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Highest homeownership rate, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 73.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jasper County, SC, up 14 places to #12.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01McCormick County, SCSC10,21587.9%+6.9 pts

02Calhoun County, SCSC14,18885.0%+0.7 pts

03▲2Georgetown County, SCSC65,91284.0%+2.6 pts

04Lancaster County, SCSC114,29683.3%+8.2 pts

05▼2Kershaw County, SCSC73,16682.0%0.0 pts

06Edgefield County, SCSC29,80880.1%−0.4 pts

07▲2Saluda County, SCSC19,68078.7%−1.9 pts

08▲6Chester County, SCSC33,00178.4%+0.1 pts

09▼2Abbeville County, SCSC24,83678.1%−2.4 pts

10▼2Lexington County, SCSC317,58877.4%+0.2 pts

11▲5Horry County, SCSC427,55177.3%+4.3 pts

12▲14Jasper County, SCSC38,53377.2%−0.5 pts

13▲7Aiken County, SCSC181,51576.5%+0.9 pts

14▼2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66276.4%−4.1 pts

15▼5Oconee County, SCSC83,77576.2%−2.2 pts

16▼5Beaufort County, SCSC204,43375.9%+2.7 pts

17▲2Dorchester County, SCSC178,39775.5%+0.6 pts

18▲3Anderson County, SCSC219,93074.8%−1.4 pts

19▼4Fairfield County, SCSC20,34074.6%−2.8 pts

20▲7Berkeley County, SCSC274,66674.5%+0.3 pts

21▲3York County, SCSC306,88774.5%+1.4 pts

22▲13Cherokee County, SCSC58,27573.8%−0.1 pts

23▼6Hampton County, SCSC18,17473.4%−4.7 pts

24▼6Colleton County, SCSC39,38273.3%−7.0 pts

25▼3Newberry County, SCSC39,56173.1%−3.7 pts

26▲3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85773.0%+1.0 pts

27▼14Clarendon County, SCSC31,04372.9%−6.2 pts

28▼5Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74072.8%−3.5 pts

29▼4Laurens County, SCSC71,84871.5%−6.0 pts

30▲2Union County, SCSC26,79971.3%−5.4 pts

31Barnwell County, SCSC20,65370.9%−4.6 pts

32▼2Darlington County, SCSC62,88870.9%−6.1 pts

33▲4Pickens County, SCSC139,19870.9%−2.6 pts

34▼6Lee County, SCSC15,73070.5%−8.9 pts

35▲1Bamberg County, SCSC12,79670.4%−4.3 pts

36▲3Greenville County, SCSC583,12568.9%+0.7 pts

37▲5Sumter County, SCSC105,06768.1%−1.4 pts

38▲5Greenwood County, SCSC70,37967.0%−2.2 pts

39▼5Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17767.0%−8.7 pts

40▼2Dillon County, SCSC27,45864.7%−7.3 pts

41Florence County, SCSC138,50464.5%−8.5 pts

42▲3Charleston County, SCSC436,20063.9%+2.9 pts

43▼3Marlboro County, SCSC25,48863.0%−7.8 pts

44▼11Marion County, SCSC28,24262.6%−10.8 pts

45▼1Allendale County, SCSC7,35561.7%−11.0 pts

46Richland County, SCSC434,95660.3%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES