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Counties in South Carolina by median household income

Beaufort County had the highest median household income of 46 counties in 2021, at $74,199. Allendale County had the lowest, at $31,800. The median was $48,426 and the figure for South Carolina was $58,234. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74,199Beaufort County
Lowest31,800Allendale County
Median48,42646 counties
South Carolina58,234History

All counties, 2021

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Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 74,199 USD74,199York CountyYork County: 72,234 USD72,234Charleston CountyCharleston County: 70,807 USD70,807Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 70,786 USD70,786Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 68,046 USD68,046Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 67,407 USD67,407Lexington CountyLexington County: 65,623 USD65,623Greenville CountyGreenville County: 65,513 USD65,513Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 57,627 USD57,627Aiken CountyAiken County: 57,572 USD57,572Anderson CountyAnderson County: 56,796 USD56,796Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 56,449 USD56,449Richland CountyRichland County: 56,137 USD56,137Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 55,719 USD55,719Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 55,183 USD55,183Horry CountyHorry County: 54,688 USD54,688McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 53,193 USD53,193Pickens CountyPickens County: 53,188 USD53,188Oconee CountyOconee County: 52,842 USD52,842Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 52,491 USD52,491Florence CountyFlorence County: 51,902 USD51,902Newberry CountyNewberry County: 50,950 USD50,950Sumter CountySumter County: 49,040 USD49,040Jasper CountyJasper County: 47,811 USD47,811Laurens CountyLaurens County: 46,754 USD46,754Saluda CountySaluda County: 46,451 USD46,451Chester CountyChester County: 46,441 USD46,441Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 45,710 USD45,710Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 45,542 USD45,542Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 45,046 USD45,046Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 44,513 USD44,513Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 44,408 USD44,408Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 41,755 USD41,755Colleton CountyColleton County: 41,419 USD41,419Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 41,330 USD41,330Darlington CountyDarlington County: 40,704 USD40,704Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 40,124 USD40,124Union CountyUnion County: 40,048 USD40,048Dillon CountyDillon County: 39,780 USD39,780Hampton CountyHampton County: 38,298 USD38,298Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 38,237 USD38,237Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 38,052 USD38,052Lee CountyLee County: 36,195 USD36,195Marion CountyMarion County: 34,465 USD34,465Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 32,136 USD32,136Allendale CountyAllendale County: 31,800 USD31,800
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Beaufort County74,199
2York County72,234
3Charleston County70,807
4Berkeley County70,786
5Dorchester County68,046
6Lancaster County67,407
7Lexington County65,623
8Greenville County65,513
9Spartanburg County57,627
10Aiken County57,572
11Anderson County56,796
12Kershaw County56,449
13Richland County56,137
14Georgetown County55,719
15Edgefield County55,183
16Horry County54,688
17McCormick County53,193
18Pickens County53,188
19Oconee County52,842
20Calhoun County52,491
21Florence County51,902
22Newberry County50,950
23Sumter County49,040
24Jasper County47,811
25Laurens County46,754
26Saluda County46,451
27Chester County46,441
28Abbeville County45,710
29Clarendon County45,542
30Chesterfield County45,046
31Greenwood County44,513
32Bamberg County44,408
33Fairfield County41,755
34Colleton County41,419
35Cherokee County41,330
36Darlington County40,704
37Williamsburg County40,124
38Union County40,048
39Dillon County39,780
40Hampton County38,298
41Barnwell County38,237
42Orangeburg County38,052
43Lee County36,195
44Marion County34,465
45Marlboro County32,136
46Allendale County31,800

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Beaufort County, with $74,199 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Allendale County, with $31,800 in 2021.

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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