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Most rent-burdened, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 40.5%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Abbeville County, SCSC24,83652.1%–

02Pickens County, SCSC139,19849.6%–

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20048.4%–

04Chester County, SCSC33,00148.3%–

05Anderson County, SCSC219,93046.7%–

06Richland County, SCSC434,95646.3%–

07Horry County, SCSC427,55146.3%–

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,43345.5%–

09Greenwood County, SCSC70,37945.2%–

10Jasper County, SCSC38,53344.8%–

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,39743.9%–

12McCormick County, SCSC10,21543.7%–

13Lancaster County, SCSC114,29642.9%–

14Laurens County, SCSC71,84842.9%–

15Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85742.2%–

16Greenville County, SCSC583,12541.9%–

17York County, SCSC306,88741.8%–

18Lexington County, SCSC317,58841.6%–

19Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17741.5%–

20Kershaw County, SCSC73,16641.3%–

21Newberry County, SCSC39,56141.0%–

22Union County, SCSC26,79940.7%–

23Aiken County, SCSC181,51540.5%–

24Bamberg County, SCSC12,79640.2%–

25Calhoun County, SCSC14,18840.1%–

26Barnwell County, SCSC20,65339.9%–

27Florence County, SCSC138,50439.3%–

28Marion County, SCSC28,24238.5%–

29Marlboro County, SCSC25,48838.4%–

30Allendale County, SCSC7,35538.3%–

31Fairfield County, SCSC20,34038.1%–

32Dillon County, SCSC27,45837.9%–

33Darlington County, SCSC62,88837.7%–

34Cherokee County, SCSC58,27537.1%–

35Georgetown County, SCSC65,91237.0%–

36Oconee County, SCSC83,77536.7%–

37Berkeley County, SCSC274,66636.4%–

38Colleton County, SCSC39,38236.4%–

39Edgefield County, SCSC29,80836.0%–

40Sumter County, SCSC105,06735.3%–

41Clarendon County, SCSC31,04334.3%–

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74033.9%–

43Lee County, SCSC15,73032.5%–

44Hampton County, SCSC18,17432.2%–

45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66225.7%–

46Saluda County, SCSC19,68022.0%–

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