Counties in South Carolina by personal income

Charleston County had the highest personal income of 46 counties in 2019, at $26.76 billion. Allendale County had the lowest, at $283.74 million. The median was $2.18 billion and the figure for South Carolina was $234.37 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest26,761.4Charleston County
Lowest283.7Allendale County
Median2,181.746 counties
South Carolina234,372.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Abbeville County: 849.2 USD millionAiken County: 7,559 USD millionAllendale County: 283.7 USD millionAnderson County: 8,322.2 USD millionBamberg County: 487.7 USD millionBarnwell County: 736.6 USD millionBeaufort County: 11,496.7 USD millionBerkeley County: 9,725.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 604.3 USD millionCharleston County: 26,761.4 USD millionCherokee County: 1,938.1 USD millionChester County: 1,157.4 USD millionChesterfield County: 1,461.6 USD millionClarendon County: 1,168.2 USD millionColleton County: 1,398.1 USD millionDarlington County: 2,589 USD millionDillon County: 922 USD millionDorchester County: 6,572.1 USD millionEdgefield County: 1,025.9 USD millionFairfield County: 857.6 USD millionFlorence County: 6,064.9 USD millionGeorgetown County: 3,128.8 USD millionGreenville County: 26,071.6 USD millionGreenwood County: 2,652.2 USD millionHampton County: 659.5 USD millionHorry County: 14,088.3 USD millionJasper County: 996.6 USD millionKershaw County: 2,856.4 USD millionLancaster County: 4,908.1 USD millionLaurens County: 2,425.2 USD millionLee County: 568.2 USD millionLexington County: 14,225.3 USD millionMcCormick County: 375.5 USD millionMarion County: 1,016.5 USD millionMarlboro County: 843.5 USD millionNewberry County: 1,516.3 USD millionOconee County: 3,605.4 USD millionOrangeburg County: 3,004.2 USD millionPickens County: 5,066.5 USD millionRichland County: 19,292.6 USD millionSaluda County: 710.5 USD millionSpartanburg County: 14,367.9 USD millionSumter County: 4,196.9 USD millionUnion County: 943.3 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 1,036.5 USD millionYork County: 13,758.1 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Charleston County: 26,761.4 USD millionCharleston County26,761.4Greenville County: 26,071.6 USD millionGreenville County26,071.6Richland County: 19,292.6 USD millionRichland County19,292.6Spartanburg County: 14,367.9 USD millionSpartanburg County14,367.9Lexington County: 14,225.3 USD millionLexington County14,225.3Horry County: 14,088.3 USD millionHorry County14,088.3York County: 13,758.1 USD millionYork County13,758.1Beaufort County: 11,496.7 USD millionBeaufort County11,496.7Berkeley County: 9,725.7 USD millionBerkeley County9,725.7Anderson County: 8,322.2 USD millionAnderson County8,322.2Aiken County: 7,559 USD millionAiken County7,559Dorchester County: 6,572.1 USD millionDorchester County6,572.1Florence County: 6,064.9 USD millionFlorence County6,064.9Pickens County: 5,066.5 USD millionPickens County5,066.5Lancaster County: 4,908.1 USD millionLancaster County4,908.1Sumter County: 4,196.9 USD millionSumter County4,196.9Oconee County: 3,605.4 USD millionOconee County3,605.4Georgetown County: 3,128.8 USD millionGeorgetown County3,128.8Orangeburg County: 3,004.2 USD millionOrangeburg County3,004.2Kershaw County: 2,856.4 USD millionKershaw County2,856.4Greenwood County: 2,652.2 USD millionGreenwood County2,652.2Darlington County: 2,589 USD millionDarlington County2,589Laurens County: 2,425.2 USD millionLaurens County2,425.2Cherokee County: 1,938.1 USD millionCherokee County1,938.1Newberry County: 1,516.3 USD millionNewberry County1,516.3Chesterfield County: 1,461.6 USD millionChesterfield County1,461.6Colleton County: 1,398.1 USD millionColleton County1,398.1Clarendon County: 1,168.2 USD millionClarendon County1,168.2Chester County: 1,157.4 USD millionChester County1,157.4Williamsburg County: 1,036.5 USD millionWilliamsburg County1,036.5Edgefield County: 1,025.9 USD millionEdgefield County1,025.9Marion County: 1,016.5 USD millionMarion County1,016.5Jasper County: 996.6 USD millionJasper County996.6Union County: 943.3 USD millionUnion County943.3Dillon County: 922 USD millionDillon County922Fairfield County: 857.6 USD millionFairfield County857.6Abbeville County: 849.2 USD millionAbbeville County849.2Marlboro County: 843.5 USD millionMarlboro County843.5Barnwell County: 736.6 USD millionBarnwell County736.6Saluda County: 710.5 USD millionSaluda County710.5Hampton County: 659.5 USD millionHampton County659.5Calhoun County: 604.3 USD millionCalhoun County604.3Lee County: 568.2 USD millionLee County568.2Bamberg County: 487.7 USD millionBamberg County487.7McCormick County: 375.5 USD millionMcCormick County375.5Allendale County: 283.7 USD millionAllendale County283.7Charleston County: 26,761.4 USD millionCharleston County26,761.4Greenville County: 26,071.6 USD millionGreenville County26,071.6Richland County: 19,292.6 USD millionRichland County19,292.6Spartanburg County: 14,367.9 USD millionSpartanburg County14,367.9Lexington County: 14,225.3 USD millionLexington County14,225.3Horry County: 14,088.3 USD millionHorry County14,088.3York County: 13,758.1 USD millionYork County13,758.1Beaufort County: 11,496.7 USD millionBeaufort County11,496.7Berkeley County: 9,725.7 USD millionBerkeley County9,725.7Anderson County: 8,322.2 USD millionAnderson County8,322.2Aiken County: 7,559 USD millionAiken County7,559Dorchester County: 6,572.1 USD millionDorchester County6,572.1Florence County: 6,064.9 USD millionFlorence County6,064.9Pickens County: 5,066.5 USD millionPickens County5,066.5Lancaster County: 4,908.1 USD millionLancaster County4,908.1Sumter County: 4,196.9 USD millionSumter County4,196.9Oconee County: 3,605.4 USD millionOconee County3,605.4Georgetown County: 3,128.8 USD millionGeorgetown County3,128.8Orangeburg County: 3,004.2 USD millionOrangeburg County3,004.2Kershaw County: 2,856.4 USD millionKershaw County2,856.4Greenwood County: 2,652.2 USD millionGreenwood County2,652.2Darlington County: 2,589 USD millionDarlington County2,589Laurens County: 2,425.2 USD millionLaurens County2,425.2Cherokee County: 1,938.1 USD millionCherokee County1,938.1Newberry County: 1,516.3 USD millionNewberry County1,516.3Chesterfield County: 1,461.6 USD millionChesterfield County1,461.6Colleton County: 1,398.1 USD millionColleton County1,398.1Clarendon County: 1,168.2 USD millionClarendon County1,168.2Chester County: 1,157.4 USD millionChester County1,157.4Williamsburg County: 1,036.5 USD millionWilliamsburg County1,036.5Edgefield County: 1,025.9 USD millionEdgefield County1,025.9Marion County: 1,016.5 USD millionMarion County1,016.5Jasper County: 996.6 USD millionJasper County996.6Union County: 943.3 USD millionUnion County943.3Dillon County: 922 USD millionDillon County922Fairfield County: 857.6 USD millionFairfield County857.6Abbeville County: 849.2 USD millionAbbeville County849.2Marlboro County: 843.5 USD millionMarlboro County843.5Barnwell County: 736.6 USD millionBarnwell County736.6Saluda County: 710.5 USD millionSaluda County710.5Hampton County: 659.5 USD millionHampton County659.5Calhoun County: 604.3 USD millionCalhoun County604.3Lee County: 568.2 USD millionLee County568.2Bamberg County: 487.7 USD millionBamberg County487.7McCormick County: 375.5 USD millionMcCormick County375.5Allendale County: 283.7 USD millionAllendale County283.7
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Charleston County26,761.4+9.9%
2Greenville County26,071.6+6.1%
3Richland County19,292.6+4.5%
4Spartanburg County14,367.9+8%
5Lexington County14,225.3+6.3%
6Horry County14,088.3+8.7%
7York County13,758.1+7%
8Beaufort County11,496.7+8.6%
9Berkeley County9,725.7+8%
10Anderson County8,322.2+4.9%
11Aiken County7,559+5.7%
12Dorchester County6,572.1+5.2%
13Florence County6,064.9+6.3%
14Pickens County5,066.5+5.9%
15Lancaster County4,908.1+3.8%
16Sumter County4,196.9+2.5%
17Oconee County3,605.4+5.5%
18Georgetown County3,128.8+8%
19Orangeburg County3,004.2+2.4%
20Kershaw County2,856.4+6%
21Greenwood County2,652.2+4.3%
22Darlington County2,589+4.5%
23Laurens County2,425.2+4.6%
24Cherokee County1,938.1+4.7%
25Newberry County1,516.3+6.6%
26Chesterfield County1,461.6+2.7%
27Colleton County1,398.1+5%
28Clarendon County1,168.2+3.9%
29Chester County1,157.4+8.2%
30Williamsburg County1,036.5+3.7%
31Edgefield County1,025.9+6.8%
32Marion County1,016.5+4.1%
33Jasper County996.6+12.3%
34Union County943.3+6.7%
35Dillon County922+6.1%
36Fairfield County857.6+3.4%
37Abbeville County849.2+4.1%
38Marlboro County843.5+0.5%
39Barnwell County736.6+4.8%
40Saluda County710.5+3%
41Hampton County659.5+5.1%
42Calhoun County604.3+6.1%
43Lee County568.2+4.8%
44Bamberg County487.7+3.2%
45McCormick County375.5+4.2%
46Allendale County283.7-0.2%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Charleston County, with $26.76 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Allendale County, with $283.74 million in 2019.

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