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Best Income & Jobs Counties in South Carolina

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 46 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
34/100
Top County
Beaufort County
Counties Ranked
46

Top 10

#1
Beaufort County
SC
88/100
#2
Charleston County
SC
88/100
#3
York County
SC
87/100
#4
Berkeley County
SC
86/100
#5
Dorchester County
SC
80/100
#6
Lexington County
SC
77/100
#7
Lancaster County
SC
77/100
#8
Greenville County
SC
77/100
#9
Aiken County
SC
62/100
#10
Edgefield County
SC
59/100

All South Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Beaufort County, SC
88.4
45.5
2Charleston County, SC
88
43.4
3York County, SC
87
44.5
4Berkeley County, SC
86.1
35.1
5Dorchester County, SC
79.8
48.5
6Lexington County, SC
77.3
38.3
7Lancaster County, SC
77
44.8
8Greenville County, SC
76.8
40.8
9Aiken County, SC
61.7
44.5
10Edgefield County, SC
59.3
59
11Georgetown County, SC
58.5
41.8
12Anderson County, SC
52.9
40.9
13Horry County, SC
52.6
39.4
14Kershaw County, SC
51.5
42.5
15Spartanburg County, SC
51.1
40.3
16Jasper County, SC
49.6
34.6
17Richland County, SC
44.2
36.7
18Oconee County, SC
39.7
48
19Newberry County, SC
37.9
43.4
20Pickens County, SC
37.2
50.4
21Calhoun County, SC
29.5
47.8
22Florence County, SC
29.3
39.5
23Sumter County, SC
27.7
35.2
24Laurens County, SC
26.6
43.8
25McCormick County, SC
25.8
59.4
26Saluda County, SC
20.6
50.1
27Abbeville County, SC
18.8
51
28Chester County, SC
17.2
40.3
29Greenwood County, SC
16
39
30Cherokee County, SC
12.7
44.8
31Clarendon County, SC
12.4
42.6
32Colleton County, SC
12.3
31.7
33Chesterfield County, SC
10.4
43.2
34Darlington County, SC
10.1
44.9
35Fairfield County, SC
9.4
45.3
36Lee County, SC
6.2
43.9
37Dillon County, SC
6.1
40.3
38Williamsburg County, SC
5.5
39.3
39Bamberg County, SC
5.3
39.5
40Hampton County, SC
5.3
39.2
41Orangeburg County, SC
5.3
36.4
42Barnwell County, SC
4.1
39.8
43Union County, SC
3.5
38.6
44Marlboro County, SC
1.3
39.8
45Marion County, SC
0.9
46.2
46Allendale County, SC
0.4
43.9

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.