Counties in South Carolina by personal income

Charleston County had the highest personal income of 46 counties in 2023, at $36.56 billion. Allendale County had the lowest, at $342.58 million. The median was $2.7 billion and the figure for South Carolina was $311.67 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest36,556.1Charleston County
Lowest342.6Allendale County
Median2,703.346 counties
South Carolina311,669.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 1,047.7 USD millionAiken County: 9,612.7 USD millionAllendale County: 342.6 USD millionAnderson County: 10,750.7 USD millionBamberg County: 569.7 USD millionBarnwell County: 854.7 USD millionBeaufort County: 16,253.5 USD millionBerkeley County: 14,148.4 USD millionCalhoun County: 753.4 USD millionCharleston County: 36,556.1 USD millionCherokee County: 2,349.1 USD millionChester County: 1,468.5 USD millionChesterfield County: 1,775.7 USD millionClarendon County: 1,516.8 USD millionColleton County: 1,787.9 USD millionDarlington County: 3,114.1 USD millionDillon County: 1,132.7 USD millionDorchester County: 8,779.9 USD millionEdgefield County: 1,409.8 USD millionFairfield County: 1,088.6 USD millionFlorence County: 7,604.8 USD millionGeorgetown County: 4,187.1 USD millionGreenville County: 34,193.1 USD millionGreenwood County: 3,251.3 USD millionHampton County: 800.3 USD millionHorry County: 20,635.4 USD millionJasper County: 1,586 USD millionKershaw County: 3,965.7 USD millionLancaster County: 6,333.4 USD millionLaurens County: 3,057.5 USD millionLee County: 710.4 USD millionLexington County: 18,791.3 USD millionMcCormick County: 493.3 USD millionMarion County: 1,260.7 USD millionMarlboro County: 994.6 USD millionNewberry County: 1,966.1 USD millionOconee County: 4,754.1 USD millionOrangeburg County: 3,718.2 USD millionPickens County: 6,760 USD millionRichland County: 24,301 USD millionSaluda County: 896.1 USD millionSpartanburg County: 19,254.3 USD millionSumter County: 5,164.1 USD millionUnion County: 1,097.7 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 1,227.6 USD millionYork County: 18,918.8 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Charleston County: 36,556.1 USD millionCharleston County36,556.1Greenville County: 34,193.1 USD millionGreenville County34,193.1Richland County: 24,301 USD millionRichland County24,301Horry County: 20,635.4 USD millionHorry County20,635.4Spartanburg County: 19,254.3 USD millionSpartanburg County19,254.3York County: 18,918.8 USD millionYork County18,918.8Lexington County: 18,791.3 USD millionLexington County18,791.3Beaufort County: 16,253.5 USD millionBeaufort County16,253.5Berkeley County: 14,148.4 USD millionBerkeley County14,148.4Anderson County: 10,750.7 USD millionAnderson County10,750.7Aiken County: 9,612.7 USD millionAiken County9,612.7Dorchester County: 8,779.9 USD millionDorchester County8,779.9Florence County: 7,604.8 USD millionFlorence County7,604.8Pickens County: 6,760 USD millionPickens County6,760Lancaster County: 6,333.4 USD millionLancaster County6,333.4Sumter County: 5,164.1 USD millionSumter County5,164.1Oconee County: 4,754.1 USD millionOconee County4,754.1Georgetown County: 4,187.1 USD millionGeorgetown County4,187.1Kershaw County: 3,965.7 USD millionKershaw County3,965.7Orangeburg County: 3,718.2 USD millionOrangeburg County3,718.2Greenwood County: 3,251.3 USD millionGreenwood County3,251.3Darlington County: 3,114.1 USD millionDarlington County3,114.1Laurens County: 3,057.5 USD millionLaurens County3,057.5Cherokee County: 2,349.1 USD millionCherokee County2,349.1Newberry County: 1,966.1 USD millionNewberry County1,966.1Colleton County: 1,787.9 USD millionColleton County1,787.9Chesterfield County: 1,775.7 USD millionChesterfield County1,775.7Jasper County: 1,586 USD millionJasper County1,586Clarendon County: 1,516.8 USD millionClarendon County1,516.8Chester County: 1,468.5 USD millionChester County1,468.5Edgefield County: 1,409.8 USD millionEdgefield County1,409.8Marion County: 1,260.7 USD millionMarion County1,260.7Williamsburg County: 1,227.6 USD millionWilliamsburg County1,227.6Dillon County: 1,132.7 USD millionDillon County1,132.7Union County: 1,097.7 USD millionUnion County1,097.7Fairfield County: 1,088.6 USD millionFairfield County1,088.6Abbeville County: 1,047.7 USD millionAbbeville County1,047.7Marlboro County: 994.6 USD millionMarlboro County994.6Saluda County: 896.1 USD millionSaluda County896.1Barnwell County: 854.7 USD millionBarnwell County854.7Hampton County: 800.3 USD millionHampton County800.3Calhoun County: 753.4 USD millionCalhoun County753.4Lee County: 710.4 USD millionLee County710.4Bamberg County: 569.7 USD millionBamberg County569.7McCormick County: 493.3 USD millionMcCormick County493.3Allendale County: 342.6 USD millionAllendale County342.6Charleston County: 36,556.1 USD millionCharleston County36,556.1Greenville County: 34,193.1 USD millionGreenville County34,193.1Richland County: 24,301 USD millionRichland County24,301Horry County: 20,635.4 USD millionHorry County20,635.4Spartanburg County: 19,254.3 USD millionSpartanburg County19,254.3York County: 18,918.8 USD millionYork County18,918.8Lexington County: 18,791.3 USD millionLexington County18,791.3Beaufort County: 16,253.5 USD millionBeaufort County16,253.5Berkeley County: 14,148.4 USD millionBerkeley County14,148.4Anderson County: 10,750.7 USD millionAnderson County10,750.7Aiken County: 9,612.7 USD millionAiken County9,612.7Dorchester County: 8,779.9 USD millionDorchester County8,779.9Florence County: 7,604.8 USD millionFlorence County7,604.8Pickens County: 6,760 USD millionPickens County6,760Lancaster County: 6,333.4 USD millionLancaster County6,333.4Sumter County: 5,164.1 USD millionSumter County5,164.1Oconee County: 4,754.1 USD millionOconee County4,754.1Georgetown County: 4,187.1 USD millionGeorgetown County4,187.1Kershaw County: 3,965.7 USD millionKershaw County3,965.7Orangeburg County: 3,718.2 USD millionOrangeburg County3,718.2Greenwood County: 3,251.3 USD millionGreenwood County3,251.3Darlington County: 3,114.1 USD millionDarlington County3,114.1Laurens County: 3,057.5 USD millionLaurens County3,057.5Cherokee County: 2,349.1 USD millionCherokee County2,349.1Newberry County: 1,966.1 USD millionNewberry County1,966.1Colleton County: 1,787.9 USD millionColleton County1,787.9Chesterfield County: 1,775.7 USD millionChesterfield County1,775.7Jasper County: 1,586 USD millionJasper County1,586Clarendon County: 1,516.8 USD millionClarendon County1,516.8Chester County: 1,468.5 USD millionChester County1,468.5Edgefield County: 1,409.8 USD millionEdgefield County1,409.8Marion County: 1,260.7 USD millionMarion County1,260.7Williamsburg County: 1,227.6 USD millionWilliamsburg County1,227.6Dillon County: 1,132.7 USD millionDillon County1,132.7Union County: 1,097.7 USD millionUnion County1,097.7Fairfield County: 1,088.6 USD millionFairfield County1,088.6Abbeville County: 1,047.7 USD millionAbbeville County1,047.7Marlboro County: 994.6 USD millionMarlboro County994.6Saluda County: 896.1 USD millionSaluda County896.1Barnwell County: 854.7 USD millionBarnwell County854.7Hampton County: 800.3 USD millionHampton County800.3Calhoun County: 753.4 USD millionCalhoun County753.4Lee County: 710.4 USD millionLee County710.4Bamberg County: 569.7 USD millionBamberg County569.7McCormick County: 493.3 USD millionMcCormick County493.3Allendale County: 342.6 USD millionAllendale County342.6
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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Charleston County36,556.1+10.5%
2Greenville County34,193.1+7.7%
3Richland County24,301+6.8%
4Horry County20,635.4+11.1%
5Spartanburg County19,254.3+8.1%
6York County18,918.8+7.9%
7Lexington County18,791.3+7.3%
8Beaufort County16,253.5+8.7%
9Berkeley County14,148.4+11.8%
10Anderson County10,750.7+6.4%
11Aiken County9,612.7+5.9%
12Dorchester County8,779.9+6.3%
13Florence County7,604.8+6.3%
14Pickens County6,760+7.2%
15Lancaster County6,333.4+8.8%
16Sumter County5,164.1+4.3%
17Oconee County4,754.1+7.5%
18Georgetown County4,187.1+8.8%
19Kershaw County3,965.7+8.9%
20Orangeburg County3,718.2+4.9%
21Greenwood County3,251.3+5.9%
22Darlington County3,114.1+3.7%
23Laurens County3,057.5+5.9%
24Cherokee County2,349.1+3.5%
25Newberry County1,966.1+6.7%
26Colleton County1,787.9+5.8%
27Chesterfield County1,775.7+3.5%
28Jasper County1,586+9.4%
29Clarendon County1,516.8+5.9%
30Chester County1,468.5+5.9%
31Edgefield County1,409.8+7.1%
32Marion County1,260.7+6.1%
33Williamsburg County1,227.6+3.8%
34Dillon County1,132.7+4.4%
35Union County1,097.7+4.9%
36Fairfield County1,088.6+6.7%
37Abbeville County1,047.7+4.7%
38Marlboro County994.6+0.5%
39Saluda County896.1+5.4%
40Barnwell County854.7+3.2%
41Hampton County800.3+5.7%
42Calhoun County753.4+6%
43Lee County710.4+2.4%
44Bamberg County569.7+4.6%
45McCormick County493.3+7.1%
46Allendale County342.6+5.8%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Charleston County, with $36.56 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Allendale County, with $342.58 million in 2023.

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