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Lowest median household income, South Carolina counties · 2000

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$20,898+0%

02Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$24,007+0%

03Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$24,214+0%

04Marion County, SCSC28,242$26,526+0%

05Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$26,598+0%

06Dillon County, SCSC27,458$26,630+0%

07Lee County, SCSC15,730$26,907+0%

08Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$27,131+0%

09Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$28,591+0%

10Hampton County, SCSC18,174$28,771+0%

11Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$29,483+0%

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$29,567+0%

13Colleton County, SCSC39,382$29,733+0%

14Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$30,376+0%

15Jasper County, SCSC38,533$30,727+0%

16Darlington County, SCSC62,888$31,087+0%

17Union County, SCSC26,799$31,441+0%

18McCormick County, SCSC10,215$31,577+0%

19Chester County, SCSC33,001$32,425+0%

20Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$32,635+0%

21Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$32,736+0%

22Newberry County, SCSC39,561$32,867+0%

23Sumter County, SCSC105,067$33,278+0%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$33,787+0%

25Laurens County, SCSC71,848$33,933+0%

26Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$34,688+0%

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$34,702+0%

28Florence County, SCSC138,504$35,144+0%

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$35,146+0%

30Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$35,312+0%

31Saluda County, SCSC19,680$35,774+0%

32Pickens County, SCSC139,198$36,214+0%

33Horry County, SCSC427,551$36,470+0%

34Oconee County, SCSC83,775$36,666+0%

35Anderson County, SCSC219,930$36,807+0%

36Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$37,579+0%

37Charleston County, SCSC436,200$37,810+0%

38Aiken County, SCSC181,515$37,889+0%

39Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$38,804+0%

40Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$39,908+0%

41Richland County, SCSC434,956$39,961+0%

42Greenville County, SCSC583,125$41,149+0%

43Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$43,316+0%

44York County, SCSC306,887$44,539+0%

45Lexington County, SCSC317,588$44,659+0%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$46,992+0%

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