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Most owner cost-burdened, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66226.7%−4%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43325.1%−30%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20024.3%−31%

04Jasper County, SCSC38,53324.0%−21%

05Colleton County, SCSC39,38222.8%−26%

06Bamberg County, SCSC12,79622.6%+2%

07Horry County, SCSC427,55122.5%−25%

08Lee County, SCSC15,73022.5%−11%

09Allendale County, SCSC7,35522.4%−35%

10Richland County, SCSC434,95622.1%−14%

11Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.9%−6%

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,91221.8%−33%

13Sumter County, SCSC105,06721.7%+2%

14Dorchester County, SCSC178,39721.5%−28%

15Calhoun County, SCSC14,18821.5%−14%

16McCormick County, SCSC10,21520.8%−26%

17Fairfield County, SCSC20,34020.8%−34%

18Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17720.6%−15%

19Barnwell County, SCSC20,65320.6%−15%

20Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.4%+8%

21Marion County, SCSC28,24219.9%−11%

22Berkeley County, SCSC274,66618.8%−35%

23Florence County, SCSC138,50418.5%−16%

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,37918.2%−21%

25Marlboro County, SCSC25,48818.2%−20%

26Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.1%−8%

27Clarendon County, SCSC31,04318.1%−29%

28Chester County, SCSC33,00118.0%−31%

29Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85717.8%−19%

30Laurens County, SCSC71,84817.3%−17%

31Saluda County, SCSC19,68017.1%−17%

32Kershaw County, SCSC73,16616.9%−31%

33Greenville County, SCSC583,12516.7%−29%

34York County, SCSC306,88716.6%−30%

35Anderson County, SCSC219,93016.3%−24%

36Lancaster County, SCSC114,29616.3%−34%

37Aiken County, SCSC181,51515.9%−23%

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.8%−39%

39Pickens County, SCSC139,19815.7%−22%

40Lexington County, SCSC317,58815.7%−29%

41Cherokee County, SCSC58,27515.6%−29%

42Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.5%−36%

43Dillon County, SCSC27,45815.3%−35%

44Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74015.2%−26%

45Newberry County, SCSC39,56115.1%−26%

46Union County, SCSC26,79912.5%−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES