Counties in South Carolina by personal income

Greenville County had the highest personal income of 46 counties in 2018, at $24.57 billion. Allendale County had the lowest, at $284.43 million. The median was $2.09 billion and the figure for South Carolina was $220.01 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest24,573.4Greenville County
Lowest284.4Allendale County
Median2,08546 counties
South Carolina220,014.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Abbeville County: 816.1 USD millionAiken County: 7,149.9 USD millionAllendale County: 284.4 USD millionAnderson County: 7,934.3 USD millionBamberg County: 472.5 USD millionBarnwell County: 702.9 USD millionBeaufort County: 10,582.7 USD millionBerkeley County: 9,008.1 USD millionCalhoun County: 569.5 USD millionCharleston County: 24,357.5 USD millionCherokee County: 1,851.1 USD millionChester County: 1,070 USD millionChesterfield County: 1,423.6 USD millionClarendon County: 1,123.9 USD millionColleton County: 1,332.1 USD millionDarlington County: 2,476.8 USD millionDillon County: 868.8 USD millionDorchester County: 6,246.7 USD millionEdgefield County: 961 USD millionFairfield County: 829.5 USD millionFlorence County: 5,705 USD millionGeorgetown County: 2,898.3 USD millionGreenville County: 24,573.4 USD millionGreenwood County: 2,543.9 USD millionHampton County: 627.7 USD millionHorry County: 12,957.5 USD millionJasper County: 887.5 USD millionKershaw County: 2,695.8 USD millionLancaster County: 4,727 USD millionLaurens County: 2,318.9 USD millionLee County: 542.2 USD millionLexington County: 13,384.1 USD millionMcCormick County: 360.5 USD millionMarion County: 976.4 USD millionMarlboro County: 839.5 USD millionNewberry County: 1,422.5 USD millionOconee County: 3,418.1 USD millionOrangeburg County: 2,933.8 USD millionPickens County: 4,783.1 USD millionRichland County: 18,456.6 USD millionSaluda County: 689.5 USD millionSpartanburg County: 13,299.2 USD millionSumter County: 4,096 USD millionUnion County: 884 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 999.1 USD millionYork County: 12,861.2 USD million
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  • 9,800 and over
USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

Greenville County: 24,573.4 USD millionGreenville County24,573.4Charleston County: 24,357.5 USD millionCharleston County24,357.5Richland County: 18,456.6 USD millionRichland County18,456.6Lexington County: 13,384.1 USD millionLexington County13,384.1Spartanburg County: 13,299.2 USD millionSpartanburg County13,299.2Horry County: 12,957.5 USD millionHorry County12,957.5York County: 12,861.2 USD millionYork County12,861.2Beaufort County: 10,582.7 USD millionBeaufort County10,582.7Berkeley County: 9,008.1 USD millionBerkeley County9,008.1Anderson County: 7,934.3 USD millionAnderson County7,934.3Aiken County: 7,149.9 USD millionAiken County7,149.9Dorchester County: 6,246.7 USD millionDorchester County6,246.7Florence County: 5,705 USD millionFlorence County5,705Pickens County: 4,783.1 USD millionPickens County4,783.1Lancaster County: 4,727 USD millionLancaster County4,727Sumter County: 4,096 USD millionSumter County4,096Oconee County: 3,418.1 USD millionOconee County3,418.1Orangeburg County: 2,933.8 USD millionOrangeburg County2,933.8Georgetown County: 2,898.3 USD millionGeorgetown County2,898.3Kershaw County: 2,695.8 USD millionKershaw County2,695.8Greenwood County: 2,543.9 USD millionGreenwood County2,543.9Darlington County: 2,476.8 USD millionDarlington County2,476.8Laurens County: 2,318.9 USD millionLaurens County2,318.9Cherokee County: 1,851.1 USD millionCherokee County1,851.1Chesterfield County: 1,423.6 USD millionChesterfield County1,423.6Newberry County: 1,422.5 USD millionNewberry County1,422.5Colleton County: 1,332.1 USD millionColleton County1,332.1Clarendon County: 1,123.9 USD millionClarendon County1,123.9Chester County: 1,070 USD millionChester County1,070Williamsburg County: 999.1 USD millionWilliamsburg County999.1Marion County: 976.4 USD millionMarion County976.4Edgefield County: 961 USD millionEdgefield County961Jasper County: 887.5 USD millionJasper County887.5Union County: 884 USD millionUnion County884Dillon County: 868.8 USD millionDillon County868.8Marlboro County: 839.5 USD millionMarlboro County839.5Fairfield County: 829.5 USD millionFairfield County829.5Abbeville County: 816.1 USD millionAbbeville County816.1Barnwell County: 702.9 USD millionBarnwell County702.9Saluda County: 689.5 USD millionSaluda County689.5Hampton County: 627.7 USD millionHampton County627.7Calhoun County: 569.5 USD millionCalhoun County569.5Lee County: 542.2 USD millionLee County542.2Bamberg County: 472.5 USD millionBamberg County472.5McCormick County: 360.5 USD millionMcCormick County360.5Allendale County: 284.4 USD millionAllendale County284.4Greenville County: 24,573.4 USD millionGreenville County24,573.4Charleston County: 24,357.5 USD millionCharleston County24,357.5Richland County: 18,456.6 USD millionRichland County18,456.6Lexington County: 13,384.1 USD millionLexington County13,384.1Spartanburg County: 13,299.2 USD millionSpartanburg County13,299.2Horry County: 12,957.5 USD millionHorry County12,957.5York County: 12,861.2 USD millionYork County12,861.2Beaufort County: 10,582.7 USD millionBeaufort County10,582.7Berkeley County: 9,008.1 USD millionBerkeley County9,008.1Anderson County: 7,934.3 USD millionAnderson County7,934.3Aiken County: 7,149.9 USD millionAiken County7,149.9Dorchester County: 6,246.7 USD millionDorchester County6,246.7Florence County: 5,705 USD millionFlorence County5,705Pickens County: 4,783.1 USD millionPickens County4,783.1Lancaster County: 4,727 USD millionLancaster County4,727Sumter County: 4,096 USD millionSumter County4,096Oconee County: 3,418.1 USD millionOconee County3,418.1Orangeburg County: 2,933.8 USD millionOrangeburg County2,933.8Georgetown County: 2,898.3 USD millionGeorgetown County2,898.3Kershaw County: 2,695.8 USD millionKershaw County2,695.8Greenwood County: 2,543.9 USD millionGreenwood County2,543.9Darlington County: 2,476.8 USD millionDarlington County2,476.8Laurens County: 2,318.9 USD millionLaurens County2,318.9Cherokee County: 1,851.1 USD millionCherokee County1,851.1Chesterfield County: 1,423.6 USD millionChesterfield County1,423.6Newberry County: 1,422.5 USD millionNewberry County1,422.5Colleton County: 1,332.1 USD millionColleton County1,332.1Clarendon County: 1,123.9 USD millionClarendon County1,123.9Chester County: 1,070 USD millionChester County1,070Williamsburg County: 999.1 USD millionWilliamsburg County999.1Marion County: 976.4 USD millionMarion County976.4Edgefield County: 961 USD millionEdgefield County961Jasper County: 887.5 USD millionJasper County887.5Union County: 884 USD millionUnion County884Dillon County: 868.8 USD millionDillon County868.8Marlboro County: 839.5 USD millionMarlboro County839.5Fairfield County: 829.5 USD millionFairfield County829.5Abbeville County: 816.1 USD millionAbbeville County816.1Barnwell County: 702.9 USD millionBarnwell County702.9Saluda County: 689.5 USD millionSaluda County689.5Hampton County: 627.7 USD millionHampton County627.7Calhoun County: 569.5 USD millionCalhoun County569.5Lee County: 542.2 USD millionLee County542.2Bamberg County: 472.5 USD millionBamberg County472.5McCormick County: 360.5 USD millionMcCormick County360.5Allendale County: 284.4 USD millionAllendale County284.4
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

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Greenville County24,573.4+4.3%
2Charleston County24,357.5+4.5%
3Richland County18,456.6+2.9%
4Lexington County13,384.1+2.8%
5Spartanburg County13,299.2+4.6%
6Horry County12,957.5+6.9%
7York County12,861.2+6.6%
8Beaufort County10,582.7+5.6%
9Berkeley County9,008.1+7.2%
10Anderson County7,934.3+4.9%
11Aiken County7,149.9+3.9%
12Dorchester County6,246.7+5.6%
13Florence County5,705+4.5%
14Pickens County4,783.1+5%
15Lancaster County4,727+8.5%
16Sumter County4,096+3.4%
17Oconee County3,418.1+5.7%
18Orangeburg County2,933.8+2.3%
19Georgetown County2,898.3+4.7%
20Kershaw County2,695.8+4%
21Greenwood County2,543.9+1.7%
22Darlington County2,476.8+3.4%
23Laurens County2,318.9+2.2%
24Cherokee County1,851.1+1.9%
25Chesterfield County1,423.6+4%
26Newberry County1,422.5+1.2%
27Colleton County1,332.1+4.2%
28Clarendon County1,123.9+3.1%
29Chester County1,070+2.7%
30Williamsburg County999.1+2.4%
31Marion County976.4+4.1%
32Edgefield County961+0.2%
33Jasper County887.5+9.6%
34Union County884+3.7%
35Dillon County868.8+3.6%
36Marlboro County839.5+3.6%
37Fairfield County829.5+1.8%
38Abbeville County816.1+2.4%
39Barnwell County702.9+3.3%
40Saluda County689.5-0.2%
41Hampton County627.7+3.7%
42Calhoun County569.5+3.7%
43Lee County542.2+3.5%
44Bamberg County472.5+3.5%
45McCormick County360.5+5.2%
46Allendale County284.4+2.9%

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About this ranking

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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Greenville County, with $24.57 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Allendale County, with $284.43 million in 2018.

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