Counties in South Carolina by personal income

Greenville County had the highest personal income of 46 counties in 2016, at $22.2 billion. Allendale County had the lowest, at $263.53 million. The median was $1.95 billion and the figure for South Carolina was $200.11 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest22,201Greenville County
Lowest263.5Allendale County
Median1,946.946 counties
South Carolina200,111.5History

Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 771.9 USD millionAiken County: 6,567.2 USD millionAllendale County: 263.5 USD millionAnderson County: 7,214.5 USD millionBamberg County: 444.3 USD millionBarnwell County: 671.4 USD millionBeaufort County: 9,646.3 USD millionBerkeley County: 7,813.9 USD millionCalhoun County: 526.1 USD millionCharleston County: 22,031 USD millionCherokee County: 1,730.4 USD millionChester County: 991.5 USD millionChesterfield County: 1,330.8 USD millionClarendon County: 1,066.8 USD millionColleton County: 1,233.9 USD millionDarlington County: 2,291.7 USD millionDillon County: 821.4 USD millionDorchester County: 5,678.3 USD millionEdgefield County: 892.5 USD millionFairfield County: 799 USD millionFlorence County: 5,335.2 USD millionGeorgetown County: 2,624.3 USD millionGreenville County: 22,201 USD millionGreenwood County: 2,401.9 USD millionHampton County: 589.5 USD millionHorry County: 11,386.6 USD millionJasper County: 790.7 USD millionKershaw County: 2,474 USD millionLancaster County: 3,913.9 USD millionLaurens County: 2,163.4 USD millionLee County: 519.2 USD millionLexington County: 12,328.3 USD millionMcCormick County: 321.8 USD millionMarion County: 917.5 USD millionMarlboro County: 793.7 USD millionNewberry County: 1,351.1 USD millionOconee County: 3,051.8 USD millionOrangeburg County: 2,784.8 USD millionPickens County: 4,372 USD millionRichland County: 17,178.7 USD millionSaluda County: 657.2 USD millionSpartanburg County: 12,291.1 USD millionSumter County: 3,854.3 USD millionUnion County: 821.7 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 954.3 USD millionYork County: 11,162.8 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Greenville County: 22,201 USD millionGreenville County22,201Charleston County: 22,031 USD millionCharleston County22,031Richland County: 17,178.7 USD millionRichland County17,178.7Lexington County: 12,328.3 USD millionLexington County12,328.3Spartanburg County: 12,291.1 USD millionSpartanburg County12,291.1Horry County: 11,386.6 USD millionHorry County11,386.6York County: 11,162.8 USD millionYork County11,162.8Beaufort County: 9,646.3 USD millionBeaufort County9,646.3Berkeley County: 7,813.9 USD millionBerkeley County7,813.9Anderson County: 7,214.5 USD millionAnderson County7,214.5Aiken County: 6,567.2 USD millionAiken County6,567.2Dorchester County: 5,678.3 USD millionDorchester County5,678.3Florence County: 5,335.2 USD millionFlorence County5,335.2Pickens County: 4,372 USD millionPickens County4,372Lancaster County: 3,913.9 USD millionLancaster County3,913.9Sumter County: 3,854.3 USD millionSumter County3,854.3Oconee County: 3,051.8 USD millionOconee County3,051.8Orangeburg County: 2,784.8 USD millionOrangeburg County2,784.8Georgetown County: 2,624.3 USD millionGeorgetown County2,624.3Kershaw County: 2,474 USD millionKershaw County2,474Greenwood County: 2,401.9 USD millionGreenwood County2,401.9Darlington County: 2,291.7 USD millionDarlington County2,291.7Laurens County: 2,163.4 USD millionLaurens County2,163.4Cherokee County: 1,730.4 USD millionCherokee County1,730.4Newberry County: 1,351.1 USD millionNewberry County1,351.1Chesterfield County: 1,330.8 USD millionChesterfield County1,330.8Colleton County: 1,233.9 USD millionColleton County1,233.9Clarendon County: 1,066.8 USD millionClarendon County1,066.8Chester County: 991.5 USD millionChester County991.5Williamsburg County: 954.3 USD millionWilliamsburg County954.3Marion County: 917.5 USD millionMarion County917.5Edgefield County: 892.5 USD millionEdgefield County892.5Union County: 821.7 USD millionUnion County821.7Dillon County: 821.4 USD millionDillon County821.4Fairfield County: 799 USD millionFairfield County799Marlboro County: 793.7 USD millionMarlboro County793.7Jasper County: 790.7 USD millionJasper County790.7Abbeville County: 771.9 USD millionAbbeville County771.9Barnwell County: 671.4 USD millionBarnwell County671.4Saluda County: 657.2 USD millionSaluda County657.2Hampton County: 589.5 USD millionHampton County589.5Calhoun County: 526.1 USD millionCalhoun County526.1Lee County: 519.2 USD millionLee County519.2Bamberg County: 444.3 USD millionBamberg County444.3McCormick County: 321.8 USD millionMcCormick County321.8Allendale County: 263.5 USD millionAllendale County263.5Greenville County: 22,201 USD millionGreenville County22,201Charleston County: 22,031 USD millionCharleston County22,031Richland County: 17,178.7 USD millionRichland County17,178.7Lexington County: 12,328.3 USD millionLexington County12,328.3Spartanburg County: 12,291.1 USD millionSpartanburg County12,291.1Horry County: 11,386.6 USD millionHorry County11,386.6York County: 11,162.8 USD millionYork County11,162.8Beaufort County: 9,646.3 USD millionBeaufort County9,646.3Berkeley County: 7,813.9 USD millionBerkeley County7,813.9Anderson County: 7,214.5 USD millionAnderson County7,214.5Aiken County: 6,567.2 USD millionAiken County6,567.2Dorchester County: 5,678.3 USD millionDorchester County5,678.3Florence County: 5,335.2 USD millionFlorence County5,335.2Pickens County: 4,372 USD millionPickens County4,372Lancaster County: 3,913.9 USD millionLancaster County3,913.9Sumter County: 3,854.3 USD millionSumter County3,854.3Oconee County: 3,051.8 USD millionOconee County3,051.8Orangeburg County: 2,784.8 USD millionOrangeburg County2,784.8Georgetown County: 2,624.3 USD millionGeorgetown County2,624.3Kershaw County: 2,474 USD millionKershaw County2,474Greenwood County: 2,401.9 USD millionGreenwood County2,401.9Darlington County: 2,291.7 USD millionDarlington County2,291.7Laurens County: 2,163.4 USD millionLaurens County2,163.4Cherokee County: 1,730.4 USD millionCherokee County1,730.4Newberry County: 1,351.1 USD millionNewberry County1,351.1Chesterfield County: 1,330.8 USD millionChesterfield County1,330.8Colleton County: 1,233.9 USD millionColleton County1,233.9Clarendon County: 1,066.8 USD millionClarendon County1,066.8Chester County: 991.5 USD millionChester County991.5Williamsburg County: 954.3 USD millionWilliamsburg County954.3Marion County: 917.5 USD millionMarion County917.5Edgefield County: 892.5 USD millionEdgefield County892.5Union County: 821.7 USD millionUnion County821.7Dillon County: 821.4 USD millionDillon County821.4Fairfield County: 799 USD millionFairfield County799Marlboro County: 793.7 USD millionMarlboro County793.7Jasper County: 790.7 USD millionJasper County790.7Abbeville County: 771.9 USD millionAbbeville County771.9Barnwell County: 671.4 USD millionBarnwell County671.4Saluda County: 657.2 USD millionSaluda County657.2Hampton County: 589.5 USD millionHampton County589.5Calhoun County: 526.1 USD millionCalhoun County526.1Lee County: 519.2 USD millionLee County519.2Bamberg County: 444.3 USD millionBamberg County444.3McCormick County: 321.8 USD millionMcCormick County321.8Allendale County: 263.5 USD millionAllendale County263.5
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Greenville County22,201+2.8%
2Charleston County22,031+5.6%
3Richland County17,178.7+2.2%
4Lexington County12,328.3+4.3%
5Spartanburg County12,291.1+5.2%
6Horry County11,386.6+6.6%
7York County11,162.8+7.1%
8Beaufort County9,646.3+5.7%
9Berkeley County7,813.9+7%
10Anderson County7,214.5+4.1%
11Aiken County6,567.2+2.2%
12Dorchester County5,678.3+3.2%
13Florence County5,335.2+3.5%
14Pickens County4,372+4.2%
15Lancaster County3,913.9+10.9%
16Sumter County3,854.3+2.2%
17Oconee County3,051.8+3.9%
18Orangeburg County2,784.8+1.5%
19Georgetown County2,624.3+2.2%
20Kershaw County2,474+1.5%
21Greenwood County2,401.9+1.5%
22Darlington County2,291.7+0.9%
23Laurens County2,163.4+2.1%
24Cherokee County1,730.4+3.2%
25Newberry County1,351.1+1.4%
26Chesterfield County1,330.8+3%
27Colleton County1,233.9+4.3%
28Clarendon County1,066.8+3.6%
29Chester County991.5+0.9%
30Williamsburg County954.3+1.9%
31Marion County917.5+1.5%
32Edgefield County892.5+4.8%
33Union County821.7-0.5%
34Dillon County821.4+1.9%
35Fairfield County799+2.4%
36Marlboro County793.7+3.4%
37Jasper County790.7+5.9%
38Abbeville County771.9+1.7%
39Barnwell County671.4+1.2%
40Saluda County657.2-1.7%
41Hampton County589.5+3.5%
42Calhoun County526.1+1.1%
43Lee County519.2+5.3%
44Bamberg County444.3+1.2%
45McCormick County321.8+3.6%
46Allendale County263.5+3.7%

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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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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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Greenville County, with $22.2 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Allendale County, with $263.53 million in 2016.

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