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Most affordable housing, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 2.7.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.0+6%

02Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.10%

03Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.2+5%

04Union County, SCSC26,7992.2+27%

05Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.3−5%

06Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.3+29%

07Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.3+4%

08Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.4+20%

09Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.4+4%

10Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.4+11%

11Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.4+28%

12Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.4+18%

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5−1%

14Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.5+17%

15Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.50%

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.6+42%

17Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.6+4%

18Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.6+40%

19Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.6+16%

20Lee County, SCSC15,7302.6+14%

21Chester County, SCSC33,0012.7+53%

22Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.7+32%

23Florence County, SCSC138,5042.7+19%

24Marion County, SCSC28,2422.7+14%

25Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.7+8%

26Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.7+20%

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.7+28%

28Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.7+36%

29Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.7+32%

30Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.8+21%

31Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.9+35%

32Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.9+30%

33Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.9+25%

34Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.0+35%

35Richland County, SCSC434,9563.1+24%

36York County, SCSC306,8873.1+35%

37McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.1+52%

38Dorchester County, SCSC178,3973.1+31%

39Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.1+61%

40Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.2+40%

41Jasper County, SCSC38,5333.2+30%

42Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.4+26%

43Horry County, SCSC427,5513.9+30%

44Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.1+57%

45Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.0+84%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4335.3+43%

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