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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Most rent-burdened, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 41.3%.

Most rent-burdened by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Richland County, SCSC434,95654.3%+8.0 pts
02Dorchester County, SCSC178,39752.7%+8.8 pts
03Lancaster County, SCSC114,29652.5%+9.6 pts
04Georgetown County, SCSC65,91251.5%+14.5 pts
05Pickens County, SCSC139,19851.5%+1.8 pts
06Charleston County, SCSC436,20049.9%+1.4 pts
07Bamberg County, SCSC12,79648.6%+8.4 pts
08Fairfield County, SCSC20,34048.3%+10.2 pts
09Greenville County, SCSC583,12548.1%+6.3 pts
10York County, SCSC306,88747.4%+5.5 pts
11Beaufort County, SCSC204,43347.1%+1.6 pts
12Horry County, SCSC427,55147.0%+0.7 pts
13Darlington County, SCSC62,88846.9%+9.2 pts
14Berkeley County, SCSC274,66645.5%+9.2 pts
15Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85744.9%+2.8 pts
16Sumter County, SCSC105,06743.8%+8.6 pts
17Lexington County, SCSC317,58843.8%+2.2 pts
18Florence County, SCSC138,50443.4%+4.1 pts
19Kershaw County, SCSC73,16643.3%+2.0 pts
20Greenwood County, SCSC70,37942.4%−2.8 pts
21Colleton County, SCSC39,38242.2%+5.9 pts
22Anderson County, SCSC219,93042.2%−4.6 pts
23McCormick County, SCSC10,21541.3%−2.3 pts
24Oconee County, SCSC83,77541.2%+4.6 pts
25Clarendon County, SCSC31,04341.1%+6.8 pts
26Union County, SCSC26,79940.7%0.0 pts
27Aiken County, SCSC181,51540.0%−0.5 pts
28Lee County, SCSC15,73039.9%+7.4 pts
29Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17739.6%−1.8 pts
30Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74039.4%+5.5 pts
31Cherokee County, SCSC58,27538.6%+1.5 pts
32Saluda County, SCSC19,68038.6%+16.6 pts
33Hampton County, SCSC18,17438.5%+6.2 pts
34Chester County, SCSC33,00138.1%−10.2 pts
35Laurens County, SCSC71,84838.1%−4.8 pts
36Jasper County, SCSC38,53338.0%−6.8 pts
37Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66236.8%+11.1 pts
38Newberry County, SCSC39,56136.6%−4.4 pts
39Edgefield County, SCSC29,80836.3%+0.3 pts
40Marlboro County, SCSC25,48836.0%−2.4 pts
41Barnwell County, SCSC20,65335.8%−4.1 pts
42Dillon County, SCSC27,45834.0%−3.9 pts
43Allendale County, SCSC7,35533.3%−5.0 pts
44Calhoun County, SCSC14,18831.4%−8.8 pts
45Abbeville County, SCSC24,83631.3%−20.8 pts
46Marion County, SCSC28,24230.4%−8.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES