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Most affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 2.3.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Chester County, SCSC33,0011.7–

02Union County, SCSC26,7991.7–

03Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.8–

04Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.8–

05Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.9–

06Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.9–

07Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.9–

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961.9–

09Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.0–

10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.0–

11McCormick County, SCSC10,2152.0–

12Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.0–

13Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.1–

14Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.1–

15Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.1–

16Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.1–

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.1–

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.1–

19Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.1–

20Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.2–

21Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.2–

22Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.2–

23Florence County, SCSC138,5042.3–

24Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.3–

25Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.3–

26York County, SCSC306,8872.3–

27Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.3–

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.3–

29Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.3–

30Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3–

31Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3–

32Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.4–

33Marion County, SCSC28,2422.4–

34Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.4–

35Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.4–

36Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.4–

37Richland County, SCSC434,9562.5–

38Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5–

39Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.5–

40Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.5–

41Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.5–

42Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.6–

43Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.7–

44Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.7–

45Horry County, SCSC427,5513.0–

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4333.7–

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