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Least affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 2000

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, SCSC204,4333.6+0%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.1+0%

03Horry County, SCSC427,5512.6+0%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.5+0%

05Richland County, SCSC434,9562.4+0%

06Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.4+0%

07York County, SCSC306,8872.4+0%

08Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.3+0%

09Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.2+0%

10Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.2+0%

11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.2+0%

12Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.2+0%

13Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.2+0%

14Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.1+0%

15Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.1+0%

16Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.1+0%

17Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.1+0%

18Marion County, SCSC28,2422.1+0%

19Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.1+0%

20Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.1+0%

21Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.1+0%

22Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.1+0%

23Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.1+0%

24Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962.0+0%

25Florence County, SCSC138,5042.0+0%

26Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.0+0%

27Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.0+0%

28Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.0+0%

29Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.0+0%

30Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.0+0%

31Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.0+0%

32Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.0+0%

33Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.0+0%

34Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.0+0%

35Darlington County, SCSC62,8881.9+0%

36Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.9+0%

37Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.9+0%

38Chester County, SCSC33,0011.9+0%

39Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.9+0%

40Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.8+0%

41Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.8+0%

42Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.8+0%

43Union County, SCSC26,7991.8+0%

44Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.8+0%

45McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.8+0%

46Lee County, SCSC15,7301.8+0%

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