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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 2025, at $112,500. Marion County had the lowest, at $51,100. The median was $80,850. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest112,500Beaufort County
Lowest51,100Marion County
Median80,85046 counties

All counties, 2025

Beaufort County: 112,500 USDBeaufort County112,500York County: 112,200 USDYork County112,200Berkeley County: 110,900 USDBerkeley County110,900Charleston County: 110,900 USDCharleston County110,900Dorchester County: 110,900 USDDorchester County110,900Greenville County: 97,300 USDGreenville County97,300Pickens County: 97,300 USDPickens County97,300Lancaster County: 93,700 USDLancaster County93,700Calhoun County: 92,700 USDCalhoun County92,700Fairfield County: 92,700 USDFairfield County92,700Lexington County: 92,700 USDLexington County92,700Richland County: 92,700 USDRichland County92,700Saluda County: 92,700 USDSaluda County92,700Georgetown County: 89,400 USDGeorgetown County89,400Aiken County: 88,300 USDAiken County88,300Edgefield County: 88,300 USDEdgefield County88,300Horry County: 87,200 USDHorry County87,200Anderson County: 87,100 USDAnderson County87,100Oconee County: 86,600 USDOconee County86,600McCormick County: 85,800 USDMcCormick County85,800Kershaw County: 84,400 USDKershaw County84,400Spartanburg County: 82,400 USDSpartanburg County82,400Greenwood County: 81,900 USDGreenwood County81,900Newberry County: 79,800 USDNewberry County79,800Jasper County: 78,600 USDJasper County78,600Florence County: 77,000 USDFlorence County77,000Laurens County: 74,400 USDLaurens County74,400Abbeville County: 72,400 USDAbbeville County72,400Cherokee County: 72,200 USDCherokee County72,200Clarendon County: 71,200 USDClarendon County71,200Sumter County: 70,200 USDSumter County70,200Darlington County: 67,800 USDDarlington County67,800Bamberg County: 66,500 USDBamberg County66,500Chester County: 66,300 USDChester County66,300Colleton County: 66,200 USDColleton County66,200Lee County: 65,400 USDLee County65,400Chesterfield County: 64,400 USDChesterfield County64,400Union County: 63,200 USDUnion County63,200Orangeburg County: 62,600 USDOrangeburg County62,600Barnwell County: 61,300 USDBarnwell County61,300Williamsburg County: 60,900 USDWilliamsburg County60,900Hampton County: 60,400 USDHampton County60,400Allendale County: 56,500 USDAllendale County56,500Marlboro County: 54,900 USDMarlboro County54,900Dillon County: 52,500 USDDillon County52,500Marion County: 51,100 USDMarion County51,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Beaufort County112,500+5.7%
2York County112,200+5.8%
3Berkeley County110,900+5.5%
3Charleston County110,900+5.5%
3Dorchester County110,900+5.5%
6Greenville County97,300+9.8%
6Pickens County97,300+9.8%
8Lancaster County93,700+9.7%
9Calhoun County92,700+6.7%
9Fairfield County92,700+6.7%
9Lexington County92,700+6.7%
9Richland County92,700+6.7%
9Saluda County92,700+6.7%
14Georgetown County89,400+17.8%
15Aiken County88,300+1.7%
15Edgefield County88,300+1.7%
17Horry County87,200+9.4%
18Anderson County87,100+9%
19Oconee County86,600+16.9%
20McCormick County85,800+5.8%
21Kershaw County84,400+3.2%
22Spartanburg County82,400+13.7%
23Greenwood County81,900+36.3%
24Newberry County79,800+7.5%
25Jasper County78,600+9.5%
26Florence County77,000-1.4%
27Laurens County74,400+5.7%
28Abbeville County72,400+2.4%
29Cherokee County72,200+5.9%
30Clarendon County71,200+0.6%
31Sumter County70,200-0.4%
32Darlington County67,800+6.6%
33Bamberg County66,500+5.6%
34Chester County66,300+4.2%
35Colleton County66,200+6.4%
36Lee County65,400+21.1%
37Chesterfield County64,400+1.9%
38Union County63,200+2.1%
39Orangeburg County62,600+7%
40Barnwell County61,300-9.2%
41Williamsburg County60,900+2.9%
42Hampton County60,400+9.2%
43Allendale County56,500+1.8%
44Marlboro County54,900+9.6%
45Dillon County52,500+2.3%
46Marion County51,100+4.1%

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/il25/Section8-FY25.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. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2025.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Beaufort County, with $112,500 in 2025, 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 $51,100 in 2025.

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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