Counties in South Carolina by median household income

Beaufort County had the highest median household income of 46 counties in 2023, at $84,819. Allendale County had the lowest, at $31,603. The median was $55,754 and the figure for South Carolina was $66,818. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest84,819Beaufort County
Lowest31,603Allendale County
Median55,75446 counties
South Carolina66,818History

All counties, 2023

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Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 84,819 USD84,819Charleston CountyCharleston County: 84,320 USD84,320York CountyYork County: 83,060 USD83,060Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 82,327 USD82,327Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 76,896 USD76,896Lexington CountyLexington County: 75,014 USD75,014Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 74,751 USD74,751Greenville CountyGreenville County: 74,624 USD74,624Aiken CountyAiken County: 67,940 USD67,940Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 67,092 USD67,092Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 66,734 USD66,734Anderson CountyAnderson County: 64,683 USD64,683Horry CountyHorry County: 64,623 USD64,623Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 64,343 USD64,343Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 64,195 USD64,195Jasper CountyJasper County: 63,503 USD63,503Richland CountyRichland County: 61,699 USD61,699Oconee CountyOconee County: 60,193 USD60,193Newberry CountyNewberry County: 59,670 USD59,670Pickens CountyPickens County: 59,411 USD59,411Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 56,690 USD56,690Florence CountyFlorence County: 56,650 USD56,650Sumter CountySumter County: 55,990 USD55,990Laurens CountyLaurens County: 55,517 USD55,517McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 55,344 USD55,344Saluda CountySaluda County: 52,957 USD52,957Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 52,112 USD52,112Chester CountyChester County: 51,216 USD51,216Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 50,635 USD50,635Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 49,047 USD49,047Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 48,887 USD48,887Colleton CountyColleton County: 48,779 USD48,779Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 47,620 USD47,620Darlington CountyDarlington County: 47,419 USD47,419Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 46,972 USD46,972Lee CountyLee County: 44,145 USD44,145Dillon CountyDillon County: 44,038 USD44,038Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 43,471 USD43,471Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 43,214 USD43,214Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 43,206 USD43,206Hampton CountyHampton County: 43,059 USD43,059Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 41,800 USD41,800Union CountyUnion County: 41,200 USD41,200Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 36,293 USD36,293Marion CountyMarion County: 34,501 USD34,501Allendale CountyAllendale County: 31,603 USD31,603
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Beaufort County84,819+4.4%
2Charleston County84,320+7%
3York County83,060+3.6%
4Berkeley County82,327+5.7%
5Dorchester County76,896+4.4%
6Lexington County75,014+5.2%
7Lancaster County74,751+3.6%
8Greenville County74,624+4.6%
9Aiken County67,940+7.5%
10Edgefield County67,092+11.8%
11Georgetown County66,734+11.6%
12Anderson County64,683+3.7%
13Horry County64,623+7.9%
14Kershaw County64,343+4.9%
15Spartanburg County64,195+3.6%
16Jasper County63,503+5%
17Richland County61,699+3.1%
18Oconee County60,193+6.1%
19Newberry County59,670+5.2%
20Pickens County59,411+3.1%
21Calhoun County56,690+2.1%
22Florence County56,650+1%
23Sumter County55,990+3.7%
24Laurens County55,517+6.6%
25McCormick County55,344-0.4%
26Saluda County52,957+3.8%
27Abbeville County52,112+4.7%
28Chester County51,216+2.4%
29Greenwood County50,635+6.5%
30Cherokee County49,047+4.3%
31Clarendon County48,887+0.4%
32Colleton County48,779+4.2%
33Chesterfield County47,620+2.8%
34Darlington County47,419+7%
35Fairfield County46,972+5.5%
36Lee County44,145+12.9%
37Dillon County44,038+3.7%
38Williamsburg County43,471+6.4%
39Orangeburg County43,214+5.3%
40Bamberg County43,206-1.6%
41Hampton County43,059+7.2%
42Barnwell County41,800-1.6%
43Union County41,200-2.6%
44Marlboro County36,293+5.9%
45Marion County34,501-4.1%
46Allendale County31,603-14.8%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Beaufort County, with $84,819 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Allendale County, with $31,603 in 2023.

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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