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Most affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 2000

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

01Lee County, SCSC15,7301.8+0%

02McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.8+0%

03Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.8+0%

04Union County, SCSC26,7991.8+0%

05Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.8+0%

06Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.8+0%

07Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.8+0%

08Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.9+0%

09Chester County, SCSC33,0011.9+0%

10Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.9+0%

11Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.9+0%

12Darlington County, SCSC62,8881.9+0%

13Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.0+0%

14Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.0+0%

15Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.0+0%

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.0+0%

17Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.0+0%

18Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.0+0%

19Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.0+0%

20Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.0+0%

21Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.0+0%

22Florence County, SCSC138,5042.0+0%

23Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962.0+0%

24Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.1+0%

25Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.1+0%

26Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.1+0%

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.1+0%

28Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.1+0%

29Marion County, SCSC28,2422.1+0%

30Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.1+0%

31Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.1+0%

32Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.1+0%

33Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.1+0%

34Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.2+0%

35Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.2+0%

36Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.2+0%

37Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.2+0%

38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.2+0%

39Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.3+0%

40York County, SCSC306,8872.4+0%

41Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.4+0%

42Richland County, SCSC434,9562.4+0%

43Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.5+0%

44Horry County, SCSC427,5512.6+0%

45Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.1+0%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4333.6+0%

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