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Most equal income distribution, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2010

01Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.420+6%

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.422+4%

03Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.429+3%

04Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.430+3%

05York County, SCSC306,8870.433+1%

06Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.441−1%

07Chester County, SCSC33,0010.441−2%

08Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.441−4%

09Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.449+0%

10Horry County, SCSC427,5510.450+0%

11Lee County, SCSC15,7300.450−5%

12Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.452−1%

13Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.453+9%

14Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.453−2%

15Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.454+6%

16Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.454+2%

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.455+4%

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.461+7%

19Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.461−0%

20Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.462+6%

21McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.462−2%

22Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.465+3%

23Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.466−1%

24Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.467+4%

25Union County, SCSC26,7990.469+3%

26Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.471+1%

27Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.471+8%

28Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.475−1%

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.479+10%

30Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.480+2%

31Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.481+0%

32Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.484+8%

33Richland County, SCSC434,9560.485+5%

34Florence County, SCSC138,5040.487+5%

35Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.488+9%

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.492+1%

37Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.493+12%

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.494+6%

39Marion County, SCSC28,2420.494+6%

40Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.494−1%

41Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.495+4%

42Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.499+6%

43Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.499+9%

44Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.511+3%

45Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.523+15%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.554−5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES