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Tightest housing markets, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2024 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 2010

01York County, SCSC306,8875.7%−3.4 pts

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6666.8%−6.9 pts

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3976.9%−2.5 pts

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1257.4%−3.0 pts

05Lexington County, SCSC317,5888.2%−0.2 pts

06Lancaster County, SCSC114,2968.5%−2.0 pts

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.7%−3.5 pts

08Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.1%−4.9 pts

09Richland County, SCSC434,95610.5%+0.3 pts

10Pickens County, SCSC139,19810.7%−2.7 pts

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,16610.7%−2.0 pts

12Jasper County, SCSC38,53311.1%−8.7 pts

13Chester County, SCSC33,00111.1%−4.0 pts

14Greenwood County, SCSC70,37912.0%−2.9 pts

15Cherokee County, SCSC58,27512.3%+0.3 pts

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,18812.6%−3.8 pts

17Aiken County, SCSC181,51512.6%+0.3 pts

18Sumter County, SCSC105,06713.7%−0.8 pts

19Darlington County, SCSC62,88814.1%−0.6 pts

20Union County, SCSC26,79914.2%+0.1 pts

21Charleston County, SCSC436,20014.7%−2.8 pts

22Florence County, SCSC138,50414.9%+4.8 pts

23Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.2%+3.0 pts

24Laurens County, SCSC71,84815.8%−1.2 pts

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74015.9%−2.6 pts

26Marion County, SCSC28,24216.0%−2.7 pts

27Dillon County, SCSC27,45816.1%+2.2 pts

28Hampton County, SCSC18,17416.4%−4.3 pts

29Lee County, SCSC15,73016.5%+1.3 pts

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,83617.3%−0.9 pts

31Newberry County, SCSC39,56117.4%−2.4 pts

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66217.5%−10.9 pts

33Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.0%−2.7 pts

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,65318.2%−1.1 pts

35Colleton County, SCSC39,38218.3%−4.4 pts

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,34018.8%−2.0 pts

37Marlboro County, SCSC25,48818.9%−0.1 pts

38Saluda County, SCSC19,68019.6%−6.1 pts

39Allendale County, SCSC7,35520.0%−3.5 pts

40Beaufort County, SCSC204,43320.2%−8.6 pts

41Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17720.3%+2.7 pts

42Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.2%−3.1 pts

43McCormick County, SCSC10,21526.0%+3.6 pts

44Horry County, SCSC427,55127.0%−10.1 pts

45Georgetown County, SCSC65,91227.0%−5.8 pts

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.4%+3.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES