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South Carolina in 2001
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +5.1%, against +6.7% for the United States and +5.5% in 2000.
30,133 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,783 single-family), −8.2% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
Counties in 2001
Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2001 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County | +10.0% | 90 | 82 | 2.3 |
| Abbeville County | +8.8% | 102 | 102 | 4.1 |
| Beaufort County | +8.5% | 2,095 | 1,808 | 10.2 |
| Saluda County | +7.9% | 52 | 52 | 2.6 |
| Berkeley County | +7.7% | 720 | 720 | 2.6 |
| Oconee County | +7.2% | 490 | 490 | 5.8 |
| Charleston County | +6.8% | 3,152 | 2,415 | 7.2 |
| Dorchester County | +6.4% | 812 | 781 | 4.6 |
| Orangeburg County | +6.0% | 385 | 212 | 4.6 |
| Edgefield County | +5.8% | 84 | 84 | 2.8 |
| Lancaster County | +5.8% | 360 | 354 | 3.1 |
| Barnwell County | +5.7% | 30 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Darlington County | +5.7% | 167 | 167 | 2.7 |
| Anderson County | +5.4% | 1,117 | 995 | 5.1 |
| Horry County | +5.4% | 4,268 | 2,030 | 10.0 |
| Marlboro County | +5.4% | 25 | 25 | 1.0 |
| Newberry County | +5.4% | 166 | 166 | 4.2 |
| Aiken County | +5.2% | 835 | 831 | 4.6 |
| Cherokee County | +5.2% | 142 | 142 | 2.4 |
| Chesterfield County | +5.2% | 112 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Kershaw County | +5.2% | 402 | 282 | 5.5 |
| Lexington County | +5.1% | 1,634 | 1,384 | 5.1 |
| Georgetown County | +4.9% | 529 | 478 | 8.0 |
| Florence County | +4.7% | 65 | 59 | 0.5 |
| Spartanburg County | +4.7% | 1,572 | 1,396 | 4.1 |
| York County | +4.7% | 2,528 | 2,053 | 8.2 |
| Sumter County | +4.6% | 358 | 293 | 3.4 |
| Union County | +4.6% | 40 | 40 | 1.5 |
| Richland County | +4.5% | 2,558 | 2,463 | 5.9 |
| Fairfield County | +4.4% | 74 | 74 | 3.6 |
| Pickens County | +4.2% | 795 | 619 | 5.7 |
| Greenwood County | +4.1% | 245 | 179 | 3.5 |
| Laurens County | +4.0% | 173 | 167 | 2.4 |
| Greenville County | +3.9% | 3,259 | 3,088 | 5.6 |
| Marion County | +3.7% | 81 | 36 | 2.9 |
| Hampton County | +3.6% | 29 | 29 | 1.6 |
| Chester County | +2.7% | 111 | 111 | 3.4 |
| McCormick County | +1.3% | 66 | 66 | 6.5 |
| Lee County | +0.4% | 25 | 25 | 1.6 |
| Dillon County | +0.3% | 49 | 49 | 1.8 |
| Clarendon County | −1.5% | 114 | 114 | 3.7 |
| Bamberg County | — | 27 | 27 | 2.1 |
| Calhoun County | — | 84 | 84 | 5.9 |
| Jasper County | — | 82 | 82 | 2.1 |
| Williamsburg County | — | 78 | 58 | 2.6 |
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.