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Highest homeownership rate, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 74.8%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Calhoun County, SCSC14,18881.9%–

02Saluda County, SCSC19,68081.6%–

03Kershaw County, SCSC73,16681.4%–

04Abbeville County, SCSC24,83680.1%–

05Colleton County, SCSC39,38279.4%–

06Georgetown County, SCSC65,91279.4%–

07Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66279.2%–

08Lee County, SCSC15,73078.7%–

09Fairfield County, SCSC20,34078.1%–

10Jasper County, SCSC38,53378.0%–

11Clarendon County, SCSC31,04377.4%–

12McCormick County, SCSC10,21577.3%–

13Oconee County, SCSC83,77576.9%–

14Union County, SCSC26,79976.9%–

15Chester County, SCSC33,00176.4%–

16Edgefield County, SCSC29,80876.3%–

17Newberry County, SCSC39,56176.1%–

18Lexington County, SCSC317,58876.1%–

19Laurens County, SCSC71,84875.9%–

20Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74075.4%–

21Cherokee County, SCSC58,27575.2%–

22Anderson County, SCSC219,93075.2%–

23Lancaster County, SCSC114,29674.8%–

24Darlington County, SCSC62,88874.6%–

25Aiken County, SCSC181,51574.6%–

26Hampton County, SCSC18,17474.4%–

27Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17773.2%–

28Pickens County, SCSC139,19873.2%–

29Barnwell County, SCSC20,65373.2%–

30Bamberg County, SCSC12,79672.5%–

31York County, SCSC306,88771.9%–

32Marion County, SCSC28,24271.3%–

33Dorchester County, SCSC178,39771.0%–

34Florence County, SCSC138,50470.5%–

35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85769.8%–

36Berkeley County, SCSC274,66669.7%–

37Greenwood County, SCSC70,37969.1%–

38Marlboro County, SCSC25,48868.9%–

39Horry County, SCSC427,55168.7%–

40Allendale County, SCSC7,35568.2%–

41Dillon County, SCSC27,45867.0%–

42Greenville County, SCSC583,12566.2%–

43Sumter County, SCSC105,06765.2%–

44Beaufort County, SCSC204,43364.9%–

45Richland County, SCSC434,95659.2%–

46Charleston County, SCSC436,20057.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS