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 2023, at $54,769. Marlboro County had the lowest, at $22,016. The median was $31,957 and the figure for South Carolina was $37,993. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54,769Charleston County
Lowest22,016Marlboro County
Median31,95746 counties
South Carolina37,993History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 30,650 USDAiken County: 36,627 USDAllendale County: 23,057 USDAnderson County: 34,923 USDBamberg County: 22,182 USDBarnwell County: 26,141 USDBeaufort County: 51,657 USDBerkeley County: 39,727 USDCalhoun County: 32,567 USDCharleston County: 54,769 USDCherokee County: 27,175 USDChester County: 27,656 USDChesterfield County: 28,363 USDClarendon County: 28,289 USDColleton County: 27,859 USDDarlington County: 30,281 USDDillon County: 23,016 USDDorchester County: 37,279 USDEdgefield County: 32,802 USDFairfield County: 32,111 USDFlorence County: 31,803 USDGeorgetown County: 43,928 USDGreenville County: 42,299 USDGreenwood County: 31,018 USDHampton County: 25,082 USDHorry County: 36,572 USDJasper County: 32,505 USDKershaw County: 34,250 USDLancaster County: 41,492 USDLaurens County: 28,728 USDLee County: 24,133 USDLexington County: 38,807 USDMcCormick County: 33,437 USDMarion County: 22,676 USDMarlboro County: 22,016 USDNewberry County: 33,073 USDOconee County: 37,575 USDOrangeburg County: 25,682 USDPickens County: 33,075 USDRichland County: 37,190 USDSaluda County: 29,590 USDSpartanburg County: 33,427 USDSumter County: 29,372 USDUnion County: 26,723 USDWilliamsburg County: 24,533 USDYork County: 43,442 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Charleston County: 54,769 USDCharleston County54,769Beaufort County: 51,657 USDBeaufort County51,657Georgetown County: 43,928 USDGeorgetown County43,928York County: 43,442 USDYork County43,442Greenville County: 42,299 USDGreenville County42,299Lancaster County: 41,492 USDLancaster County41,492Berkeley County: 39,727 USDBerkeley County39,727Lexington County: 38,807 USDLexington County38,807Oconee County: 37,575 USDOconee County37,575Dorchester County: 37,279 USDDorchester County37,279Richland County: 37,190 USDRichland County37,190Aiken County: 36,627 USDAiken County36,627Horry County: 36,572 USDHorry County36,572Anderson County: 34,923 USDAnderson County34,923Kershaw County: 34,250 USDKershaw County34,250McCormick County: 33,437 USDMcCormick County33,437Spartanburg County: 33,427 USDSpartanburg County33,427Pickens County: 33,075 USDPickens County33,075Newberry County: 33,073 USDNewberry County33,073Edgefield County: 32,802 USDEdgefield County32,802Calhoun County: 32,567 USDCalhoun County32,567Jasper County: 32,505 USDJasper County32,505Fairfield County: 32,111 USDFairfield County32,111Florence County: 31,803 USDFlorence County31,803Greenwood County: 31,018 USDGreenwood County31,018Abbeville County: 30,650 USDAbbeville County30,650Darlington County: 30,281 USDDarlington County30,281Saluda County: 29,590 USDSaluda County29,590Sumter County: 29,372 USDSumter County29,372Laurens County: 28,728 USDLaurens County28,728Chesterfield County: 28,363 USDChesterfield County28,363Clarendon County: 28,289 USDClarendon County28,289Colleton County: 27,859 USDColleton County27,859Chester County: 27,656 USDChester County27,656Cherokee County: 27,175 USDCherokee County27,175Union County: 26,723 USDUnion County26,723Barnwell County: 26,141 USDBarnwell County26,141Orangeburg County: 25,682 USDOrangeburg County25,682Hampton County: 25,082 USDHampton County25,082Williamsburg County: 24,533 USDWilliamsburg County24,533Lee County: 24,133 USDLee County24,133Allendale County: 23,057 USDAllendale County23,057Dillon County: 23,016 USDDillon County23,016Marion County: 22,676 USDMarion County22,676Bamberg County: 22,182 USDBamberg County22,182Marlboro County: 22,016 USDMarlboro County22,016Charleston County: 54,769 USDCharleston County54,769Beaufort County: 51,657 USDBeaufort County51,657Georgetown County: 43,928 USDGeorgetown County43,928York County: 43,442 USDYork County43,442Greenville County: 42,299 USDGreenville County42,299Lancaster County: 41,492 USDLancaster County41,492Berkeley County: 39,727 USDBerkeley County39,727Lexington County: 38,807 USDLexington County38,807Oconee County: 37,575 USDOconee County37,575Dorchester County: 37,279 USDDorchester County37,279Richland County: 37,190 USDRichland County37,190Aiken County: 36,627 USDAiken County36,627Horry County: 36,572 USDHorry County36,572Anderson County: 34,923 USDAnderson County34,923Kershaw County: 34,250 USDKershaw County34,250McCormick County: 33,437 USDMcCormick County33,437Spartanburg County: 33,427 USDSpartanburg County33,427Pickens County: 33,075 USDPickens County33,075Newberry County: 33,073 USDNewberry County33,073Edgefield County: 32,802 USDEdgefield County32,802Calhoun County: 32,567 USDCalhoun County32,567Jasper County: 32,505 USDJasper County32,505Fairfield County: 32,111 USDFairfield County32,111Florence County: 31,803 USDFlorence County31,803Greenwood County: 31,018 USDGreenwood County31,018Abbeville County: 30,650 USDAbbeville County30,650Darlington County: 30,281 USDDarlington County30,281Saluda County: 29,590 USDSaluda County29,590Sumter County: 29,372 USDSumter County29,372Laurens County: 28,728 USDLaurens County28,728Chesterfield County: 28,363 USDChesterfield County28,363Clarendon County: 28,289 USDClarendon County28,289Colleton County: 27,859 USDColleton County27,859Chester County: 27,656 USDChester County27,656Cherokee County: 27,175 USDCherokee County27,175Union County: 26,723 USDUnion County26,723Barnwell County: 26,141 USDBarnwell County26,141Orangeburg County: 25,682 USDOrangeburg County25,682Hampton County: 25,082 USDHampton County25,082Williamsburg County: 24,533 USDWilliamsburg County24,533Lee County: 24,133 USDLee County24,133Allendale County: 23,057 USDAllendale County23,057Dillon County: 23,016 USDDillon County23,016Marion County: 22,676 USDMarion County22,676Bamberg County: 22,182 USDBamberg County22,182Marlboro County: 22,016 USDMarlboro County22,016
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

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Charleston County54,769+6.4%
2Beaufort County51,657+7.3%
3Georgetown County43,928+11.5%
4York County43,442+4.7%
5Greenville County42,299+4.6%
6Lancaster County41,492+5.9%
7Berkeley County39,727+5.8%
8Lexington County38,807+4.3%
9Oconee County37,575+6.4%
10Dorchester County37,279+2%
11Richland County37,190+4.1%
12Aiken County36,627+5.3%
13Horry County36,572+7.1%
14Anderson County34,923+3.6%
15Kershaw County34,250+13%
16McCormick County33,437+4.4%
17Spartanburg County33,427+4.3%
18Pickens County33,075+3.2%
19Newberry County33,073+2.5%
20Edgefield County32,802+5%
21Calhoun County32,567+5.4%
22Jasper County32,505+4.1%
23Fairfield County32,111+9.7%
24Florence County31,803+3.5%
25Greenwood County31,018+2.6%
26Abbeville County30,650-2.5%
27Darlington County30,281+5.1%
28Saluda County29,590+6%
29Sumter County29,372+3.7%
30Laurens County28,728+5.5%
31Chesterfield County28,363+7.3%
32Clarendon County28,289+7.6%
33Colleton County27,859+6.1%
34Chester County27,656+5%
35Cherokee County27,175+1.8%
36Union County26,723+2.3%
37Barnwell County26,141+2%
38Orangeburg County25,682+8.7%
39Hampton County25,082+10.4%
40Williamsburg County24,533+6.9%
41Lee County24,133+14.6%
42Allendale County23,057+17.3%
43Dillon County23,016+5.9%
44Marion County22,676+3.3%
45Bamberg County22,182+0.9%
46Marlboro County22,016+6.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Charleston County, with $54,769 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Marlboro County, with $22,016 in 2023.

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