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Most rooted, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 89.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Barnwell County, SC, up 23 places to #3.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲1Calhoun County, SCSC14,18894.6%−0.1 pts

02▲4Hampton County, SCSC18,17494.2%+0.9 pts

03▲23Barnwell County, SCSC20,65392.5%+4.2 pts

04▲16Abbeville County, SCSC24,83692.4%+2.8 pts

05▼4Colleton County, SCSC39,38292.2%−3.7 pts

06▲4Lee County, SCSC15,73091.9%+0.1 pts

07▲18McCormick County, SCSC10,21591.8%+3.1 pts

08▲14Allendale County, SCSC7,35591.8%+2.8 pts

09▼2Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17791.7%−1.1 pts

10▼7Marion County, SCSC28,24291.6%−2.2 pts

11Darlington County, SCSC62,88891.4%−0.3 pts

12▲2Kershaw County, SCSC73,16691.4%+0.5 pts

13▲4Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74091.4%+1.0 pts

14▲9Union County, SCSC26,79991.3%+2.6 pts

15▲1Greenwood County, SCSC70,37991.1%+0.6 pts

16▼7Clarendon County, SCSC31,04390.8%−1.6 pts

17▼9Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66290.7%−2.0 pts

18▼5Newberry County, SCSC39,56190.7%−0.2 pts

19▲2Florence County, SCSC138,50490.5%+1.0 pts

20▲9Aiken County, SCSC181,51590.1%+2.2 pts

21▼16Chester County, SCSC33,00190.1%−3.6 pts

22▲2Cherokee County, SCSC58,27590.1%+1.4 pts

23▲9Lancaster County, SCSC114,29689.9%+2.6 pts

24▼9Bamberg County, SCSC12,79689.4%−1.2 pts

25▼21Fairfield County, SCSC20,34089.3%−4.5 pts

26▲4Lexington County, SCSC317,58889.1%+1.6 pts

27▲1Marlboro County, SCSC25,48889.0%+0.8 pts

28▼1Georgetown County, SCSC65,91289.0%+0.8 pts

29▲10York County, SCSC306,88789.0%+3.2 pts

30▲11Laurens County, SCSC71,84888.8%+3.2 pts

31▼12Saluda County, SCSC19,68088.4%−1.7 pts

32▲3Anderson County, SCSC219,93087.9%+1.6 pts

33▲1Oconee County, SCSC83,77587.9%+1.4 pts

34▼16Dillon County, SCSC27,45887.9%−2.3 pts

35▼23Edgefield County, SCSC29,80887.3%−3.7 pts

36▼5Horry County, SCSC427,55187.1%−0.3 pts

37▼1Dorchester County, SCSC178,39787.1%+0.9 pts

38▼1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85786.9%+0.7 pts

39▲4Greenville County, SCSC583,12586.3%+1.9 pts

40▲4Berkeley County, SCSC274,66686.3%+2.3 pts

41▼8Jasper County, SCSC38,53386.1%−0.6 pts

42▼4Sumter County, SCSC105,06786.1%0.0 pts

43▼3Beaufort County, SCSC204,43385.9%+0.3 pts

44▼2Charleston County, SCSC436,20084.5%−0.1 pts

45Pickens County, SCSC139,19882.9%+1.1 pts

46Richland County, SCSC434,95680.0%+2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES