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Highest renter share, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 25.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Charleston County, SCSC436,20042.4%–

02Richland County, SCSC434,95640.8%–

03Beaufort County, SCSC204,43335.1%–

04Sumter County, SCSC105,06734.8%–

05Greenville County, SCSC583,12533.8%–

06Dillon County, SCSC27,45833.0%–

07Allendale County, SCSC7,35531.8%–

08Horry County, SCSC427,55131.3%–

09Marlboro County, SCSC25,48831.1%–

10Greenwood County, SCSC70,37930.9%–

11Berkeley County, SCSC274,66630.3%–

12Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85730.2%–

13Florence County, SCSC138,50429.5%–

14Dorchester County, SCSC178,39729.0%–

15Marion County, SCSC28,24228.7%–

16York County, SCSC306,88728.1%–

17Bamberg County, SCSC12,79627.5%–

18Barnwell County, SCSC20,65326.8%–

19Pickens County, SCSC139,19826.8%–

20Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17726.8%–

21Hampton County, SCSC18,17425.6%–

22Aiken County, SCSC181,51525.4%–

23Darlington County, SCSC62,88825.4%–

24Lancaster County, SCSC114,29625.2%–

25Anderson County, SCSC219,93024.8%–

26Cherokee County, SCSC58,27524.8%–

27Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74024.6%–

28Laurens County, SCSC71,84824.1%–

29Lexington County, SCSC317,58823.9%–

30Newberry County, SCSC39,56123.9%–

31Edgefield County, SCSC29,80823.7%–

32Chester County, SCSC33,00123.6%–

33Union County, SCSC26,79923.1%–

34Oconee County, SCSC83,77523.1%–

35McCormick County, SCSC10,21522.7%–

36Clarendon County, SCSC31,04322.6%–

37Jasper County, SCSC38,53322.0%–

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,34021.9%–

39Lee County, SCSC15,73021.3%–

40Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66220.8%–

41Georgetown County, SCSC65,91220.6%–

42Colleton County, SCSC39,38220.6%–

43Abbeville County, SCSC24,83619.9%–

44Kershaw County, SCSC73,16618.6%–

45Saluda County, SCSC19,68018.4%–

46Calhoun County, SCSC14,18818.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS