SC gained more wealthy folks in 2023, new Census data shows. Here’s where and how rich

More wealthy residents were living in South Carolina in 2023 than the year prior, new U.S. Census data shows.

According to the data released Thursday, there were 177,314 households in South Carolina earning $200,000 or more a year in 2023 — amounts classified as high earners by the IRS. That’s a sizable jump from the 160,452 households earning $200,000 or more a year in 2022, census data shows.

Income brackets just below that, but still including households earning six figures, also had gains year over year.

There were 157,488 households earning between $150,000 and $199,999 a year in 2023, up from 141,363 a year earlier. And there were 366,570 households in the $100,000 to $149,999 bracket in 2023, higher than 332,398 households the prior year.

South Carolina also gained more middle class residents.

There were 676,832 households earning between $50,000 and $99,999 in 2023 — a 20,210 increase from the 658,622 households in 2022.

The increase in wealthier residents rose the state’s median income to $67,804 in 2023 from $64,115 in 2022, census data shows.

Wealthy in SC counties

Here is a breakdown of how many people were earning $200,000 or more in 2023 by county. Note, not every county is included because the Census data was limited to places with populations of 65,000 or more.

Patrick McCreless

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Patrick McCreless is the Southeast service journalism editor for McClatchy, who leads and edits a team of six reporters in South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The team writes about trending news of the day and topics that help readers in their daily lives and better informs them about their communities. He attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama and grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL.