County86,900+3.6%
8Lexington County86,900+3.6%
8Richland County86,900+3.6%
8Saluda County86,900+3.6%
13Aiken County86,800+11.3%
13Edgefield County86,800+11.3%
15Lancaster County85,400-13.7%
16Kershaw County81,800+8.3%
17McCormick County81,100+6%
18Anderson County79,900+6.3%
19Horry County79,700+8.1%
20Florence County78,100-0.5%
21Georgetown County75,900+0.5%
22Newberry County74,200+3.8%
23Oconee County74,100+7.7%
24Spartanburg County72,500-9.6%
25Jasper County71,800+11.5%
26Clarendon County70,800+4.1%
27Abbeville County70,700+7%
28Sumter County70,500+2.6%
29Laurens County70,400-14.5%
30Cherokee County68,200+4.8%
31Barnwell County67,500+11%
32Chester County63,600+3.9%
32Darlington County63,600+3.8%
34Chesterfield County63,200+3.8%
35Bamberg County63,000+1%
36Colleton County62,200+11.9%
37Union County61,900+2.8%
38Greenwood County60,100-23.7%
39Williamsburg County59,200-0.7%
40Orangeburg County58,500+12.1%
41Allendale County55,500+4.3%
42Hampton County55,300+2.6%
43Lee County54,000-4.4%
44Dillon County51,300-6.7%
45Marlboro County50,100-2.9%
46Marion County49,100-2.2%

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/il24/Section8-FY24.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. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Beaufort County, with $106,400 in 2024, 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 $49,100 in 2024.

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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