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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Richland County, SCSC434,95639.7%+1.1 pts

02Allendale County, SCSC7,35538.3%+11.0 pts

03Marion County, SCSC28,24237.4%+10.8 pts

04Marlboro County, SCSC25,48837.0%+7.8 pts

05Charleston County, SCSC436,20036.1%−2.9 pts

06Florence County, SCSC138,50435.5%+8.5 pts

07Dillon County, SCSC27,45835.3%+7.3 pts

08Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17733.0%+8.7 pts

09Greenwood County, SCSC70,37933.0%+2.2 pts

10Sumter County, SCSC105,06731.9%+1.4 pts

11Greenville County, SCSC583,12531.1%−0.7 pts

12Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.6%+4.3 pts

13Lee County, SCSC15,73029.5%+8.9 pts

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19829.1%+2.6 pts

15Darlington County, SCSC62,88829.1%+6.1 pts

16Barnwell County, SCSC20,65329.1%+4.6 pts

17Union County, SCSC26,79928.7%+5.4 pts

18Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.5%+6.0 pts

19Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74027.2%+3.5 pts

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,04327.1%+6.2 pts

21Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85727.0%−1.0 pts

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56126.9%+3.7 pts

23Colleton County, SCSC39,38226.7%+7.0 pts

24Hampton County, SCSC18,17426.6%+4.7 pts

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,27526.2%+0.1 pts

26York County, SCSC306,88725.5%−1.4 pts

27Berkeley County, SCSC274,66625.5%−0.3 pts

28Fairfield County, SCSC20,34025.4%+2.8 pts

29Anderson County, SCSC219,93025.2%+1.4 pts

30Dorchester County, SCSC178,39724.5%−0.6 pts

31Beaufort County, SCSC204,43324.1%−2.7 pts

32Oconee County, SCSC83,77523.8%+2.2 pts

33Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.6%+4.1 pts

34Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.5%−0.9 pts

35Jasper County, SCSC38,53322.8%+0.5 pts

36Horry County, SCSC427,55122.7%−4.3 pts

37Lexington County, SCSC317,58822.6%−0.2 pts

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,83621.9%+2.4 pts

39Chester County, SCSC33,00121.6%−0.1 pts

40Saluda County, SCSC19,68021.3%+1.9 pts

41Edgefield County, SCSC29,80819.9%+0.4 pts

42Kershaw County, SCSC73,16618.0%−0.0 pts

43Lancaster County, SCSC114,29616.7%−8.2 pts

44Georgetown 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES