Counties in South Carolina by per capita personal income

Charleston County had the highest per capita personal income of 46 counties in 2013, at $47,886. Dillon County had the lowest, at $24,626. The median was $31,776 and the figure for South Carolina was $35,948. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest47,886Charleston County
Lowest24,626Dillon County
Median31,77646 counties
South Carolina35,948History

Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 28,077 USDAiken County: 35,736 USDAllendale County: 26,128 USDAnderson County: 33,096 USDBamberg County: 28,320 USDBarnwell County: 28,591 USDBeaufort County: 46,348 USDBerkeley County: 33,208 USDCalhoun County: 32,328 USDCharleston County: 47,886 USDCherokee County: 27,429 USDChester County: 27,752 USDChesterfield County: 26,873 USDClarendon County: 29,598 USDColleton County: 28,695 USDDarlington County: 32,473 USDDillon County: 24,626 USDDorchester County: 34,217 USDEdgefield County: 29,542 USDFairfield County: 31,880 USDFlorence County: 34,654 USDGeorgetown County: 37,171 USDGreenville County: 39,649 USDGreenwood County: 31,672 USDHampton County: 26,777 USDHorry County: 32,027 USDJasper County: 25,575 USDKershaw County: 35,348 USDLancaster County: 36,140 USDLaurens County: 29,463 USDLee County: 27,344 USDLexington County: 38,810 USDMcCormick County: 28,604 USDMarion County: 26,541 USDMarlboro County: 26,030 USDNewberry County: 33,055 USDOconee County: 35,746 USDOrangeburg County: 28,737 USDPickens County: 31,881 USDRichland County: 38,154 USDSaluda County: 31,623 USDSpartanburg County: 34,763 USDSumter County: 33,263 USDUnion County: 27,451 USDWilliamsburg County: 26,966 USDYork County: 38,226 USD
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USD, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Charleston County: 47,886 USDCharleston County47,886Beaufort County: 46,348 USDBeaufort County46,348Greenville County: 39,649 USDGreenville County39,649Lexington County: 38,810 USDLexington County38,810York County: 38,226 USDYork County38,226Richland County: 38,154 USDRichland County38,154Georgetown County: 37,171 USDGeorgetown County37,171Lancaster County: 36,140 USDLancaster County36,140Oconee County: 35,746 USDOconee County35,746Aiken County: 35,736 USDAiken County35,736Kershaw County: 35,348 USDKershaw County35,348Spartanburg County: 34,763 USDSpartanburg County34,763Florence County: 34,654 USDFlorence County34,654Dorchester County: 34,217 USDDorchester County34,217Sumter County: 33,263 USDSumter County33,263Berkeley County: 33,208 USDBerkeley County33,208Anderson County: 33,096 USDAnderson County33,096Newberry County: 33,055 USDNewberry County33,055Darlington County: 32,473 USDDarlington County32,473Calhoun County: 32,328 USDCalhoun County32,328Horry County: 32,027 USDHorry County32,027Pickens County: 31,881 USDPickens County31,881Fairfield County: 31,880 USDFairfield County31,880Greenwood County: 31,672 USDGreenwood County31,672Saluda County: 31,623 USDSaluda County31,623Clarendon County: 29,598 USDClarendon County29,598Edgefield County: 29,542 USDEdgefield County29,542Laurens County: 29,463 USDLaurens County29,463Orangeburg County: 28,737 USDOrangeburg County28,737Colleton County: 28,695 USDColleton County28,695McCormick County: 28,604 USDMcCormick County28,604Barnwell County: 28,591 USDBarnwell County28,591Bamberg County: 28,320 USDBamberg County28,320Abbeville County: 28,077 USDAbbeville County28,077Chester County: 27,752 USDChester County27,752Union County: 27,451 USDUnion County27,451Cherokee County: 27,429 USDCherokee County27,429Lee County: 27,344 USDLee County27,344Williamsburg County: 26,966 USDWilliamsburg County26,966Chesterfield County: 26,873 USDChesterfield County26,873Hampton County: 26,777 USDHampton County26,777Marion County: 26,541 USDMarion County26,541Allendale County: 26,128 USDAllendale County26,128Marlboro County: 26,030 USDMarlboro County26,030Jasper County: 25,575 USDJasper County25,575Dillon County: 24,626 USDDillon County24,626Charleston County: 47,886 USDCharleston County47,886Beaufort County: 46,348 USDBeaufort County46,348Greenville County: 39,649 USDGreenville County39,649Lexington County: 38,810 USDLexington County38,810York County: 38,226 USDYork County38,226Richland County: 38,154 USDRichland County38,154Georgetown County: 37,171 USDGeorgetown County37,171Lancaster County: 36,140 USDLancaster County36,140Oconee County: 35,746 USDOconee County35,746Aiken County: 35,736 USDAiken County35,736Kershaw County: 35,348 USDKershaw County35,348Spartanburg County: 34,763 USDSpartanburg County34,763Florence County: 34,654 USDFlorence County34,654Dorchester County: 34,217 USDDorchester County34,217Sumter County: 33,263 USDSumter County33,263Berkeley County: 33,208 USDBerkeley County33,208Anderson County: 33,096 USDAnderson County33,096Newberry County: 33,055 USDNewberry County33,055Darlington County: 32,473 USDDarlington County32,473Calhoun County: 32,328 USDCalhoun County32,328Horry County: 32,027 USDHorry County32,027Pickens County: 31,881 USDPickens County31,881Fairfield County: 31,880 USDFairfield County31,880Greenwood County: 31,672 USDGreenwood County31,672Saluda County: 31,623 USDSaluda County31,623Clarendon County: 29,598 USDClarendon County29,598Edgefield County: 29,542 USDEdgefield County29,542Laurens County: 29,463 USDLaurens County29,463Orangeburg County: 28,737 USDOrangeburg County28,737Colleton County: 28,695 USDColleton County28,695McCormick County: 28,604 USDMcCormick County28,604Barnwell County: 28,591 USDBarnwell County28,591Bamberg County: 28,320 USDBamberg County28,320Abbeville County: 28,077 USDAbbeville County28,077Chester County: 27,752 USDChester County27,752Union County: 27,451 USDUnion County27,451Cherokee County: 27,429 USDCherokee County27,429Lee County: 27,344 USDLee County27,344Williamsburg County: 26,966 USDWilliamsburg County26,966Chesterfield County: 26,873 USDChesterfield County26,873Hampton County: 26,777 USDHampton County26,777Marion County: 26,541 USDMarion County26,541Allendale County: 26,128 USDAllendale County26,128Marlboro County: 26,030 USDMarlboro County26,030Jasper County: 25,575 USDJasper County25,575Dillon County: 24,626 USDDillon County24,626
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD
Change on 2012
1Charleston County47,886-4.6%
2Beaufort County46,348+0.6%
3Greenville County39,6490%
4Lexington County38,810+1.6%
5York County38,226+0.1%
6Richland County38,154+1.1%
7Georgetown County37,171-1.6%
8Lancaster County36,140+4.4%
9Oconee County35,746+0.8%
10Aiken County35,736-0.6%
11Kershaw County35,348+1.4%
12Spartanburg County34,763-3.1%
13Florence County34,654+0.9%
14Dorchester County34,217+0.1%
15Sumter County33,263-0.2%
16Berkeley County33,208+0.4%
17Anderson County33,096+1.9%
18Newberry County33,055+2.5%
19Darlington County32,473+4.7%
20Calhoun County32,328-0.1%
21Horry County32,027+2.3%
22Pickens County31,881+2.2%
23Fairfield County31,880+2.9%
24Greenwood County31,672+2%
25Saluda County31,623+4%
26Clarendon County29,598+5.5%
27Edgefield County29,542-0.3%
28Laurens County29,463+0.9%
29Orangeburg County28,737+2.2%
30Colleton County28,695+1.6%
31McCormick County28,604-0.5%
32Barnwell County28,591+1.2%
33Bamberg County28,320+2.1%
34Abbeville County28,077+2.4%
35Chester County27,752-0.2%
36Union County27,451+0.5%
37Cherokee County27,429-2.1%
38Lee County27,344+4.4%
39Williamsburg County26,966+4.2%
40Chesterfield County26,873+3.8%
41Hampton County26,777+2.5%
42Marion County26,541+3.1%
43Allendale County26,128-3.5%
44Marlboro County26,030+7.4%
45Jasper County25,575+5.8%
46Dillon County24,626+1.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in South Carolina by per capita personal income, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Carolina by per capita personal income, 2013. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in South Carolina by per capita personal income, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Carolina by per capita personal income, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Charleston County, with $47,886 in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Dillon County, with $24,626 in 2013.

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