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Income & Jobs · South Carolina

Highest Income Counties in South Carolina 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in South Carolina

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1York County, SC
89.7
2Charleston County, SC
89.3
3Beaufort County, SC
87.7
4Berkeley County, SC
86
5Lancaster County, SC
80
6Dorchester County, SC
79
7Lexington County, SC
77.7
8Greenville County, SC
76.8
9Edgefield County, SC
69.1
10Aiken County, SC
63.2

All South Carolina Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

46 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1York County, SC
89.7
44.4
2Charleston County, SC
89.3
43.6
3Beaufort County, SC
87.7
45.1
4Berkeley County, SC
86
35.2
5Lancaster County, SC
80
44.5
6Dorchester County, SC
79
48.4
7Lexington County, SC
77.7
38.5
8Greenville County, SC
76.8
40.8
9Edgefield County, SC
69.1
63.2
10Aiken County, SC
63.2
44.8
11Georgetown County, SC
59.1
41.9
12Kershaw County, SC
58.1
41.9
13Horry County, SC
54
39.3
14Anderson County, SC
53.7
40.9
15Spartanburg County, SC
52.2
40.2
16Jasper County, SC
49.7
34.2
17Richland County, SC
45.2
36.8
18Oconee County, SC
40.9
48
19Newberry County, SC
39.1
44
20Pickens County, SC
36.9
50.2
21Calhoun County, SC
29.8
48.3
22Florence County, SC
28.8
38.9
23Laurens County, SC
27
43.9
24Sumter County, SC
24.9
35.2
25McCormick County, SC
23
59.9
26Abbeville County, SC
17.1
49
27Greenwood County, SC
17
40.3
28Chester County, SC
16.2
42
29Clarendon County, SC
16.1
42.8
30Colleton County, SC
13.7
32.7
31Saluda County, SC
13.6
50.5
32Cherokee County, SC
12.3
44.1
33Chesterfield County, SC
10.5
44.2
34Darlington County, SC
9.3
45
35Fairfield County, SC
8.5
45.5
36Barnwell County, SC
7.3
39.4
37Dillon County, SC
7.3
40
38Williamsburg County, SC
6.9
39.2
39Orangeburg County, SC
6.3
36
40Lee County, SC
5.5
43.5
41Hampton County, SC
5.4
38.8
42Bamberg County, SC
5.1
38.9
43Union County, SC
3.2
37.9
44Marion County, SC
1.1
45.8
45Marlboro County, SC
0.7
40
46Allendale County, SC
0.3
43.7

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