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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.

1Beaufort County, SC
88.4
2Charleston County, SC
88
3York County, SC
87
4Berkeley County, SC
86.1
5Dorchester County, SC
79.8
6Lexington County, SC
77.3
7Lancaster County, SC
77
8Greenville County, SC
76.8
9Aiken County, SC
61.7
10Edgefield County, SC
59.3

All South Carolina Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

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

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Beaufort County, SC
88.4
45.4
2Charleston County, SC
88
43.4
3York County, SC
87
44.5
4Berkeley County, SC
86.1
35
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
42.7
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

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