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Most affordable housing, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 3.1. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marion County, SC, up 15 places to #12.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲9Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.8−17%

02Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.2−12%

03▲3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3−1%

04▲7Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.3+21%

05▲9Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3+1%

06▼5Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.4−11%

07▼2Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.4+20%

08▲1Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.4+15%

09▼6Union County, SCSC26,7992.5+43%

10▼6Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.5+4%

11▲7Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5+2%

12▲15Marion County, SCSC28,2422.6+8%

13▲7Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.8+22%

14▲10Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.8+36%

15▲11Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.8+49%

16▲5Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.9+34%

17▲6Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.9+16%

18▼11Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9+62%

19▼3Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.0+67%

20▼7Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.0+20%

21▼13Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0+73%

22▼7McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.0+49%

23▲2Lexington County, SCSC317,5883.0+34%

24▲4Florence County, SCSC138,5043.1+36%

25▲7Aiken County, SCSC181,5153.1+52%

26▼9Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2+49%

27▼5Colleton County, SCSC39,3823.2+41%

28▼9Kershaw County, SCSC73,1663.2+48%

29Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.3+53%

30▼18Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.4+82%

31▲4Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793.4+61%

32▼1Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.5+68%

33▼3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8573.5+76%

34▼1Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.7+56%

35▲1Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.8+67%

36▲3Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.8+71%

37▼3Richland County, SCSC434,9563.8+55%

38▼1Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.9+72%

39▼1York County, SCSC306,8874.1+79%

40Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.2+115%

41Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.2+77%

42▲2Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.2+62%

43Horry County, SCSC427,5514.3+42%

44▼2Jasper County, SCSC38,5335.0+103%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,4335.3+43%

46Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.5+103%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES