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Tightest housing markets, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000

01York County, SCSC306,8875.7%–

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6666.8%–

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3976.9%–

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1257.4%–

05Lexington County, SCSC317,5888.2%–

06Lancaster County, SCSC114,2968.5%–

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.7%–

08Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.1%–

09Richland County, SCSC434,95610.5%–

10Pickens County, SCSC139,19810.7%–

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,16610.7%–

12Jasper County, SCSC38,53311.1%–

13Chester County, SCSC33,00111.1%–

14Greenwood County, SCSC70,37912.0%–

15Cherokee County, SCSC58,27512.3%–

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,18812.6%–

17Aiken County, SCSC181,51512.6%–

18Sumter County, SCSC105,06713.7%–

19Darlington County, SCSC62,88814.1%–

20Union County, SCSC26,79914.2%–

21Charleston County, SCSC436,20014.7%–

22Florence County, SCSC138,50414.9%–

23Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.2%–

24Laurens County, SCSC71,84815.8%–

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74015.9%–

26Marion County, SCSC28,24216.0%–

27Dillon County, SCSC27,45816.1%–

28Hampton County, SCSC18,17416.4%–

29Lee County, SCSC15,73016.5%–

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,83617.3%–

31Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.4%–

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66217.5%–

33Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.0%–

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,65318.2%–

35Colleton County, SCSC39,38218.3%–

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,34018.8%–

37Marlboro County, SCSC25,48818.9%–

38Saluda County, SCSC19,68019.6%–

39Allendale County, SCSC7,35520.0%–

40Beaufort County, SCSC204,43320.2%–

41Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17720.3%–

42Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.2%–

43McCormick County, SCSC10,21526.0%–

44Horry County, SCSC427,55127.0%–

45Georgetown County, SCSC65,91227.0%–

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.4%–

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