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

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.8−2%

02Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.2+5%

03Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3+12%

04Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.3+26%

05Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3+32%

06Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.4+11%

07Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.4+28%

08Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.4+30%

09Union County, SCSC26,7992.5+38%

10Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.5+40%

11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5+25%

12Marion County, SCSC28,2422.6+22%

13Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.8+34%

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.8+33%

15Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.8+43%

16Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.9+50%

17Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.9+45%

18Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9+58%

19Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.0+49%

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.0+37%

21Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0+63%

22McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.0+70%

23Lexington County, SCSC317,5883.0+46%

24Florence County, SCSC138,5043.1+49%

25Aiken County, SCSC181,5153.1+52%

26Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2+52%

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3823.2+52%

28Kershaw County, SCSC73,1663.2+60%

29Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.3+69%

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.4+72%

31Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793.4+58%

32Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.5+57%

33Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8573.5+57%

34Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.7+84%

35Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.8+62%

36Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.8+75%

37Richland County, SCSC434,9563.8+60%

38Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.9+56%

39York County, SCSC306,8874.1+72%

40Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.2+104%

41Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.2+98%

42Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.2+78%

43Horry County, SCSC427,5514.3+64%

44Jasper County, SCSC38,5335.0+135%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,4335.3+47%

46Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.5+78%

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