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Highest homeownership rate, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01McCormick County, SCSC10,21581.3%+0%

02Calhoun County, SCSC14,18879.6%−6%

03Kershaw County, SCSC73,16679.1%−4%

04Lancaster County, SCSC114,29678.7%+5%

05Georgetown County, SCSC65,91278.7%−3%

06Edgefield County, SCSC29,80877.9%−3%

07Abbeville County, SCSC24,83677.2%−4%

08Lexington County, SCSC317,58875.8%−2%

09Saluda County, SCSC19,68075.2%−7%

10Oconee County, SCSC83,77575.0%−4%

11Beaufort County, SCSC204,43374.7%+2%

12Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66274.5%−7%

13Clarendon County, SCSC31,04374.4%−6%

14Chester County, SCSC33,00174.3%−5%

15Fairfield County, SCSC20,34074.0%−4%

16Horry County, SCSC427,55173.9%+1%

17Hampton County, SCSC18,17473.6%−6%

18Colleton County, SCSC39,38273.5%−9%

19Dorchester County, SCSC178,39773.2%−2%

20Aiken County, SCSC181,51573.2%−3%

21Anderson County, SCSC219,93073.2%−4%

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56172.9%−5%

23Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74072.7%−5%

24York County, SCSC306,88772.4%−1%

25Laurens County, SCSC71,84871.8%−7%

26Jasper County, SCSC38,53371.7%−8%

27Berkeley County, SCSC274,66671.7%−3%

28Lee County, SCSC15,73071.3%−10%

29Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85770.6%−2%

30Darlington County, SCSC62,88870.3%−9%

31Barnwell County, SCSC20,65369.8%−8%

32Union County, SCSC26,79969.4%−9%

33Marion County, SCSC28,24268.9%−6%

34Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17768.8%−9%

35Cherokee County, SCSC58,27568.6%−7%

36Bamberg County, SCSC12,79668.5%−8%

37Pickens County, SCSC139,19866.9%−9%

38Dillon County, SCSC27,45866.9%−7%

39Greenville County, SCSC583,12566.4%−3%

40Marlboro County, SCSC25,48866.3%−6%

41Florence County, SCSC138,50465.7%−10%

42Sumter County, SCSC105,06765.7%−6%

43Greenwood County, SCSC70,37965.3%−6%

44Allendale County, SCSC7,35564.4%−11%

45Charleston County, SCSC436,20060.7%−0%

46Richland County, SCSC434,95659.4%−3%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES