South Carolina Tax Burden

South Carolina ranks #27 nationally for total tax burden with a combined rate of 8.89%.

Total Tax Burden
8.89%
Rank: 27th
Property Tax Rate
0.56%
Rank: 38th
Income Tax Rate
4.998%
Rank: 14th
Sales Tax Rate
7.43%
Rank: 18th
Median Income: $54,760
Population: 5,142,750
Counties: 46

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All 46 Counties in South Carolina

RankCountyProperty TaxIncome TaxSales TaxTotal BurdenNat'l Rank
1Beaufort County0.51%5.390%7.43%10.21%#828
2Charleston County0.42%5.364%7.43%10.05%#892
3Richland County0.74%5.100%7.43%10.04%#899
4Dorchester County0.60%5.307%7.43%9.97%#919
5Jasper County0.57%5.111%7.43%9.86%#995
6York County0.52%5.379%7.43%9.70%#1088
7Greenville County0.56%5.277%7.43%9.68%#1104
8Lancaster County0.51%5.288%7.43%9.68%#1104
9Berkeley County0.51%5.355%7.43%9.45%#1238
10Spartanburg County0.59%5.137%7.43%9.44%#1244
11Newberry County0.79%5.039%7.43%9.42%#1262
12Georgetown County0.46%5.099%7.43%9.37%#1292
13Greenwood County0.66%4.816%7.43%9.26%#1350
14Lexington County0.55%5.276%7.43%9.25%#1360
15Anderson County0.49%5.144%7.43%9.10%#1463
16Kershaw County0.53%5.127%7.43%9.08%#1479
17McCormick County0.74%5.015%7.43%9.06%#1503
18Colleton County0.65%4.793%7.43%9.01%#1534
19Clarendon County0.61%4.847%7.43%8.98%#1560
20Bamberg County0.82%4.701%7.43%8.96%#1567
21Sumter County0.56%4.980%7.43%8.95%#1577
22Horry County0.35%5.101%7.43%8.91%#1612
23Oconee County0.42%5.039%7.43%8.91%#1612
24Aiken County0.44%5.158%7.43%8.88%#1634
25Pickens County0.40%5.058%7.43%8.87%#1643
26Chester County0.56%4.884%7.43%8.84%#1665
27Hampton County0.78%4.561%7.43%8.83%#1671
28Edgefield County0.47%5.103%7.43%8.82%#1681
29Saluda County0.60%4.910%7.43%8.75%#1731
30Barnwell County0.71%4.650%7.43%8.73%#1754
31Florence County0.44%5.026%7.43%8.72%#1760
32Abbeville County0.57%4.877%7.43%8.69%#1778
33Orangeburg County0.63%4.595%7.43%8.67%#1793
34Fairfield County0.50%4.721%7.43%8.57%#1850
35Laurens County0.44%4.936%7.43%8.56%#1855
36Williamsburg County0.71%4.588%7.43%8.56%#1855
37Union County0.63%4.644%7.43%8.51%#1881
38Cherokee County0.45%4.800%7.43%8.45%#1934
39Calhoun County0.41%5.015%7.43%8.44%#1937
40Darlington County0.43%4.714%7.43%8.44%#1937
41Lee County0.60%4.516%7.43%8.40%#1971
42Allendale County0.87%4.425%7.43%8.33%#2002
43Chesterfield County0.51%4.779%7.43%8.23%#2055
44Dillon County0.51%4.649%7.43%8.17%#2075
45Marlboro County0.63%4.279%7.43%8.15%#2081
46Marion County0.48%4.370%7.43%8.03%#2111