Counties in South Carolina by personal income

Greenville County had the highest personal income of 46 counties in 2015, at $21.6 billion. Allendale County had the lowest, at $254.11 million. The median was $1.9 billion and the figure for South Carolina was $192.15 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest21,603.9Greenville County
Lowest254.1Allendale County
Median1,897.646 counties
South Carolina192,151History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 758.9 USD millionAiken County: 6,422.8 USD millionAllendale County: 254.1 USD millionAnderson County: 6,930.4 USD millionBamberg County: 439.1 USD millionBarnwell County: 663.6 USD millionBeaufort County: 9,122.7 USD millionBerkeley County: 7,300.3 USD millionCalhoun County: 520.3 USD millionCharleston County: 20,862.8 USD millionCherokee County: 1,677 USD millionChester County: 982.3 USD millionChesterfield County: 1,291.8 USD millionClarendon County: 1,029.4 USD millionColleton County: 1,183.3 USD millionDarlington County: 2,270.8 USD millionDillon County: 805.8 USD millionDorchester County: 5,504.8 USD millionEdgefield County: 851.4 USD millionFairfield County: 780.3 USD millionFlorence County: 5,156.8 USD millionGeorgetown County: 2,568.2 USD millionGreenville County: 21,603.9 USD millionGreenwood County: 2,366.5 USD millionHampton County: 569.5 USD millionHorry County: 10,680.6 USD millionJasper County: 746.6 USD millionKershaw County: 2,438.1 USD millionLancaster County: 3,529 USD millionLaurens County: 2,118.2 USD millionLee County: 493 USD millionLexington County: 11,817.1 USD millionMcCormick County: 310.7 USD millionMarion County: 903.9 USD millionMarlboro County: 767.7 USD millionNewberry County: 1,332.7 USD millionOconee County: 2,938.4 USD millionOrangeburg County: 2,744.5 USD millionPickens County: 4,195.2 USD millionRichland County: 16,806.2 USD millionSaluda County: 668.5 USD millionSpartanburg County: 11,685.5 USD millionSumter County: 3,772.5 USD millionUnion County: 825.8 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 937 USD millionYork County: 10,426.6 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Greenville County: 21,603.9 USD millionGreenville County21,603.9Charleston County: 20,862.8 USD millionCharleston County20,862.8Richland County: 16,806.2 USD millionRichland County16,806.2Lexington County: 11,817.1 USD millionLexington County11,817.1Spartanburg County: 11,685.5 USD millionSpartanburg County11,685.5Horry County: 10,680.6 USD millionHorry County10,680.6York County: 10,426.6 USD millionYork County10,426.6Beaufort County: 9,122.7 USD millionBeaufort County9,122.7Berkeley County: 7,300.3 USD millionBerkeley County7,300.3Anderson County: 6,930.4 USD millionAnderson County6,930.4Aiken County: 6,422.8 USD millionAiken County6,422.8Dorchester County: 5,504.8 USD millionDorchester County5,504.8Florence County: 5,156.8 USD millionFlorence County5,156.8Pickens County: 4,195.2 USD millionPickens County4,195.2Sumter County: 3,772.5 USD millionSumter County3,772.5Lancaster County: 3,529 USD millionLancaster County3,529Oconee County: 2,938.4 USD millionOconee County2,938.4Orangeburg County: 2,744.5 USD millionOrangeburg County2,744.5Georgetown County: 2,568.2 USD millionGeorgetown County2,568.2Kershaw County: 2,438.1 USD millionKershaw County2,438.1Greenwood County: 2,366.5 USD millionGreenwood County2,366.5Darlington County: 2,270.8 USD millionDarlington County2,270.8Laurens County: 2,118.2 USD millionLaurens County2,118.2Cherokee County: 1,677 USD millionCherokee County1,677Newberry County: 1,332.7 USD millionNewberry County1,332.7Chesterfield County: 1,291.8 USD millionChesterfield County1,291.8Colleton County: 1,183.3 USD millionColleton County1,183.3Clarendon County: 1,029.4 USD millionClarendon County1,029.4Chester County: 982.3 USD millionChester County982.3Williamsburg County: 937 USD millionWilliamsburg County937Marion County: 903.9 USD millionMarion County903.9Edgefield County: 851.4 USD millionEdgefield County851.4Union County: 825.8 USD millionUnion County825.8Dillon County: 805.8 USD millionDillon County805.8Fairfield County: 780.3 USD millionFairfield County780.3Marlboro County: 767.7 USD millionMarlboro County767.7Abbeville County: 758.9 USD millionAbbeville County758.9Jasper County: 746.6 USD millionJasper County746.6Saluda County: 668.5 USD millionSaluda County668.5Barnwell County: 663.6 USD millionBarnwell County663.6Hampton County: 569.5 USD millionHampton County569.5Calhoun County: 520.3 USD millionCalhoun County520.3Lee County: 493 USD millionLee County493Bamberg County: 439.1 USD millionBamberg County439.1McCormick County: 310.7 USD millionMcCormick County310.7Allendale County: 254.1 USD millionAllendale County254.1Greenville County: 21,603.9 USD millionGreenville County21,603.9Charleston County: 20,862.8 USD millionCharleston County20,862.8Richland County: 16,806.2 USD millionRichland County16,806.2Lexington County: 11,817.1 USD millionLexington County11,817.1Spartanburg County: 11,685.5 USD millionSpartanburg County11,685.5Horry County: 10,680.6 USD millionHorry County10,680.6York County: 10,426.6 USD millionYork County10,426.6Beaufort County: 9,122.7 USD millionBeaufort County9,122.7Berkeley County: 7,300.3 USD millionBerkeley County7,300.3Anderson County: 6,930.4 USD millionAnderson County6,930.4Aiken County: 6,422.8 USD millionAiken County6,422.8Dorchester County: 5,504.8 USD millionDorchester County5,504.8Florence County: 5,156.8 USD millionFlorence County5,156.8Pickens County: 4,195.2 USD millionPickens County4,195.2Sumter County: 3,772.5 USD millionSumter County3,772.5Lancaster County: 3,529 USD millionLancaster County3,529Oconee County: 2,938.4 USD millionOconee County2,938.4Orangeburg County: 2,744.5 USD millionOrangeburg County2,744.5Georgetown County: 2,568.2 USD millionGeorgetown County2,568.2Kershaw County: 2,438.1 USD millionKershaw County2,438.1Greenwood County: 2,366.5 USD millionGreenwood County2,366.5Darlington County: 2,270.8 USD millionDarlington County2,270.8Laurens County: 2,118.2 USD millionLaurens County2,118.2Cherokee County: 1,677 USD millionCherokee County1,677Newberry County: 1,332.7 USD millionNewberry County1,332.7Chesterfield County: 1,291.8 USD millionChesterfield County1,291.8Colleton County: 1,183.3 USD millionColleton County1,183.3Clarendon County: 1,029.4 USD millionClarendon County1,029.4Chester County: 982.3 USD millionChester County982.3Williamsburg County: 937 USD millionWilliamsburg County937Marion County: 903.9 USD millionMarion County903.9Edgefield County: 851.4 USD millionEdgefield County851.4Union County: 825.8 USD millionUnion County825.8Dillon County: 805.8 USD millionDillon County805.8Fairfield County: 780.3 USD millionFairfield County780.3Marlboro County: 767.7 USD millionMarlboro County767.7Abbeville County: 758.9 USD millionAbbeville County758.9Jasper County: 746.6 USD millionJasper County746.6Saluda County: 668.5 USD millionSaluda County668.5Barnwell County: 663.6 USD millionBarnwell County663.6Hampton County: 569.5 USD millionHampton County569.5Calhoun County: 520.3 USD millionCalhoun County520.3Lee County: 493 USD millionLee County493Bamberg County: 439.1 USD millionBamberg County439.1McCormick County: 310.7 USD millionMcCormick County310.7Allendale County: 254.1 USD millionAllendale County254.1
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Greenville County21,603.9+7.4%
2Charleston County20,862.8+8.5%
3Richland County16,806.2+5.6%
4Lexington County11,817.1+6.6%
5Spartanburg County11,685.5+5.5%
6Horry County10,680.6+8.4%
7York County10,426.6+7%
8Beaufort County9,122.7+7.5%
9Berkeley County7,300.3+6.6%
10Anderson County6,930.4+4.6%
11Aiken County6,422.8+6%
12Dorchester County5,504.8+4.7%
13Florence County5,156.8+3.6%
14Pickens County4,195.2+4.5%
15Sumter County3,772.5+1.9%
16Lancaster County3,529+14.2%
17Oconee County2,938.4+4.9%
18Orangeburg County2,744.5+2.7%
19Georgetown County2,568.2+7.6%
20Kershaw County2,438.1+8%
21Greenwood County2,366.5+4.1%
22Darlington County2,270.8+2.9%
23Laurens County2,118.2+3%
24Cherokee County1,677+5.6%
25Newberry County1,332.7+5.3%
26Chesterfield County1,291.8+5%
27Colleton County1,183.3+3.7%
28Clarendon County1,029.4+2.9%
29Chester County982.3+3.4%
30Williamsburg County937+1%
31Marion County903.9+2.4%
32Edgefield County851.4+5.4%
33Union County825.8+2.9%
34Dillon County805.8+4%
35Fairfield County780.3+4.5%
36Marlboro County767.7+2.3%
37Abbeville County758.9+4.3%
38Jasper County746.6+7.1%
39Saluda County668.5+6.6%
40Barnwell County663.6+1.6%
41Hampton County569.5+2.3%
42Calhoun County520.3+7.1%
43Lee County493+1.3%
44Bamberg County439.1-3.2%
45McCormick County310.7+4.8%
46Allendale County254.1-0.3%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in South Carolina by personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Carolina by personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in South Carolina by personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Carolina by personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Greenville County, with $21.6 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Allendale County, with $254.11 million in 2015.

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