Do you consider yourself part of the middle class in South Carolina?
South Carolina ranked 40th among the most expensive U.S. states for middle class living in 2025, according to a recent study by SmartAsset, a personal finance site. Still, being among the middle class in the Palmetto State is more expensive than just a year ago.
The study used Pew Research’s definition of middle income — two-thirds to double the median household income — to calculate the middle-class income ranges for all 50 states based on the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau …