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South Carolina #35
43.5 composite of 100 Based on 68% of intended metrics
HM
Henry McMaster R
Governor · since 2017-01-24
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Median household income67,804 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
25.2
Income growth (YoY)5.75% · 2022→2023 ·
65.0
Poverty rate13.9% · SAIPE 2023 ·
43.1
Income inequality (Gini)0.472 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
47.8
Not yet sourced: Real (cost-of-living-adjusted) income (BEA Regional Price Parities API key pending); Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights dataset download pending).