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Lowest median household income, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Allendale County, SCSC7,355$15,013−28%

02Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$17,496−27%

03Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$17,645−35%

04Marion County, SCSC28,242$17,825−33%

05Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$18,068−32%

06Jasper County, SCSC38,533$18,071−41%

07Lee County, SCSC15,730$18,174−32%

08Dillon County, SCSC27,458$18,365−31%

09Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$18,409−24%

10Hampton County, SCSC18,174$18,615−35%

11McCormick County, SCSC10,215$19,226−39%

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$20,216−32%

13Colleton County, SCSC39,382$20,617−31%

14Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$21,069−29%

15Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$21,484−29%

16Union County, SCSC26,799$21,526−32%

17Saluda County, SCSC19,680$22,176−38%

18Sumter County, SCSC105,067$22,387−33%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,888$22,642−27%

20Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$23,021−34%

21Chester County, SCSC33,001$23,054−29%

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$23,170−29%

23Newberry County, SCSC39,561$23,405−29%

24Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$23,501−18%

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$23,584−32%

26Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$23,750−27%

27Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$23,981−32%

28Florence County, SCSC138,504$24,264−31%

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$24,655−27%

30Laurens County, SCSC71,848$24,905−27%

31Horry County, SCSC427,551$24,959−32%

32Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$25,320−27%

33Oconee County, SCSC83,775$25,723−30%

34Anderson County, SCSC219,930$25,748−30%

35Pickens County, SCSC139,198$26,336−27%

36Charleston County, SCSC436,200$26,875−29%

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$26,941−28%

38Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$28,282−27%

39Richland County, SCSC434,956$28,848−28%

40Greenville County, SCSC583,125$29,088−29%

41Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$29,106−27%

42Aiken County, SCSC181,515$29,994−21%

43Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$30,450−35%

44Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$30,764−29%

45York County, SCSC306,887$31,288−30%

46Lexington County, SCSC317,588$32,914−26%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES