Counties in South Carolina by per capita personal income

Charleston County had the highest per capita personal income of 46 counties in 2014, at $51,074. Dillon County had the lowest, at $25,482. The median was $32,898 and the figure for South Carolina was $37,777. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest51,074Charleston County
Lowest25,482Dillon County
Median32,89846 counties
South Carolina37,777History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 29,408 USDAiken County: 37,240 USDAllendale County: 26,713 USDAnderson County: 34,538 USDBamberg County: 30,497 USDBarnwell County: 29,794 USDBeaufort County: 49,348 USDBerkeley County: 34,841 USDCalhoun County: 33,163 USDCharleston County: 51,074 USDCherokee County: 28,432 USDChester County: 29,272 USDChesterfield County: 27,262 USDClarendon County: 30,138 USDColleton County: 30,054 USDDarlington County: 33,390 USDDillon County: 25,482 USDDorchester County: 35,717 USDEdgefield County: 31,074 USDFairfield County: 33,130 USDFlorence County: 35,942 USDGeorgetown County: 39,203 USDGreenville County: 41,948 USDGreenwood County: 32,955 USDHampton County: 27,150 USDHorry County: 33,627 USDJasper County: 27,167 USDKershaw County: 36,181 USDLancaster County: 37,842 USDLaurens County: 30,982 USDLee County: 26,665 USDLexington County: 40,476 USDMcCormick County: 30,090 USDMarion County: 28,039 USDMarlboro County: 26,372 USDNewberry County: 33,878 USDOconee County: 37,481 USDOrangeburg County: 29,881 USDPickens County: 32,841 USDRichland County: 39,836 USDSaluda County: 32,243 USDSpartanburg County: 37,617 USDSumter County: 34,462 USDUnion County: 28,669 USDWilliamsburg County: 27,953 USDYork County: 40,181 USD
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USD, 2014. 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, 2014

Charleston County: 51,074 USDCharleston County51,074Beaufort County: 49,348 USDBeaufort County49,348Greenville County: 41,948 USDGreenville County41,948Lexington County: 40,476 USDLexington County40,476York County: 40,181 USDYork County40,181Richland County: 39,836 USDRichland County39,836Georgetown County: 39,203 USDGeorgetown County39,203Lancaster County: 37,842 USDLancaster County37,842Spartanburg County: 37,617 USDSpartanburg County37,617Oconee County: 37,481 USDOconee County37,481Aiken County: 37,240 USDAiken County37,240Kershaw County: 36,181 USDKershaw County36,181Florence County: 35,942 USDFlorence County35,942Dorchester County: 35,717 USDDorchester County35,717Berkeley County: 34,841 USDBerkeley County34,841Anderson County: 34,538 USDAnderson County34,538Sumter County: 34,462 USDSumter County34,462Newberry County: 33,878 USDNewberry County33,878Horry County: 33,627 USDHorry County33,627Darlington County: 33,390 USDDarlington County33,390Calhoun County: 33,163 USDCalhoun County33,163Fairfield County: 33,130 USDFairfield County33,130Greenwood County: 32,955 USDGreenwood County32,955Pickens County: 32,841 USDPickens County32,841Saluda County: 32,243 USDSaluda County32,243Edgefield County: 31,074 USDEdgefield County31,074Laurens County: 30,982 USDLaurens County30,982Bamberg County: 30,497 USDBamberg County30,497Clarendon County: 30,138 USDClarendon County30,138McCormick County: 30,090 USDMcCormick County30,090Colleton County: 30,054 USDColleton County30,054Orangeburg County: 29,881 USDOrangeburg County29,881Barnwell County: 29,794 USDBarnwell County29,794Abbeville County: 29,408 USDAbbeville County29,408Chester County: 29,272 USDChester County29,272Union County: 28,669 USDUnion County28,669Cherokee County: 28,432 USDCherokee County28,432Marion County: 28,039 USDMarion County28,039Williamsburg County: 27,953 USDWilliamsburg County27,953Chesterfield County: 27,262 USDChesterfield County27,262Jasper County: 27,167 USDJasper County27,167Hampton County: 27,150 USDHampton County27,150Allendale County: 26,713 USDAllendale County26,713Lee County: 26,665 USDLee County26,665Marlboro County: 26,372 USDMarlboro County26,372Dillon County: 25,482 USDDillon County25,482Charleston County: 51,074 USDCharleston County51,074Beaufort County: 49,348 USDBeaufort County49,348Greenville County: 41,948 USDGreenville County41,948Lexington County: 40,476 USDLexington County40,476York County: 40,181 USDYork County40,181Richland County: 39,836 USDRichland County39,836Georgetown County: 39,203 USDGeorgetown County39,203Lancaster County: 37,842 USDLancaster County37,842Spartanburg County: 37,617 USDSpartanburg County37,617Oconee County: 37,481 USDOconee County37,481Aiken County: 37,240 USDAiken County37,240Kershaw County: 36,181 USDKershaw County36,181Florence County: 35,942 USDFlorence County35,942Dorchester County: 35,717 USDDorchester County35,717Berkeley County: 34,841 USDBerkeley County34,841Anderson County: 34,538 USDAnderson County34,538Sumter County: 34,462 USDSumter County34,462Newberry County: 33,878 USDNewberry County33,878Horry County: 33,627 USDHorry County33,627Darlington County: 33,390 USDDarlington County33,390Calhoun County: 33,163 USDCalhoun County33,163Fairfield County: 33,130 USDFairfield County33,130Greenwood County: 32,955 USDGreenwood County32,955Pickens County: 32,841 USDPickens County32,841Saluda County: 32,243 USDSaluda County32,243Edgefield County: 31,074 USDEdgefield County31,074Laurens County: 30,982 USDLaurens County30,982Bamberg County: 30,497 USDBamberg County30,497Clarendon County: 30,138 USDClarendon County30,138McCormick County: 30,090 USDMcCormick County30,090Colleton County: 30,054 USDColleton County30,054Orangeburg County: 29,881 USDOrangeburg County29,881Barnwell County: 29,794 USDBarnwell County29,794Abbeville County: 29,408 USDAbbeville County29,408Chester County: 29,272 USDChester County29,272Union County: 28,669 USDUnion County28,669Cherokee County: 28,432 USDCherokee County28,432Marion County: 28,039 USDMarion County28,039Williamsburg County: 27,953 USDWilliamsburg County27,953Chesterfield County: 27,262 USDChesterfield County27,262Jasper County: 27,167 USDJasper County27,167Hampton County: 27,150 USDHampton County27,150Allendale County: 26,713 USDAllendale County26,713Lee County: 26,665 USDLee County26,665Marlboro County: 26,372 USDMarlboro County26,372Dillon County: 25,482 USDDillon County25,482
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

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Charleston County51,074+6.7%
2Beaufort County49,348+6.5%
3Greenville County41,948+5.8%
4Lexington County40,476+4.3%
5York County40,181+5.1%
6Richland County39,836+4.4%
7Georgetown County39,203+5.5%
8Lancaster County37,842+4.7%
9Spartanburg County37,617+8.2%
10Oconee County37,481+4.9%
11Aiken County37,240+4.2%
12Kershaw County36,181+2.4%
13Florence County35,942+3.7%
14Dorchester County35,717+4.4%
15Berkeley County34,841+4.9%
16Anderson County34,538+4.4%
17Sumter County34,462+3.6%
18Newberry County33,878+2.5%
19Horry County33,627+5%
20Darlington County33,390+2.8%
21Calhoun County33,163+2.6%
22Fairfield County33,130+3.9%
23Greenwood County32,955+4.1%
24Pickens County32,841+3%
25Saluda County32,243+2%
26Edgefield County31,074+5.2%
27Laurens County30,982+5.2%
28Bamberg County30,497+7.7%
29Clarendon County30,138+1.8%
30McCormick County30,090+5.2%
31Colleton County30,054+4.7%
32Orangeburg County29,881+4%
33Barnwell County29,794+4.2%
34Abbeville County29,408+4.7%
35Chester County29,272+5.5%
36Union County28,669+4.4%
37Cherokee County28,432+3.7%
38Marion County28,039+5.6%
39Williamsburg County27,953+3.7%
40Chesterfield County27,262+1.4%
41Jasper County27,167+6.2%
42Hampton County27,150+1.4%
43Allendale County26,713+2.2%
44Lee County26,665-2.5%
45Marlboro County26,372+1.3%
46Dillon County25,482+3.5%

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Charleston County, with $51,074 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Dillon County, with $25,482 in 2014.

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