Counties in South Carolina by median household income

Beaufort County had the highest median household income of 46 counties in 2022, at $81,260. Marlboro County had the lowest, at $34,275. The median was $54,760 and the figure for South Carolina was $63,623. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81,260Beaufort County
Lowest34,275Marlboro County
Median54,76046 counties
South Carolina63,623History

All counties, 2022

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Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 81,260 USD81,260York CountyYork County: 80,158 USD80,158Charleston CountyCharleston County: 78,795 USD78,795Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 77,874 USD77,874Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 73,686 USD73,686Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 72,186 USD72,186Greenville CountyGreenville County: 71,328 USD71,328Lexington CountyLexington County: 71,280 USD71,280Aiken CountyAiken County: 63,212 USD63,212Anderson CountyAnderson County: 62,347 USD62,347Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 61,955 USD61,955Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 61,343 USD61,343Jasper CountyJasper County: 60,452 USD60,452Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 60,033 USD60,033Horry CountyHorry County: 59,880 USD59,880Richland CountyRichland County: 59,850 USD59,850Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 59,782 USD59,782Pickens CountyPickens County: 57,628 USD57,628Oconee CountyOconee County: 56,710 USD56,710Newberry CountyNewberry County: 56,706 USD56,706Florence CountyFlorence County: 56,088 USD56,088McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 55,569 USD55,569Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 55,550 USD55,550Sumter CountySumter County: 53,970 USD53,970Laurens CountyLaurens County: 52,077 USD52,077Saluda CountySaluda County: 51,041 USD51,041Chester CountyChester County: 50,022 USD50,022Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 49,759 USD49,759Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 48,677 USD48,677Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 47,553 USD47,553Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 47,011 USD47,011Colleton CountyColleton County: 46,795 USD46,795Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 46,326 USD46,326Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 44,521 USD44,521Darlington CountyDarlington County: 44,317 USD44,317Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 43,920 USD43,920Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 42,470 USD42,470Dillon CountyDillon County: 42,454 USD42,454Union CountyUnion County: 42,305 USD42,305Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 41,020 USD41,020Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 40,848 USD40,848Hampton CountyHampton County: 40,157 USD40,157Lee CountyLee County: 39,099 USD39,099Allendale CountyAllendale County: 37,096 USD37,096Marion CountyMarion County: 35,972 USD35,972Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 34,275 USD34,275
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Beaufort County81,260+9.5%
2York County80,158+11%
3Charleston County78,795+11.3%
4Berkeley County77,874+10%
5Dorchester County73,686+8.3%
6Lancaster County72,186+7.1%
7Greenville County71,328+8.9%
8Lexington County71,280+8.6%
9Aiken County63,212+9.8%
10Anderson County62,347+9.8%
11Spartanburg County61,955+7.5%
12Kershaw County61,343+8.7%
13Jasper County60,452+26.4%
14Edgefield County60,033+8.8%
15Horry County59,880+9.5%
16Richland County59,850+6.6%
17Georgetown County59,782+7.3%
18Pickens County57,628+8.3%
19Oconee County56,710+7.3%
20Newberry County56,706+11.3%
21Florence County56,088+8.1%
22McCormick County55,569+4.5%
23Calhoun County55,550+5.8%
24Sumter County53,970+10.1%
25Laurens County52,077+11.4%
26Saluda County51,041+9.9%
27Chester County50,022+7.7%
28Abbeville County49,759+8.9%
29Clarendon County48,677+6.9%
30Greenwood County47,553+6.8%
31Cherokee County47,011+13.7%
32Colleton County46,795+13%
33Chesterfield County46,326+2.8%
34Fairfield County44,521+6.6%
35Darlington County44,317+8.9%
36Bamberg County43,920-1.1%
37Barnwell County42,470+11.1%
38Dillon County42,454+6.7%
39Union County42,305+5.6%
40Orangeburg County41,020+7.8%
41Williamsburg County40,848+1.8%
42Hampton County40,157+4.9%
43Lee County39,099+8%
44Allendale County37,096+16.7%
45Marion County35,972+4.4%
46Marlboro County34,275+6.7%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Beaufort County, with $81,260 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Marlboro County, with $34,275 in 2022.

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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