Counties in South Carolina by personal income

Greenville County had the highest personal income of 46 counties in 2017, at $23.56 billion. Allendale County had the lowest, at $276.34 million. The median was $2.04 billion and the figure for South Carolina was $210.46 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest23,557.2Greenville County
Lowest276.3Allendale County
Median2,042.946 counties
South Carolina210,459.4History

Map of counties, 2017

Abbeville County: 797.1 USD millionAiken County: 6,880.2 USD millionAllendale County: 276.3 USD millionAnderson County: 7,565.2 USD millionBamberg County: 456.5 USD millionBarnwell County: 680.1 USD millionBeaufort County: 10,023.8 USD millionBerkeley County: 8,402.1 USD millionCalhoun County: 549.2 USD millionCharleston County: 23,301.4 USD millionCherokee County: 1,816.3 USD millionChester County: 1,041.5 USD millionChesterfield County: 1,369.5 USD millionClarendon County: 1,090.4 USD millionColleton County: 1,278.5 USD millionDarlington County: 2,396 USD millionDillon County: 838.3 USD millionDorchester County: 5,917.6 USD millionEdgefield County: 959.3 USD millionFairfield County: 814.5 USD millionFlorence County: 5,461.4 USD millionGeorgetown County: 2,768.6 USD millionGreenville County: 23,557.2 USD millionGreenwood County: 2,502 USD millionHampton County: 605.6 USD millionHorry County: 12,124.3 USD millionJasper County: 809.9 USD millionKershaw County: 2,592 USD millionLancaster County: 4,355 USD millionLaurens County: 2,269.5 USD millionLee County: 523.9 USD millionLexington County: 13,014.2 USD millionMcCormick County: 342.9 USD millionMarion County: 937.7 USD millionMarlboro County: 810.4 USD millionNewberry County: 1,405.1 USD millionOconee County: 3,233 USD millionOrangeburg County: 2,868 USD millionPickens County: 4,556.1 USD millionRichland County: 17,937 USD millionSaluda County: 691.2 USD millionSpartanburg County: 12,715.4 USD millionSumter County: 3,960.3 USD millionUnion County: 852.8 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 975.5 USD millionYork County: 12,064.5 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Greenville County: 23,557.2 USD millionGreenville County23,557.2Charleston County: 23,301.4 USD millionCharleston County23,301.4Richland County: 17,937 USD millionRichland County17,937Lexington County: 13,014.2 USD millionLexington County13,014.2Spartanburg County: 12,715.4 USD millionSpartanburg County12,715.4Horry County: 12,124.3 USD millionHorry County12,124.3York County: 12,064.5 USD millionYork County12,064.5Beaufort County: 10,023.8 USD millionBeaufort County10,023.8Berkeley County: 8,402.1 USD millionBerkeley County8,402.1Anderson County: 7,565.2 USD millionAnderson County7,565.2Aiken County: 6,880.2 USD millionAiken County6,880.2Dorchester County: 5,917.6 USD millionDorchester County5,917.6Florence County: 5,461.4 USD millionFlorence County5,461.4Pickens County: 4,556.1 USD millionPickens County4,556.1Lancaster County: 4,355 USD millionLancaster County4,355Sumter County: 3,960.3 USD millionSumter County3,960.3Oconee County: 3,233 USD millionOconee County3,233Orangeburg County: 2,868 USD millionOrangeburg County2,868Georgetown County: 2,768.6 USD millionGeorgetown County2,768.6Kershaw County: 2,592 USD millionKershaw County2,592Greenwood County: 2,502 USD millionGreenwood County2,502Darlington County: 2,396 USD millionDarlington County2,396Laurens County: 2,269.5 USD millionLaurens County2,269.5Cherokee County: 1,816.3 USD millionCherokee County1,816.3Newberry County: 1,405.1 USD millionNewberry County1,405.1Chesterfield County: 1,369.5 USD millionChesterfield County1,369.5Colleton County: 1,278.5 USD millionColleton County1,278.5Clarendon County: 1,090.4 USD millionClarendon County1,090.4Chester County: 1,041.5 USD millionChester County1,041.5Williamsburg County: 975.5 USD millionWilliamsburg County975.5Edgefield County: 959.3 USD millionEdgefield County959.3Marion County: 937.7 USD millionMarion County937.7Union County: 852.8 USD millionUnion County852.8Dillon County: 838.3 USD millionDillon County838.3Fairfield County: 814.5 USD millionFairfield County814.5Marlboro County: 810.4 USD millionMarlboro County810.4Jasper County: 809.9 USD millionJasper County809.9Abbeville County: 797.1 USD millionAbbeville County797.1Saluda County: 691.2 USD millionSaluda County691.2Barnwell County: 680.1 USD millionBarnwell County680.1Hampton County: 605.6 USD millionHampton County605.6Calhoun County: 549.2 USD millionCalhoun County549.2Lee County: 523.9 USD millionLee County523.9Bamberg County: 456.5 USD millionBamberg County456.5McCormick County: 342.9 USD millionMcCormick County342.9Allendale County: 276.3 USD millionAllendale County276.3Greenville County: 23,557.2 USD millionGreenville County23,557.2Charleston County: 23,301.4 USD millionCharleston County23,301.4Richland County: 17,937 USD millionRichland County17,937Lexington County: 13,014.2 USD millionLexington County13,014.2Spartanburg County: 12,715.4 USD millionSpartanburg County12,715.4Horry County: 12,124.3 USD millionHorry County12,124.3York County: 12,064.5 USD millionYork County12,064.5Beaufort County: 10,023.8 USD millionBeaufort County10,023.8Berkeley County: 8,402.1 USD millionBerkeley County8,402.1Anderson County: 7,565.2 USD millionAnderson County7,565.2Aiken County: 6,880.2 USD millionAiken County6,880.2Dorchester County: 5,917.6 USD millionDorchester County5,917.6Florence County: 5,461.4 USD millionFlorence County5,461.4Pickens County: 4,556.1 USD millionPickens County4,556.1Lancaster County: 4,355 USD millionLancaster County4,355Sumter County: 3,960.3 USD millionSumter County3,960.3Oconee County: 3,233 USD millionOconee County3,233Orangeburg County: 2,868 USD millionOrangeburg County2,868Georgetown County: 2,768.6 USD millionGeorgetown County2,768.6Kershaw County: 2,592 USD millionKershaw County2,592Greenwood County: 2,502 USD millionGreenwood County2,502Darlington County: 2,396 USD millionDarlington County2,396Laurens County: 2,269.5 USD millionLaurens County2,269.5Cherokee County: 1,816.3 USD millionCherokee County1,816.3Newberry County: 1,405.1 USD millionNewberry County1,405.1Chesterfield County: 1,369.5 USD millionChesterfield County1,369.5Colleton County: 1,278.5 USD millionColleton County1,278.5Clarendon County: 1,090.4 USD millionClarendon County1,090.4Chester County: 1,041.5 USD millionChester County1,041.5Williamsburg County: 975.5 USD millionWilliamsburg County975.5Edgefield County: 959.3 USD millionEdgefield County959.3Marion County: 937.7 USD millionMarion County937.7Union County: 852.8 USD millionUnion County852.8Dillon County: 838.3 USD millionDillon County838.3Fairfield County: 814.5 USD millionFairfield County814.5Marlboro County: 810.4 USD millionMarlboro County810.4Jasper County: 809.9 USD millionJasper County809.9Abbeville County: 797.1 USD millionAbbeville County797.1Saluda County: 691.2 USD millionSaluda County691.2Barnwell County: 680.1 USD millionBarnwell County680.1Hampton County: 605.6 USD millionHampton County605.6Calhoun County: 549.2 USD millionCalhoun County549.2Lee County: 523.9 USD millionLee County523.9Bamberg County: 456.5 USD millionBamberg County456.5McCormick County: 342.9 USD millionMcCormick County342.9Allendale County: 276.3 USD millionAllendale County276.3
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Greenville County23,557.2+6.1%
2Charleston County23,301.4+5.8%
3Richland County17,937+4.4%
4Lexington County13,014.2+5.6%
5Spartanburg County12,715.4+3.5%
6Horry County12,124.3+6.5%
7York County12,064.5+8.1%
8Beaufort County10,023.8+3.9%
9Berkeley County8,402.1+7.5%
10Anderson County7,565.2+4.9%
11Aiken County6,880.2+4.8%
12Dorchester County5,917.6+4.2%
13Florence County5,461.4+2.4%
14Pickens County4,556.1+4.2%
15Lancaster County4,355+11.3%
16Sumter County3,960.3+2.8%
17Oconee County3,233+5.9%
18Orangeburg County2,868+3%
19Georgetown County2,768.6+5.5%
20Kershaw County2,592+4.8%
21Greenwood County2,502+4.2%
22Darlington County2,396+4.5%
23Laurens County2,269.5+4.9%
24Cherokee County1,816.3+5%
25Newberry County1,405.1+4%
26Chesterfield County1,369.5+2.9%
27Colleton County1,278.5+3.6%
28Clarendon County1,090.4+2.2%
29Chester County1,041.5+5%
30Williamsburg County975.5+2.2%
31Edgefield County959.3+7.5%
32Marion County937.7+2.2%
33Union County852.8+3.8%
34Dillon County838.3+2.1%
35Fairfield County814.5+1.9%
36Marlboro County810.4+2.1%
37Jasper County809.9+2.4%
38Abbeville County797.1+3.3%
39Saluda County691.2+5.2%
40Barnwell County680.1+1.3%
41Hampton County605.6+2.7%
42Calhoun County549.2+4.4%
43Lee County523.9+0.9%
44Bamberg County456.5+2.7%
45McCormick County342.9+6.5%
46Allendale County276.3+4.9%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Greenville County, with $23.56 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Allendale County, with $276.34 million in 2017.

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