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Lowest median household income, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is $23,501.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Allendale County, SCSC7,355$15,013–

02Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$17,496–

03Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$17,645–

04Marion County, SCSC28,242$17,825–

05Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$18,068–

06Jasper County, SCSC38,533$18,071–

07Lee County, SCSC15,730$18,174–

08Dillon County, SCSC27,458$18,365–

09Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$18,409–

10Hampton County, SCSC18,174$18,615–

11McCormick County, SCSC10,215$19,226–

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$20,216–

13Colleton County, SCSC39,382$20,617–

14Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$21,069–

15Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$21,484–

16Union County, SCSC26,799$21,526–

17Saluda County, SCSC19,680$22,176–

18Sumter County, SCSC105,067$22,387–

19Darlington County, SCSC62,888$22,642–

20Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$23,021–

21Chester County, SCSC33,001$23,054–

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$23,170–

23Newberry County, SCSC39,561$23,405–

24Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$23,501–

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$23,584–

26Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$23,750–

27Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$23,981–

28Florence County, SCSC138,504$24,264–

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$24,655–

30Laurens County, SCSC71,848$24,905–

31Horry County, SCSC427,551$24,959–

32Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$25,320–

33Oconee County, SCSC83,775$25,723–

34Anderson County, SCSC219,930$25,748–

35Pickens County, SCSC139,198$26,336–

36Charleston County, SCSC436,200$26,875–

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$26,941–

38Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$28,282–

39Richland County, SCSC434,956$28,848–

40Greenville County, SCSC583,125$29,088–

41Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$29,106–

42Aiken County, SCSC181,515$29,994–

43Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$30,450–

44Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$30,764–

45York County, SCSC306,887$31,288–

46Lexington County, SCSC317,588$32,914–

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