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Highest renter share, South Carolina counties · 2020

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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Richland County, SCSC434,95640.6%+5%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20039.3%+1%

03Allendale County, SCSC7,35535.6%+30%

04Greenwood County, SCSC70,37934.7%+13%

05Sumter County, SCSC105,06734.3%+13%

06Florence County, SCSC138,50434.3%+27%

07Marlboro County, SCSC25,48833.7%+15%

08Greenville County, SCSC583,12533.6%+6%

09Dillon County, SCSC27,45833.1%+18%

10Pickens County, SCSC139,19833.1%+25%

11Bamberg County, SCSC12,79631.5%+24%

12Cherokee County, SCSC58,27531.4%+20%

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17731.2%+28%

14Marion County, SCSC28,24231.1%+17%

15Union County, SCSC26,79930.6%+31%

16Barnwell County, SCSC20,65330.2%+23%

17Darlington County, SCSC62,88829.7%+29%

18Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85729.4%+5%

19Lee County, SCSC15,73028.7%+40%

20Berkeley County, SCSC274,66628.3%+10%

21Jasper County, SCSC38,53328.3%+27%

22Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.2%+25%

23York County, SCSC306,88727.6%+3%

24Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74027.3%+15%

25Newberry County, SCSC39,56127.1%+17%

26Anderson County, SCSC219,93026.8%+13%

27Aiken County, SCSC181,51526.8%+10%

28Dorchester County, SCSC178,39726.8%+7%

29Colleton County, SCSC39,38226.5%+35%

30Hampton County, SCSC18,17426.4%+21%

31Horry County, SCSC427,55126.1%−3%

32Fairfield County, SCSC20,34026.0%+15%

33Chester County, SCSC33,00125.7%+19%

34Clarendon County, SCSC31,04325.6%+23%

35Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66225.5%+31%

36Beaufort County, SCSC204,43325.3%−6%

37Oconee County, SCSC83,77525.0%+16%

38Saluda County, SCSC19,68024.8%+28%

39Lexington County, SCSC317,58824.2%+6%

40Abbeville County, SCSC24,83622.8%+17%

41Edgefield County, SCSC29,80822.1%+13%

42Georgetown County, SCSC65,91221.3%+14%

43Lancaster County, SCSC114,29621.3%−15%

44Kershaw County, SCSC73,16620.9%+17%

45Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820.4%+31%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,21518.8%−1%

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