Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in South Carolina with household income of less than $40k was 34.72%. Among all South Carolina counties, Marlboro County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (59.32%), followed by Marion County (56.60%), and Allendale County (55.96%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Beaufort County (25.41%), York County (26.07%), and Berkeley County (26.21%).
The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlboro County | 59.32 |
| 2 | Marion County | 56.60 |
| 3 | Allendale County | 55.96 |
| 4 | Lee County | 53.50 |
| 5 | Orangeburg County | 52.40 |
| 6 | Hampton County | 52.00 |
| 7 | Barnwell County | 51.15 |
| 8 | Dillon County | 50.30 |
| 9 | Union County | 49.96 |
| 10 | Williamsburg County | 49.80 |
| 11 | Darlington County | 49.42 |
| 12 | Cherokee County | 48.70 |
| 13 | Colleton County | 48.69 |
| 14 | Bamberg County | 48.58 |
| 15 | Fairfield County | 48.04 |
| 16 | Abbeville County | 44.78 |
| 17 | Greenwood County | 44.64 |
| 18 | Chesterfield County | 44.34 |
| 19 | Clarendon County | 43.95 |
| 20 | Chester County | 43.47 |
| 21 | Saluda County | 42.40 |
| 22 | Laurens County | 42.28 |
| 23 | Sumter County | 41.64 |
| 24 | Calhoun County | 41.41 |
| 25 | Edgefield County | 40.74 |
| 26 | Florence County | 40.20 |
| 27 | Jasper County | 39.93 |
| 28 | McCormick County | 39.60 |
| 29 | Newberry County | 39.18 |
| 30 | Oconee County | 39.07 |
| 31 | Pickens County | 38.51 |
| 32 | Kershaw County | 37.60 |
| 33 | Anderson County | 36.27 |
| 34 | Richland County | 36.23 |
| 35 | Georgetown County | 36.09 |
| 36 | Horry County | 35.09 |
| 37 | Aiken County | 34.49 |
| 38 | Spartanburg County | 34.09 |
| 39 | Lancaster County | 30.56 |
| 40 | Greenville County | 30.14 |
| 41 | Lexington County | 28.90 |
| 42 | Charleston County | 28.53 |
| 43 | Dorchester County | 26.81 |
| 44 | Berkeley County | 26.21 |
| 45 | York County | 26.07 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 25.41 |