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Highest renter share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-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 26.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarendon County, SC, up 14 places to #20.

Highest renter share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Richland County, SCSC434,95639.7%+1.1 pts
02▲1Allendale County, SCSC7,35538.3%+11.0 pts
03▲11Marion County, SCSC28,24237.4%+10.8 pts
04▲3Marlboro County, SCSC25,48837.0%+7.8 pts
05▼3Charleston County, SCSC436,20036.1%−2.9 pts
06Florence County, SCSC138,50435.5%+8.5 pts
07▲2Dillon County, SCSC27,45835.3%+7.3 pts
08▲5Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17733.0%+8.7 pts
09▼5Greenwood County, SCSC70,37933.0%+2.2 pts
10▼5Sumter County, SCSC105,06731.9%+1.4 pts
11▼3Greenville County, SCSC583,12531.1%−0.7 pts
12▼1Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.6%+4.3 pts
13▲6Lee County, SCSC15,73029.5%+8.9 pts
14▼4Pickens County, SCSC139,19829.1%+2.6 pts
15▲2Darlington County, SCSC62,88829.1%+6.1 pts
16Barnwell County, SCSC20,65329.1%+4.6 pts
17▼2Union County, SCSC26,79928.7%+5.4 pts
18▲4Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.5%+6.0 pts
19▲5Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74027.2%+3.5 pts
20▲14Clarendon County, SCSC31,04327.1%+6.2 pts
21▼3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85727.0%−1.0 pts
22▲3Newberry County, SCSC39,56126.9%+3.7 pts
23▲6Colleton County, SCSC39,38226.7%+7.0 pts
24▲6Hampton County, SCSC18,17426.6%+4.7 pts
25▼13Cherokee County, SCSC58,27526.2%+0.1 pts
26▼3York County, SCSC306,88725.5%−1.4 pts
27▼7Berkeley County, SCSC274,66625.5%−0.3 pts
28▲4Fairfield County, SCSC20,34025.4%+2.8 pts
29▼3Anderson County, SCSC219,93025.2%+1.4 pts
30▼2Dorchester County, SCSC178,39724.5%−0.6 pts
31▲5Beaufort County, SCSC204,43324.1%−2.7 pts
32▲5Oconee County, SCSC83,77523.8%+2.2 pts
33▲2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.6%+4.1 pts
34▼7Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.5%−0.9 pts
35▼14Jasper County, SCSC38,53322.8%+0.5 pts
36▼5Horry County, SCSC427,55122.7%−4.3 pts
37▲2Lexington County, SCSC317,58822.6%−0.2 pts
38▲2Abbeville County, SCSC24,83621.9%+2.4 pts
39▼6Chester County, SCSC33,00121.6%−0.1 pts
40▼2Saluda County, SCSC19,68021.3%+1.9 pts
41Edgefield County, SCSC29,80819.9%+0.4 pts
42▲2Kershaw County, SCSC73,16618.0%0.0 pts
43Lancaster County, SCSC114,29616.7%−8.2 pts
44▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216.0%−2.6 pts
45Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815.0%−0.7 pts
46McCormick County, SCSC10,21512.1%−6.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES