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Least affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4333.7+3%

02Horry County, SCSC427,5513.0+16%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.7−13%

04Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.7+25%

05Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.6+10%

06Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.5+25%

07Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.5+14%

08Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.5+19%

09Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5+23%

10Richland County, SCSC434,9562.5+3%

11Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.4+16%

12Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.4+35%

13Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.4+12%

14Marion County, SCSC28,2422.4+13%

15Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.4+18%

16Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3+30%

17Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3+13%

18Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.3−3%

19Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.3+9%

20Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.3+9%

21York County, SCSC306,8872.3−4%

22Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.3−10%

23Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.3+8%

24Florence County, SCSC138,5042.3+10%

25Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.2+2%

26Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.2+17%

27Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.2+9%

28Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.1+11%

29Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.1+11%

30Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.1−2%

31Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.1+2%

32Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.1−6%

33Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.1+12%

34Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.1−2%

35Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.0+0%

36McCormick County, SCSC10,2152.0+14%

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.0−11%

38Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.0+6%

39Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961.9−5%

40Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.9−4%

41Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.9+4%

42Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.9−6%

43Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.8−2%

44Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.8−11%

45Union County, SCSC26,7991.7−3%

46Chester County, SCSC33,0011.7−6%

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