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Highest per-capita income, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties ranked by per-capita income (2000 ACS): total personal income divided by every resident, including children. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is $16,276.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 1990

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$25,377+67%

02Greenville County, SCSC583,125$22,081+59%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,200$21,393+64%

04Lexington County, SCSC317,588$21,063+48%

05Richland County, SCSC434,956$20,794+57%

06York County, SCSC306,887$20,536+54%

07Horry County, SCSC427,551$19,949+61%

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$19,805+79%

09Oconee County, SCSC83,775$18,965+54%

10Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$18,840+59%

11Aiken County, SCSC181,515$18,772+43%

12Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$18,738+53%

13Anderson County, SCSC219,930$18,365+53%

14Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$18,360+54%

15Florence County, SCSC138,504$17,876+62%

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$17,446+75%

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$17,446+53%

18Pickens County, SCSC139,198$17,434+53%

19Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$16,879+54%

20Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$16,421+58%

21Saluda County, SCSC19,680$16,328+66%

22Darlington County, SCSC62,888$16,283+55%

23Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$16,276+47%

24Newberry County, SCSC39,561$16,045+53%

25Union County, SCSC26,799$15,877+64%

26Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$15,870+50%

27Laurens County, SCSC71,848$15,761+47%

28Sumter County, SCSC105,067$15,657+57%

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$15,415+45%

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$15,370+50%

31Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$15,057+67%

32Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$14,911+65%

33Colleton County, SCSC39,382$14,831+61%

34McCormick County, SCSC10,215$14,770+86%

35Chester County, SCSC33,001$14,709+50%

36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$14,233+51%

37Jasper County, SCSC38,533$14,161+77%

38Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$13,998+71%

39Lee County, SCSC15,730$13,896+84%

40Marion County, SCSC28,242$13,878+70%

41Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$13,385+68%

42Dillon County, SCSC27,458$13,272+64%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,174$13,129+53%

44Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$12,794+68%

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$12,584+49%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355$11,293+51%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS