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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

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. The median across all 46 is 18.5%.

Most owner cost-burdened by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66226.7%−1.1 pts
02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43325.1%−10.7 pts
03Charleston County, SCSC436,20024.3%−11.0 pts
04Jasper County, SCSC38,53324.0%−6.4 pts
05Colleton County, SCSC39,38222.8%−8.0 pts
06Bamberg County, SCSC12,79622.6%+0.5 pts
07Horry County, SCSC427,55122.5%−7.4 pts
08Lee County, SCSC15,73022.5%−2.7 pts
09Allendale County, SCSC7,35522.4%−12.3 pts
10Richland County, SCSC434,95622.1%−3.6 pts
11Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.9%−1.4 pts
12Georgetown County, SCSC65,91221.8%−10.5 pts
13Sumter County, SCSC105,06721.7%+0.5 pts
14Dorchester County, SCSC178,39721.5%−8.6 pts
15Calhoun County, SCSC14,18821.5%−3.4 pts
16McCormick County, SCSC10,21520.8%−7.3 pts
17Fairfield County, SCSC20,34020.8%−10.7 pts
18Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17720.6%−3.8 pts
19Barnwell County, SCSC20,65320.6%−3.6 pts
20Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.4%+1.4 pts
21Marion County, SCSC28,24219.9%−2.6 pts
22Berkeley County, SCSC274,66618.8%−9.9 pts
23Florence County, SCSC138,50418.5%−3.6 pts
24Greenwood County, SCSC70,37918.2%−5.0 pts
25Marlboro County, SCSC25,48818.2%−4.4 pts
26Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.1%−1.5 pts
27Clarendon County, SCSC31,04318.1%−7.5 pts
28Chester County, SCSC33,00118.0%−8.1 pts
29Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85717.8%−4.2 pts
30Laurens County, SCSC71,84817.3%−3.6 pts
31Saluda County, SCSC19,68017.1%−3.5 pts
32Kershaw County, SCSC73,16616.9%−7.6 pts
33Greenville County, SCSC583,12516.7%−6.9 pts
34York County, SCSC306,88716.6%−7.0 pts
35Anderson County, SCSC219,93016.3%−5.3 pts
36Lancaster County, SCSC114,29616.3%−8.5 pts
37Aiken County, SCSC181,51515.9%−4.8 pts
38Abbeville County, SCSC24,83615.8%−10.1 pts
39Pickens County, SCSC139,19815.7%−4.4 pts
40Lexington County, SCSC317,58815.7%−6.5 pts
41Cherokee County, SCSC58,27515.6%−6.3 pts
42Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.5%−8.7 pts
43Dillon County, SCSC27,45815.3%−8.1 pts
44Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74015.2%−5.4 pts
45Newberry County, SCSC39,56115.1%−5.2 pts
46Union County, SCSC26,79912.5%−9.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES