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Most equal income distribution, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 0.455.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS –

01Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.395–

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.405–

03Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.416–

04Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.416–

05Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.417–

06York County, SCSC306,8870.430–

07Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.430–

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.432–

09Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.435–

10Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.437–

11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.438–

12Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.439–

13Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.441–

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.445–

15Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.446–

16Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.447–

17Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.447–

18Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.448–

19Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.449–

20Chester County, SCSC33,0010.449–

21Horry County, SCSC427,5510.449–

22Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.450–

23Union County, SCSC26,7990.454–

24Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.455–

25Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.456–

26Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.456–

27Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.460–

28Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.462–

29Richland County, SCSC434,9560.462–

30Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.463–

31Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.464–

32Florence County, SCSC138,5040.465–

33Marion County, SCSC28,2420.465–

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.466–

35Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.470–

36McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.470–

37Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.471–

38Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.471–

39Lee County, SCSC15,7300.473–

40Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.474–

41Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.480–

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.482–

43Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.486–

44Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.497–

45Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.498–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.582–

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