South Carolina

5,296,225 Population
$69,324 Median Income
$259,000 Median Home Value
38.3 Score
#44 in US

Economy & Income

Median Household Income
$69,324
Per Capita Income
$39,236
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Poverty Rate
14.1%

Housing

Median Home Value
$259,000
Median Rent
$1,180
Home Value / Income
3.74x
Rent / Income
20.43%

Demographics

Gender

Male
48.7%
Female
51.3%

Race & Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic)
61.9%
Black
24.6%
Hispanic/Latino
7.4%
Asian
1.8%

Commute

Mean Commute Time
25.6 min
Work from Home
11.5%
Drove Alone
76.3%
Public Transit
0.4%

Score Breakdown

Income
18.3
Employment
51
Housing
58.7
Quality Of Life
42.3
Safety
20.2
Education
50
Cost Of Living
50

Counties in South Carolina

Rank County Population Median Income Score
#1 Beaufort County, South Carolina 195,289 $86,573 71.9
#2 York County, South Carolina 293,673 $89,095 69.2
#3 Lexington County, South Carolina 304,887 $77,408 69
#4 Charleston County, South Carolina 420,264 $88,494 68.6
#5 Berkeley County, South Carolina 246,802 $84,358 68.2
#6 Greenville County, South Carolina 548,166 $76,932 67.2
#7 Edgefield County, South Carolina 27,476 $73,029 63.2
#8 Lancaster County, South Carolina 104,475 $78,869 62.8
#9 Aiken County, South Carolina 174,160 $70,609 61.3
#10 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 347,852 $66,234 61.2
#11 Newberry County, South Carolina 38,435 $61,780 59
#12 Horry County, South Carolina 383,016 $66,880 58.5
#13 Kershaw County, South Carolina 68,314 $68,231 58.2
#14 Calhoun County, South Carolina 14,182 $58,682 57.4
#15 Abbeville County, South Carolina 24,420 $52,935 56.3
#16 Anderson County, South Carolina 210,478 $66,651 56.3
#17 Dorchester County, South Carolina 167,201 $78,198 56.1
#18 Pickens County, South Carolina 134,629 $61,064 55.3
#19 Georgetown County, South Carolina 64,811 $68,713 55
#20 Laurens County, South Carolina 68,666 $57,623 54.6
#21 Sumter County, South Carolina 104,725 $56,693 53.5
#22 Greenwood County, South Carolina 69,489 $52,830 53
#23 Florence County, South Carolina 137,117 $58,305 52.2
#24 Saluda County, South Carolina 19,131 $51,009 51.4
#25 Richland County, South Carolina 422,117 $63,784 51.2
#26 Oconee County, South Carolina 80,469 $62,388 50.4
#27 McCormick County, South Carolina 9,760 $55,798 48.9
#28 Jasper County, South Carolina 32,166 $65,613 46.6
#29 Cherokee County, South Carolina 56,647 $50,288 46.4
#30 Williamsburg County, South Carolina 30,282 $46,213 45.6
#31 Chesterfield County, South Carolina 43,784 $49,235 45.2
#32 Clarendon County, South Carolina 30,986 $52,401 43.1
#33 Fairfield County, South Carolina 20,550 $47,885 41.9
#34 Chester County, South Carolina 32,182 $52,458 41.2
#35 Darlington County, South Carolina 62,558 $48,581 39.9
#36 Barnwell County, South Carolina 20,521 $46,626 39.3
#37 Dillon County, South Carolina 27,862 $46,605 38.6
#38 Lee County, South Carolina 16,166 $44,760 36.3
#39 Union County, South Carolina 26,885 $41,621 33.6
#40 Bamberg County, South Carolina 13,042 $44,370 33.3
#41 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 83,253 $45,675 32.7
#42 Colleton County, South Carolina 38,783 $51,114 30.5
#43 Hampton County, South Carolina 18,254 $44,711 30.4
#44 Marion County, South Carolina 28,664 $36,301 29.7
#45 Marlboro County, South Carolina 25,975 $34,301 29.6
#46 Allendale County, South Carolina 7,661 $32,328 26