What are the richest counties in South Carolina?

York County ($89,095), Charleston County ($88,494) and Beaufort County ($86,573) had the highest median household income in South Carolina in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated November 5, 2026

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All 46 ranked South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by median household income
Rank	County	Median household income 2020–24	Change since 2016–20	Residents
1	York County	$89,095	+30.0%	306,887
2	Charleston County	$88,494	+31.7%	436,200
3	Beaufort County	$86,573	+21.2%	204,433
4	Berkeley County	$84,358	+28.9%	274,666
5	Lancaster County	$78,869	+20.6%	114,296
6	Dorchester County	$78,198	+23.1%	178,397
7	Lexington County	$77,408	+23.4%	317,588
8	Greenville County	$76,932	+23.2%	583,125
9	Edgefield County	$73,029	+39.1%	29,808
10	Aiken County	$70,609	+32.3%	181,515
11	Georgetown County	$68,713	+30.9%	65,912
12	Kershaw County	$68,231	+26.4%	73,166
13	Horry County	$66,880	+29.7%	427,551
14	Anderson County	$66,651	+24.4%	219,930
15	Spartanburg County	$66,234	+23.2%	380,857
16	Jasper County	$65,613	+42.9%	38,533
17	Richland County	$63,784	+17.2%	434,956
18	Oconee County	$62,388	+25.6%	83,775
19	Newberry County	$61,780	+34.2%	39,561
20	Pickens County	$61,064	+19.7%	139,198
21	Calhoun County	$58,682	+17.7%	14,188
22	Florence County	$58,305	+17.4%	138,504
23	Laurens County	$57,623	+29.9%	71,848
24	Sumter County	$56,693	+21.7%	105,067
25	McCormick County	$55,798	+17.7%	10,215
26	Abbeville County	$52,935	+22.8%	24,836
27	Greenwood County	$52,830	+28.6%	70,379
28	Chester County	$52,458	+19.3%	33,001
29	Clarendon County	$52,401	+19.4%	31,043
30	Colleton County	$51,114	+39.1%	39,382
31	Saluda County	$51,009	+17.5%	19,680
32	Cherokee County	$50,288	+33.1%	58,275
33	Chesterfield County	$49,235	+17.4%	44,740
34	Darlington County	$48,581	+30.8%	62,888
35	Fairfield County	$47,885	+9.2%	20,340
36	Barnwell County	$46,626	+24.1%	20,653
37	Dillon County	$46,605	+27.9%	27,458
38	Williamsburg County	$46,213	+29.5%	29,662
39	Orangeburg County	$45,675	+24.1%	83,177
40	Lee County	$44,760	+36.3%	15,730
41	Hampton County	$44,711	+17.1%	18,174
42	Bamberg County	$44,370	+3.6%	12,796
43	Union County	$41,621	+1.2%	26,799
44	Marion County	$36,301	+17.9%	28,242
45	Marlboro County	$34,301	+8.8%	25,488
46	Allendale County	$32,328	+24.0%	7,355

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in South Carolina has the highest median household income?

York County: $89,095, ahead of Charleston County ($88,494) and Beaufort County ($86,573), of 46 South Carolina counties ranked.

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