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Highest median rent, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$1,229+78%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,200$1,228+103%

03Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$1,164+107%

04Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$1,134+100%

05Jasper County, SCSC38,533$1,043+112%

06York County, SCSC306,887$1,011+74%

07Richland County, SCSC434,956$998+75%

08Horry County, SCSC427,551$975+64%

09Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$958+96%

10Greenville County, SCSC583,125$954+75%

11Lexington County, SCSC317,588$921+68%

12Aiken County, SCSC181,515$840+77%

13Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$825+70%

14Sumter County, SCSC105,067$809+75%

15McCormick County, SCSC10,215$804+164%

16Anderson County, SCSC219,930$791+74%

17Pickens County, SCSC139,198$786+64%

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$785+84%

19Florence County, SCSC138,504$783+73%

20Laurens County, SCSC71,848$780+74%

21Newberry County, SCSC39,561$776+102%

22Oconee County, SCSC83,775$761+79%

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$759+67%

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$746+70%

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$718+79%

26Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$718+82%

27Lee County, SCSC15,730$709+115%

28Union County, SCSC26,799$707+90%

29Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$706+81%

30Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$699+80%

31Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$691+88%

32Darlington County, SCSC62,888$689+84%

33Saluda County, SCSC19,680$684+74%

34Chester County, SCSC33,001$680+66%

35Colleton County, SCSC39,382$675+67%

36Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$668+85%

37Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$666+80%

38Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$664+122%

39Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$660+127%

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$646+68%

41Allendale County, SCSC7,355$640+110%

42Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$617+93%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,174$605+64%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,458$598+79%

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$598+75%

46Marion County, SCSC28,242$587+52%

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