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Most owner cost-burdened, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (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

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,43335.8%–

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20035.3%–

03Allendale County, SCSC7,35534.7%–

04Georgetown County, SCSC65,91232.3%–

05Fairfield County, SCSC20,34031.5%–

06Colleton County, SCSC39,38230.8%–

07Jasper County, SCSC38,53330.4%–

08Dorchester County, SCSC178,39730.1%–

09Horry County, SCSC427,55129.9%–

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,66628.7%–

11McCormick County, SCSC10,21528.2%–

12Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.8%–

13Chester County, SCSC33,00126.1%–

14Abbeville County, SCSC24,83625.9%–

15Richland County, SCSC434,95625.8%–

16Clarendon County, SCSC31,04325.6%–

17Lee County, SCSC15,73025.2%–

18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18824.8%–

19Lancaster County, SCSC114,29624.8%–

20Kershaw County, SCSC73,16624.5%–

21Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17724.4%–

22Edgefield County, SCSC29,80824.2%–

23Barnwell County, SCSC20,65324.2%–

24Greenville County, SCSC583,12523.6%–

25York County, SCSC306,88723.5%–

26Dillon County, SCSC27,45823.4%–

27Hampton County, SCSC18,17423.3%–

28Greenwood County, SCSC70,37923.2%–

29Marlboro County, SCSC25,48822.6%–

30Marion County, SCSC28,24222.4%–

31Lexington County, SCSC317,58822.1%–

32Union County, SCSC26,79922.1%–

33Bamberg County, SCSC12,79622.1%–

34Florence County, SCSC138,50422.0%–

35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85722.0%–

36Cherokee County, SCSC58,27522.0%–

37Anderson County, SCSC219,93021.6%–

38Sumter County, SCSC105,06721.2%–

39Laurens County, SCSC71,84820.9%–

40Aiken County, SCSC181,51520.7%–

41Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.6%–

42Saluda County, SCSC19,68020.6%–

43Newberry County, SCSC39,56120.4%–

44Pickens County, SCSC139,19820.1%–

45Oconee County, SCSC83,77519.5%–

46Darlington County, SCSC62,88819.0%–

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