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Free lookup · fiscal year 2026
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South Carolina · fiscal year 2026
Each row is a HUD income limit area and the counties it covers. Limits are yearly household income before taxes, and they took effect May 1, 2026. Use the lookup above for 5 to 8 person households and the low income (80%) limit.
| Area and counties covered | Very low income (50%), by household size | Extremely low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 1 person | 4 people | |
| Abbeville County, SCAbbeville County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Allendale County, SCAllendale County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaAnderson County | $33,300 | $38,050 | $42,800 | $47,550 | $20,000 | $33,000 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR AreaAiken County, Edgefield County | $31,650 | $36,200 | $40,700 | $45,200 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| Bamberg County, SCBamberg County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Barnwell County, SCBarnwell County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaBeaufort County | $39,550 | $45,200 | $50,850 | $56,500 | $23,750 | $33,900 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSABerkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County | $41,150 | $47,000 | $52,900 | $58,750 | $24,700 | $35,250 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR AreaYork County | $41,100 | $47,000 | $52,850 | $58,700 | $24,650 | $35,200 |
| Cherokee County, SCCherokee County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaChester County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Chesterfield County, SCChesterfield County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Clarendon County, SCClarendon County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Colleton County, SCColleton County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaCalhoun County, Fairfield County, Lexington County, Richland County, Saluda County | $32,350 | $37,000 | $41,600 | $46,200 | $19,400 | $33,000 |
| Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaDarlington County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Dillon County, SCDillon County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaFlorence County | $27,800 | $31,750 | $35,700 | $39,650 | $16,700 | $33,000 |
| Georgetown County, SCGeorgetown County | $30,000 | $34,250 | $38,550 | $42,800 | $18,000 | $33,000 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaGreenville County, Pickens County | $37,200 | $42,550 | $47,850 | $53,150 | $22,350 | $33,000 |
| Greenwood County, SCGreenwood County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Hampton County, SCHampton County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaJasper County | $29,250 | $33,400 | $37,600 | $41,800 | $17,600 | $33,000 |
| Kershaw County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaKershaw County | $32,500 | $37,150 | $41,800 | $46,400 | $19,500 | $33,000 |
| Lancaster County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaLancaster County | $35,900 | $41,000 | $46,100 | $51,250 | $21,550 | $33,000 |
| Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaLaurens County | $28,000 | $32,000 | $36,000 | $39,950 | $16,800 | $33,000 |
| Lee County, SCLee County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Marion County, SCMarion County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Marlboro County, SCMarlboro County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| McCormick County, SCMcCormick County | $29,350 | $33,550 | $37,750 | $41,900 | $17,650 | $33,000 |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaHorry County | $30,100 | $34,400 | $38,700 | $43,000 | $18,100 | $33,000 |
| Newberry County, SCNewberry County | $27,650 | $31,600 | $35,550 | $39,450 | $16,600 | $33,000 |
| Oconee County, SCOconee County | $31,100 | $35,550 | $40,000 | $44,450 | $18,700 | $33,000 |
| Orangeburg County, SCOrangeburg County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaSpartanburg County | $31,600 | $36,100 | $40,600 | $45,150 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| Sumter, SC MSASumter County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Union County, SC HUD Metro FMR AreaUnion County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Williamsburg County, SCWilliamsburg County | $26,150 | $29,850 | $33,600 | $37,300 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
KPCB Edge is an independent publisher, not a government agency. Your housing agency may cover more than one area and only it can decide whether you qualify.
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Good to know
It depends on where in South Carolina you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 38 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $37,300 (Abbeville County, SC) to $58,750 (Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.
No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in South Carolina ranges from $51,500 to $117,500, and the limits follow it.
Most new voucher families must be very low income, which is at or below 50% of the area median income. Extremely low income families get priority: by law, 75% of the families a housing agency admits each year must be extremely low income. A family at the low income level (up to about 80%) can qualify only in a few situations.
You apply to a local public housing agency, not to HUD. Find agencies near you in HUD's PHA contact directory, check whether each one's voucher list is open, and apply to more than one if you can. Applying is always free.
Gross. Your agency compares your yearly income before deductions with the limit. Deductions, such as for children or child care, are used afterward to work out your share of the rent.
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