South Carolina

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. South Carolina has not adopted the full ACA Medicaid expansion. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 93.7.

Sales tax

7.5%

Wage income tax

Yes

Property tax

0.45%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for South Carolina. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

• SNAP eligibility · unlikely
• Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
• WIC eligibility · likely
• School meals eligibility · likely
• LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
• Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
• Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
• Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
• Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
• SSI eligibility · unlikely
• State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

• Abbeville County · 2-bed $885
• Aiken County · 2-bed $1,329
• Allendale County · 2-bed $885
• Anderson County · 2-bed $1,102
• Bamberg County · 2-bed $889
• Barnwell County · 2-bed $892
• Beaufort County · 2-bed $2,010
• Berkeley County · 2-bed $1,884
• Calhoun County · 2-bed $1,226
• Charleston County · 2-bed $1,884
• Cherokee County · 2-bed $885
• Chester County · 2-bed $1,103
• Chesterfield County · 2-bed $885
• Clarendon County · 2-bed $885
• Colleton County · 2-bed $913
• Darlington County · 2-bed $1,093
• Dillon County · 2-bed $885
• Dorchester County · 2-bed $1,884
• Edgefield County · 2-bed $1,329
• Fairfield County · 2-bed $1,226
• Florence County · 2-bed $1,121
• Georgetown County · 2-bed $1,158
• Greenville County · 2-bed $1,507
• Greenwood County · 2-bed $885
• Hampton County · 2-bed $885
• Horry County · 2-bed $1,504
• Jasper County · 2-bed $1,579
• Kershaw County · 2-bed $954
• Lancaster County · 2-bed $1,069
• Laurens County · 2-bed $1,119
• Lee County · 2-bed $885
• Lexington County · 2-bed $1,226
• Marion County · 2-bed $885
• Marlboro County · 2-bed $885
• McCormick County · 2-bed $885
• Newberry County · 2-bed $933
• Oconee County · 2-bed $894
• Orangeburg County · 2-bed $906
• Pickens County · 2-bed $1,507
• Richland County · 2-bed $1,226
• Saluda County · 2-bed $1,226
• Spartanburg County · 2-bed $1,196
• Sumter County · 2-bed $1,338
• Union County · 2-bed $1,003
• Williamsburg County · 2-bed $885
• York County · 2-bed $1,785

Towns

257 places in South Carolina have a cost page and a benefits page.

• Charleston · benefits
• Columbia · benefits
• North Charleston · benefits
• Mount Pleasant · benefits
• Rock Hill · benefits
• Greenville · benefits
• Summerville · benefits
• Goose Creek · benefits
• Sumter · benefits
• Greer · benefits
• Florence · benefits
• Spartanburg · benefits
• Myrtle Beach · benefits
• Hilton Head Island · benefits
• Bluffton · benefits
• Aiken · benefits
• Fort Mill · benefits
• Anderson · benefits
• Conway · benefits
• Mauldin · benefits
• Carolina Forest · benefits
• Simpsonville · benefits
• North Augusta · benefits
• Easley · benefits
• Lexington · benefits
• Taylors · benefits
• Socastee · benefits
• Greenwood · benefits
• Hanahan · benefits
• Wade Hampton · benefits
• St. Andrews · benefits
• North Myrtle Beach · benefits
• Five Forks · benefits
• Clemson · benefits
• West Columbia · benefits
• Berea · benefits
• Ladson · benefits
• Lake Wylie · benefits
• Seven Oaks · benefits
• Red Hill · benefits
• Port Royal · benefits
• Moncks Corner · benefits
• Gantt · benefits
• Dentsville · benefits
• Beaufort · benefits
• Cayce · benefits
• Tega Cay · benefits
• Orangeburg · benefits
• Boiling Springs · benefits
• Parker · benefits
• Gaffney · benefits
• Oak Grove · benefits
• James Island · benefits
• Fountain Inn · benefits
• Irmo · benefits
• Little River · benefits
• Garden City · benefits
• Red Bank · benefits
• Hardeeville · benefits
• Newberry · benefits
• Powdersville · benefits
• Forest Acres · benefits
• Murrells Inlet · benefits
• Lugoff · benefits
• Woodfield · benefits
• Laurens · benefits
• Litchfield Beach · benefits
• Seneca · benefits
• York · benefits
• Lancaster · benefits
• Sangaree · benefits
• Georgetown · benefits
• Travelers Rest · benefits
• White Knoll · benefits
• Camden · benefits
• Valley Falls · benefits
• Union · benefits
• Bennettsville · benefits
• Clinton · benefits
• Sans Souci · benefits
• Forestbrook · benefits
• Hartsville · benefits
• Clover · benefits
• Centerville · benefits
• Lake Murray of Richland · benefits
• Clemson University · benefits
• Burton · benefits
• Homeland Park · benefits
• Lyman · benefits
• Welcome · benefits
• Dillon · benefits
• Marion · benefits
• Darlington · benefits
• Lake City · benefits
• Laurel Bay · benefits
• Blythewood · benefits
• Walterboro · benefits
• Piedmont · benefits
• Hollywood · benefits
• Central · benefits
• Chester · benefits
• Belvedere · benefits
• Cheraw · benefits
• Batesburg-Leesville · benefits
• Abbeville · benefits
• Barnwell · benefits
• Baxter Village · benefits
• Woodruff · benefits
• Belton · benefits
• Northlake · benefits
• Capitol View · benefits
• Isle of Palms · benefits
• Duncan · benefits
• Brookdale · benefits
• Surfside Beach · benefits
• East Camden · benefits
• Williamston · benefits
• Walhalla · benefits
• Newport · benefits
• Saxon · benefits
• Edgefield · benefits
• India Hook · benefits
• Mullins · benefits
• Manning · benefits
• Southern Shops · benefits
• Ridgeland · benefits
• Honea Path · benefits
• Whitney · benefits
• Dunean · benefits
• Wyboo · benefits
• Pendleton · benefits
• Lakewood · benefits
• Wellford · benefits
• Andrews · benefits
• Arcadia · benefits
• Keowee Key · benefits
• Liberty · benefits
• Winnsboro · benefits
• Clearwater · benefits
• North Hartsville · benefits
• Arthurtown · benefits
• Inman · benefits
• Pickens · benefits
• Burnettown · benefits
• Kingstree · benefits
• Denmark · benefits
• Lesslie · benefits
• Saluda · benefits
• Bamberg · benefits
• Hilltop · benefits
• Dalzell · benefits
• Golden Grove · benefits
• Bishopville · benefits
• Roebuck · benefits
• Williston · benefits
• New Ellenton · benefits
• East Gaffney · benefits
• Arkwright · benefits
• Springdale · benefits
• Homewood · benefits
• Allendale · benefits
• Loris · benefits
• Hampton · benefits
• Landrum · benefits
• Ravenel · benefits
• Cherryvale · benefits
• Pine Ridge · benefits
• Varnville · benefits
• Ninety Six · benefits
• Westminster · benefits
• Judson · benefits
• McCormick · benefits
• Gloverville · benefits
• Pageland · benefits
• Ben Avon · benefits
• Privateer · benefits
• Pacolet · benefits
• Slater-Marietta · benefits
• Elgin · benefits
• Kiawah Island · benefits
• Mayo · benefits
• Kershaw · benefits
• Seabrook Island · benefits
• McColl · benefits
• Springdale · benefits
• Reidville · benefits
• St. George · benefits
• Johnston · benefits
• Riverview · benefits
• Sullivan's Island · benefits
• Elgin · benefits
• South Congaree · benefits
• Ware Shoals · benefits
• Blacksburg · benefits
• Graniteville · benefits
• Calhoun Falls · benefits
• Timmonsville · benefits
• Stateburg · benefits
• Wilkinson Heights · benefits
• Hopkins · benefits
• Wedgefield · benefits
• Watts Mills · benefits
• Fairfax · benefits
• Arial · benefits
• Irwin · benefits
• Estill · benefits
• Jackson · benefits
• Cowpens · benefits
• Monarch Mill · benefits
• Eureka Mill · benefits
• Gaston · benefits
• Edisto · benefits
• Blackville · benefits
• Awendaw · benefits
• Pimlico · benefits
• Ridgeville · benefits
• Fairforest · benefits
• Pelzer · benefits
• Great Falls · benefits
• St. Matthews · benefits
• South Sumter · benefits
• Camp Croft · benefits
• Beech Island · benefits
• Cane Savannah · benefits
• Winnsboro Mills · benefits
• Bonneau Beach · benefits
• Chesterfield · benefits
• St. Stephen · benefits
• Latta · benefits
• Drayton · benefits
• Gadsden · benefits
• Shell Point · benefits
• Chapin · benefits
• Fort Lawn · benefits
• Utica · benefits
• Buffalo · benefits
• West Pelzer · benefits
• Whitmire · benefits
• Prosperity · benefits
• Langley · benefits
• Meggett · benefits
• Joanna · benefits
• Lake Secession · benefits
• Folly Beach · benefits
• Johnsonville · benefits
• Holly Hill · benefits
• Cottageville · benefits
• Lamar · benefits
• Wagener · benefits
• Yemassee · benefits
• Due West · benefits
• Edmund · benefits
• Pamplico · benefits
• Dovesville · benefits
• Jonesville · benefits
• Aynor · benefits
• Sandy Springs · benefits

Metros in this ranking

• Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
• Columbia · Columbia, SC
• Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC
• Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC