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South Carolina in 1999
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.7%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.4% in 1998.
36,161 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (27,160 single-family), +7.7% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
Counties in 1999
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1999 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County | +14.0% | 133 | 131 | 3.4 |
| Charleston County | +12.9% | 4,464 | 3,120 | 10.2 |
| Clarendon County | +9.4% | 128 | 128 | 4.1 |
| Chester County | +9.2% | 58 | 58 | 1.8 |
| Georgetown County | +8.2% | 869 | 613 | 13.2 |
| Dillon County | +7.7% | 58 | 58 | 2.1 |
| Beaufort County | +7.1% | 2,952 | 2,290 | 14.4 |
| Dorchester County | +6.9% | 708 | 522 | 4.0 |
| Berkeley County | +6.7% | 682 | 682 | 2.5 |
| Union County | +6.5% | 96 | 56 | 3.6 |
| Oconee County | +5.9% | 792 | 644 | 9.5 |
| Anderson County | +5.3% | 1,323 | 1,021 | 6.0 |
| Marion County | +5.1% | 119 | 66 | 4.2 |
| Chesterfield County | +4.8% | 316 | 248 | 7.1 |
| Kershaw County | +4.8% | 359 | 281 | 4.9 |
| Darlington County | +4.6% | 185 | 185 | 2.9 |
| Marlboro County | +4.4% | 36 | 36 | 1.4 |
| Richland County | +4.4% | 3,609 | 2,560 | 8.3 |
| Lancaster County | +4.3% | 245 | 234 | 2.1 |
| Fairfield County | +4.1% | 82 | 82 | 4.0 |
| Greenwood County | +4.1% | 415 | 233 | 5.9 |
| McCormick County | +4.1% | 100 | 100 | 9.8 |
| Pickens County | +4.1% | 843 | 691 | 6.1 |
| York County | +3.9% | 1,988 | 1,713 | 6.5 |
| Cherokee County | +3.8% | 67 | 48 | 1.1 |
| Greenville County | +3.8% | 4,037 | 3,597 | 6.9 |
| Edgefield County | +3.7% | 99 | 99 | 3.3 |
| Horry County | +3.5% | 4,773 | 2,149 | 11.2 |
| Lee County | +3.5% | 61 | 21 | 3.9 |
| Florence County | +3.4% | 648 | 536 | 4.7 |
| Orangeburg County | +3.4% | 208 | 166 | 2.5 |
| Spartanburg County | +3.1% | 2,020 | 1,696 | 5.3 |
| Sumter County | +3.1% | 271 | 259 | 2.6 |
| Lexington County | +2.8% | 1,891 | 1,319 | 6.0 |
| Abbeville County | +2.0% | 108 | 108 | 4.3 |
| Laurens County | +1.7% | 222 | 222 | 3.1 |
| Saluda County | +1.4% | 52 | 52 | 2.6 |
| Barnwell County | +1.1% | 34 | 34 | 1.6 |
| Aiken County | +0.8% | 719 | 719 | 4.0 |
| Newberry County | −0.6% | 111 | 111 | 2.8 |
| Hampton County | −4.2% | 23 | 23 | 1.3 |
| Bamberg County | — | 37 | 29 | 2.9 |
| Calhoun County | — | 89 | 89 | 6.3 |
| Jasper County | — | 77 | 77 | 2.0 |
| Williamsburg County | — | 51 | 51 | 1.7 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in South Carolina by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.