RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Least affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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. The median across all 46 is 2.6.

Flip the list · Most affordable housing, US counties →

South CarolinaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Lowest median rent Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.0+83%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4334.3+18%

03Georgetown County, SCSC65,9123.8+45%

04Horry County, SCSC427,5513.6+20%

05Jasper County, SCSC38,5333.5+42%

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,3973.4+41%

07Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.3+70%

08Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.3+48%

09York County, SCSC306,8873.2+41%

10Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.2+40%

11Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.1+37%

12Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793.1+47%

13Richland County, SCSC434,9563.1+25%

14Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.0+28%

15Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.9+42%

16Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.9+38%

17Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.8+43%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.8+30%

19Florence County, SCSC138,5042.7+21%

20Marion County, SCSC28,2422.7+12%

21Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.6+37%

22Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.6+15%

23Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.6+24%

24Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.6+2%

25Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.5+13%

26Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.5+19%

27Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.5+11%

28Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.5+17%

29Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.50%

30Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.4+15%

31Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.4+38%

32McCormick County, SCSC10,2152.4+19%

33Lee County, SCSC15,7302.4+4%

34Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.4−4%

35Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.3+26%

36Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.3+24%

37Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.3+5%

38Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.3+10%

39Chester County, SCSC33,0012.1+23%

40Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.1+16%

41Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.1−10%

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.0+4%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.0−17%

44Union County, SCSC26,7992.0+12%

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,7961.8−26%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3551.8−32%

SHOWING 1–46 OF 46

Download CSV (full list, 46 rows)How this score is calculated

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