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Counties in South Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Charleston County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 46 counties in 2021, at $46,066. Allendale County had the lowest, at $17,316. The median was $27,604 and the figure for South Carolina was $32,823. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46,066Charleston County
Lowest17,316Allendale County
Median27,60446 counties
South Carolina32,823History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 27,269 USDAiken County: 31,770 USDAllendale County: 17,316 USDAnderson County: 30,616 USDBamberg County: 19,153 USDBarnwell County: 22,463 USDBeaufort County: 43,463 USDBerkeley County: 34,141 USDCalhoun County: 28,915 USDCharleston County: 46,066 USDCherokee County: 23,828 USDChester County: 24,399 USDChesterfield County: 24,300 USDClarendon County: 24,906 USDColleton County: 23,831 USDDarlington County: 26,264 USDDillon County: 20,096 USDDorchester County: 32,508 USDEdgefield County: 28,559 USDFairfield County: 27,478 USDFlorence County: 28,360 USDGeorgetown County: 36,867 USDGreenville County: 37,169 USDGreenwood County: 28,402 USDHampton County: 20,253 USDHorry County: 30,658 USDJasper County: 27,278 USDKershaw County: 27,730 USDLancaster County: 35,974 USDLaurens County: 24,317 USDLee County: 21,127 USDLexington County: 33,993 USDMcCormick County: 29,047 USDMarion County: 19,690 USDMarlboro County: 17,528 USDNewberry County: 28,591 USDOconee County: 32,986 USDOrangeburg County: 22,282 USDPickens County: 29,218 USDRichland County: 32,952 USDSaluda County: 24,656 USDSpartanburg County: 29,520 USDSumter County: 25,754 USDUnion County: 23,885 USDWilliamsburg County: 21,435 USDYork County: 37,804 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Charleston County: 46,066 USDCharleston County46,066Beaufort County: 43,463 USDBeaufort County43,463York County: 37,804 USDYork County37,804Greenville County: 37,169 USDGreenville County37,169Georgetown County: 36,867 USDGeorgetown County36,867Lancaster County: 35,974 USDLancaster County35,974Berkeley County: 34,141 USDBerkeley County34,141Lexington County: 33,993 USDLexington County33,993Oconee County: 32,986 USDOconee County32,986Richland County: 32,952 USDRichland County32,952Dorchester County: 32,508 USDDorchester County32,508Aiken County: 31,770 USDAiken County31,770Horry County: 30,658 USDHorry County30,658Anderson County: 30,616 USDAnderson County30,616Spartanburg County: 29,520 USDSpartanburg County29,520Pickens County: 29,218 USDPickens County29,218McCormick County: 29,047 USDMcCormick County29,047Calhoun County: 28,915 USDCalhoun County28,915Newberry County: 28,591 USDNewberry County28,591Edgefield County: 28,559 USDEdgefield County28,559Greenwood County: 28,402 USDGreenwood County28,402Florence County: 28,360 USDFlorence County28,360Kershaw County: 27,730 USDKershaw County27,730Fairfield County: 27,478 USDFairfield County27,478Jasper County: 27,278 USDJasper County27,278Abbeville County: 27,269 USDAbbeville County27,269Darlington County: 26,264 USDDarlington County26,264Sumter County: 25,754 USDSumter County25,754Clarendon County: 24,906 USDClarendon County24,906Saluda County: 24,656 USDSaluda County24,656Chester County: 24,399 USDChester County24,399Laurens County: 24,317 USDLaurens County24,317Chesterfield County: 24,300 USDChesterfield County24,300Union County: 23,885 USDUnion County23,885Colleton County: 23,831 USDColleton County23,831Cherokee County: 23,828 USDCherokee County23,828Barnwell County: 22,463 USDBarnwell County22,463Orangeburg County: 22,282 USDOrangeburg County22,282Williamsburg County: 21,435 USDWilliamsburg County21,435Lee County: 21,127 USDLee County21,127Hampton County: 20,253 USDHampton County20,253Dillon County: 20,096 USDDillon County20,096Marion County: 19,690 USDMarion County19,690Bamberg County: 19,153 USDBamberg County19,153Marlboro County: 17,528 USDMarlboro County17,528Allendale County: 17,316 USDAllendale County17,316Charleston County: 46,066 USDCharleston County46,066Beaufort County: 43,463 USDBeaufort County43,463York County: 37,804 USDYork County37,804Greenville County: 37,169 USDGreenville County37,169Georgetown County: 36,867 USDGeorgetown County36,867Lancaster County: 35,974 USDLancaster County35,974Berkeley County: 34,141 USDBerkeley County34,141Lexington County: 33,993 USDLexington County33,993Oconee County: 32,986 USDOconee County32,986Richland County: 32,952 USDRichland County32,952Dorchester County: 32,508 USDDorchester County32,508Aiken County: 31,770 USDAiken County31,770Horry County: 30,658 USDHorry County30,658Anderson County: 30,616 USDAnderson County30,616Spartanburg County: 29,520 USDSpartanburg County29,520Pickens County: 29,218 USDPickens County29,218McCormick County: 29,047 USDMcCormick County29,047Calhoun County: 28,915 USDCalhoun County28,915Newberry County: 28,591 USDNewberry County28,591Edgefield County: 28,559 USDEdgefield County28,559Greenwood County: 28,402 USDGreenwood County28,402Florence County: 28,360 USDFlorence County28,360Kershaw County: 27,730 USDKershaw County27,730Fairfield County: 27,478 USDFairfield County27,478Jasper County: 27,278 USDJasper County27,278Abbeville County: 27,269 USDAbbeville County27,269Darlington County: 26,264 USDDarlington County26,264Sumter County: 25,754 USDSumter County25,754Clarendon County: 24,906 USDClarendon County24,906Saluda County: 24,656 USDSaluda County24,656Chester County: 24,399 USDChester County24,399Laurens County: 24,317 USDLaurens County24,317Chesterfield County: 24,300 USDChesterfield County24,300Union County: 23,885 USDUnion County23,885Colleton County: 23,831 USDColleton County23,831Cherokee County: 23,828 USDCherokee County23,828Barnwell County: 22,463 USDBarnwell County22,463Orangeburg County: 22,282 USDOrangeburg County22,282Williamsburg County: 21,435 USDWilliamsburg County21,435Lee County: 21,127 USDLee County21,127Hampton County: 20,253 USDHampton County20,253Dillon County: 20,096 USDDillon County20,096Marion County: 19,690 USDMarion County19,690Bamberg County: 19,153 USDBamberg County19,153Marlboro County: 17,528 USDMarlboro County17,528Allendale County: 17,316 USDAllendale County17,316
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Charleston County46,066
2Beaufort County43,463
3York County37,804
4Greenville County37,169
5Georgetown County36,867
6Lancaster County35,974
7Berkeley County34,141
8Lexington County33,993
9Oconee County32,986
10Richland County32,952
11Dorchester County32,508
12Aiken County31,770
13Horry County30,658
14Anderson County30,616
15Spartanburg County29,520
16Pickens County29,218
17McCormick County29,047
18Calhoun County28,915
19Newberry County28,591
20Edgefield County28,559
21Greenwood County28,402
22Florence County28,360
23Kershaw County27,730
24Fairfield County27,478
25Jasper County27,278
26Abbeville County27,269
27Darlington County26,264
28Sumter County25,754
29Clarendon County24,906
30Saluda County24,656
31Chester County24,399
32Laurens County24,317
33Chesterfield County24,300
34Union County23,885
35Colleton County23,831
36Cherokee County23,828
37Barnwell County22,463
38Orangeburg County22,282
39Williamsburg County21,435
40Lee County21,127
41Hampton County20,253
42Dillon County20,096
43Marion County19,690
44Bamberg County19,153
45Marlboro County17,528
46Allendale County17,316

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in South Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in South Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Counties in South Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in South Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year: Counties in South Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Charleston County, with $46,066 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Allendale County, with $17,316 in 2021.

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