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Most income inequality (Gini), South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by Gini index of household income inequality, where 0 = perfect equality and 1 = maximum inequality (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

01Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.554−5%

02Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.523+15%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.511+3%

04Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.499+9%

05Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.499+6%

06Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.495+4%

07Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.494−1%

08Marion County, SCSC28,2420.494+6%

09Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.494+6%

10Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.493+12%

11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.492+1%

12Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.488+9%

13Florence County, SCSC138,5040.487+5%

14Richland County, SCSC434,9560.485+5%

15Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.484+8%

16Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.481+0%

17Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.480+2%

18Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.479+10%

19Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.475−1%

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.471+8%

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.471+1%

22Union County, SCSC26,7990.469+3%

23Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.467+4%

24Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.466−1%

25Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.465+3%

26McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.462−2%

27Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.462+6%

28Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.461−0%

29Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.461+7%

30Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.455+4%

31Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.454+2%

32Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.454+6%

33Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.453−2%

34Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.453+9%

35Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.452−1%

36Lee County, SCSC15,7300.450−5%

37Horry County, SCSC427,5510.450+0%

38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.449+0%

39Chester County, SCSC33,0010.441−2%

40Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.441−4%

41Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.441−1%

42York County, SCSC306,8870.433+1%

43Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.430+3%

44Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.429+3%

45Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.422+4%

46Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.420+6%

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