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Lowest median household income, South Carolina counties · 2020

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$26,074+25%

02Marion County, SCSC28,242$30,791+16%

03Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$31,528+19%

04Lee County, SCSC15,730$32,851+22%

05Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$35,681+47%

06Dillon County, SCSC27,458$36,429+37%

07Colleton County, SCSC39,382$36,748+24%

08Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$36,802+24%

09Darlington County, SCSC62,888$37,141+19%

10Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$37,572+31%

11Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$37,787+12%

12Hampton County, SCSC18,174$38,178+33%

13Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$41,081+18%

14Union County, SCSC26,799$41,117+31%

15Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$41,937+42%

16Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$42,830+78%

17Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$43,090+32%

18Saluda County, SCSC19,680$43,410+21%

19Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$43,861+44%

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$43,881+62%

21Chester County, SCSC33,001$43,985+36%

22Laurens County, SCSC71,848$44,374+31%

23Jasper County, SCSC38,533$45,924+49%

24Newberry County, SCSC39,561$46,038+40%

25Sumter County, SCSC105,067$46,570+40%

26McCormick County, SCSC10,215$47,402+50%

27Florence County, SCSC138,504$49,645+41%

28Oconee County, SCSC83,775$49,691+36%

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$49,844+52%

30Pickens County, SCSC139,198$51,032+41%

31Horry County, SCSC427,551$51,570+41%

32Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$52,488+49%

33Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$52,491+49%

34Aiken County, SCSC181,515$53,385+41%

35Anderson County, SCSC219,930$53,598+46%

36Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$53,757+43%

37Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$53,980+39%

38Richland County, SCSC434,956$54,441+36%

39Greenville County, SCSC583,125$62,422+52%

40Lexington County, SCSC317,588$62,740+40%

41Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$63,501+47%

42Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$65,421+89%

43Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$65,443+64%

44Charleston County, SCSC436,200$67,182+78%

45York County, SCSC306,887$68,555+54%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$71,430+52%

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