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Highest renter share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Richland County, SCSC434,95639.7%+3%

02Allendale County, SCSC7,35538.3%+40%

03Marion County, SCSC28,24237.4%+41%

04Marlboro County, SCSC25,48837.0%+27%

05Charleston County, SCSC436,20036.1%−7%

06Florence County, SCSC138,50435.5%+31%

07Dillon County, SCSC27,45835.3%+26%

08Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17733.0%+36%

09Greenwood County, SCSC70,37933.0%+7%

10Sumter County, SCSC105,06731.9%+4%

11Greenville County, SCSC583,12531.1%−2%

12Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.6%+17%

13Lee County, SCSC15,73029.5%+43%

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19829.1%+10%

15Darlington County, SCSC62,88829.1%+26%

16Barnwell County, SCSC20,65329.1%+19%

17Union County, SCSC26,79928.7%+23%

18Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.5%+27%

19Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74027.2%+15%

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,04327.1%+30%

21Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85727.0%−4%

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56126.9%+16%

23Colleton County, SCSC39,38226.7%+36%

24Hampton County, SCSC18,17426.6%+21%

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,27526.2%+0%

26York County, SCSC306,88725.5%−5%

27Berkeley County, SCSC274,66625.5%−1%

28Fairfield County, SCSC20,34025.4%+12%

29Anderson County, SCSC219,93025.2%+6%

30Dorchester County, SCSC178,39724.5%−2%

31Beaufort County, SCSC204,43324.1%−10%

32Oconee County, SCSC83,77523.8%+10%

33Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.6%+21%

34Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.5%−4%

35Jasper County, SCSC38,53322.8%+2%

36Horry County, SCSC427,55122.7%−16%

37Lexington County, SCSC317,58822.6%−1%

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,83621.9%+12%

39Chester County, SCSC33,00121.6%−0%

40Saluda County, SCSC19,68021.3%+10%

41Edgefield County, SCSC29,80819.9%+2%

42Kershaw County, SCSC73,16618.0%−0%

43Lancaster County, SCSC114,29616.7%−33%

44Georgetown County, SCSC65,91216.0%−14%

45Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815.0%−4%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,21512.1%−36%

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