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Least affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 2010

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, SCSC204,4335.3+47%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.0+61%

03Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.1+73%

04Horry County, SCSC427,5513.9+51%

05Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.4+59%

06Jasper County, SCSC38,5333.2+50%

07Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.2+27%

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.1+53%

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,3973.1+46%

10McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.1+74%

11York County, SCSC306,8873.1+30%

12Richland County, SCSC434,9563.1+28%

13Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.0+38%

14Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.9+47%

15Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.9+26%

16Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.9+38%

17Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.8+37%

18Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.7+24%

19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.7+21%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.7+25%

21Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.7+29%

22Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.7+22%

23Marion County, SCSC28,2422.7+29%

24Florence County, SCSC138,5042.7+31%

25Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.7+32%

26Chester County, SCSC33,0012.7+43%

27Lee County, SCSC15,7302.6+48%

28Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.6+26%

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.6+32%

30Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.6+24%

31Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.6+39%

32Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.5+25%

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.5+27%

34Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5+22%

35Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.4+16%

36Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.4+23%

37Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.4+24%

38Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.4+14%

39Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.4+28%

40Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.3+22%

41Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.3+15%

42Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.3+28%

43Union County, SCSC26,7992.2+23%

44Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.2+18%

45Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.1+11%

46Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.0+11%

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