Counties in South Carolina by median household income, 2024

York County had the highest median household income of 46 counties in 2024, at $89,095. Allendale County had the lowest, at $32,328. The median was $57,158 and the figure for South Carolina was $69,324. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest89,095York County
Lowest32,328Allendale County
Median57,15846 counties
South Carolina69,324History

All counties, 2024

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York CountyYork County: 89,095 USD89,095Charleston CountyCharleston County: 88,494 USD88,494Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 86,573 USD86,573Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 84,358 USD84,358Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 78,869 USD78,869Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 78,198 USD78,198Lexington CountyLexington County: 77,408 USD77,408Greenville CountyGreenville County: 76,932 USD76,932Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 73,029 USD73,029Aiken CountyAiken County: 70,609 USD70,609Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 68,713 USD68,713Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 68,231 USD68,231Horry CountyHorry County: 66,880 USD66,880Anderson CountyAnderson County: 66,651 USD66,651Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 66,234 USD66,234Jasper CountyJasper County: 65,613 USD65,613Richland CountyRichland County: 63,784 USD63,784Oconee CountyOconee County: 62,388 USD62,388Newberry CountyNewberry County: 61,780 USD61,780Pickens CountyPickens County: 61,064 USD61,064Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 58,682 USD58,682Florence CountyFlorence County: 58,305 USD58,305Laurens CountyLaurens County: 57,623 USD57,623Sumter CountySumter County: 56,693 USD56,693McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 55,798 USD55,798Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 52,935 USD52,935Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 52,830 USD52,830Chester CountyChester County: 52,458 USD52,458Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 52,401 USD52,401Colleton CountyColleton County: 51,114 USD51,114Saluda CountySaluda County: 51,009 USD51,009Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 50,288 USD50,288Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 49,235 USD49,235Darlington CountyDarlington County: 48,581 USD48,581Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 47,885 USD47,885Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 46,626 USD46,626Dillon CountyDillon County: 46,605 USD46,605Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 46,213 USD46,213Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 45,675 USD45,675Lee CountyLee County: 44,760 USD44,760Hampton CountyHampton County: 44,711 USD44,711Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 44,370 USD44,370Union CountyUnion County: 41,621 USD41,621Marion CountyMarion County: 36,301 USD36,301Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 34,301 USD34,301Allendale CountyAllendale County: 32,328 USD32,328
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1York County89,095+7.3%
2Charleston County88,494+5%
3Beaufort County86,573+2.1%
4Berkeley County84,358+2.5%
5Lancaster County78,869+5.5%
6Dorchester County78,198+1.7%
7Lexington County77,408+3.2%
8Greenville County76,932+3.1%
9Edgefield County73,029+8.8%
10Aiken County70,609+3.9%
11Georgetown County68,713+3%
12Kershaw County68,231+6%
13Horry County66,880+3.5%
14Anderson County66,651+3%
15Spartanburg County66,234+3.2%
16Jasper County65,613+3.3%
17Richland County63,784+3.4%
18Oconee County62,388+3.6%
19Newberry County61,780+3.5%
20Pickens County61,064+2.8%
21Calhoun County58,682+3.5%
22Florence County58,305+2.9%
23Laurens County57,623+3.8%
24Sumter County56,693+1.3%
25McCormick County55,798+0.8%
26Abbeville County52,935+1.6%
27Greenwood County52,830+4.3%
28Chester County52,458+2.4%
29Clarendon County52,401+7.2%
30Colleton County51,114+4.8%
31Saluda County51,009-3.7%
32Cherokee County50,288+2.5%
33Chesterfield County49,235+3.4%
34Darlington County48,581+2.5%
35Fairfield County47,885+1.9%
36Barnwell County46,626+11.5%
37Dillon County46,605+5.8%
38Williamsburg County46,213+6.3%
39Orangeburg County45,675+5.7%
40Lee County44,760+1.4%
41Hampton County44,711+3.8%
42Bamberg County44,370+2.7%
43Union County41,621+1%
44Marion County36,301+5.2%
45Marlboro County34,301-5.5%
46Allendale County32,328+2.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

York County, with $89,095 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Allendale County, with $32,328 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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