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South Carolina in 2002
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +2.7%, against +5.4% for the United States and +5.1% in 2001.
34,104 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,609 single-family), +13.2% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
Counties in 2002
Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2002 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | +8.0% | 80 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Calhoun County | +6.0% | 90 | 90 | 6.3 |
| Barnwell County | +5.5% | 25 | 25 | 1.2 |
| Edgefield County | +5.4% | 113 | 113 | 3.8 |
| Clarendon County | +4.7% | 117 | 117 | 3.8 |
| Newberry County | +4.6% | 132 | 132 | 3.3 |
| Marion County | +4.5% | 41 | 41 | 1.5 |
| Charleston County | +4.4% | 3,848 | 3,181 | 8.8 |
| Colleton County | +4.3% | 230 | 110 | 5.8 |
| Berkeley County | +4.1% | 947 | 935 | 3.4 |
| Laurens County | +4.0% | 153 | 153 | 2.1 |
| Oconee County | +4.0% | 571 | 520 | 6.8 |
| McCormick County | +3.8% | 62 | 62 | 6.1 |
| Beaufort County | +3.6% | 2,646 | 2,374 | 12.9 |
| Dillon County | +3.6% | 45 | 45 | 1.6 |
| Greenwood County | +3.6% | 262 | 208 | 3.7 |
| Aiken County | +3.3% | 908 | 848 | 5.0 |
| Dorchester County | +3.3% | 1,187 | 869 | 6.7 |
| Darlington County | +3.1% | 194 | 186 | 3.1 |
| Fairfield County | +3.1% | 79 | 79 | 3.9 |
| Horry County | +3.1% | 4,017 | 2,432 | 9.4 |
| Florence County | +3.0% | 507 | 473 | 3.7 |
| Williamsburg County | +3.0% | 55 | 55 | 1.9 |
| Georgetown County | +2.8% | 666 | 537 | 10.1 |
| Chester County | +2.7% | 87 | 87 | 2.6 |
| Sumter County | +2.6% | 404 | 330 | 3.8 |
| Union County | +2.6% | 42 | 42 | 1.6 |
| Anderson County | +2.5% | 1,554 | 1,150 | 7.1 |
| Greenville County | +2.5% | 3,299 | 3,194 | 5.7 |
| Orangeburg County | +2.5% | 394 | 266 | 4.7 |
| Lexington County | +2.4% | 1,720 | 1,674 | 5.4 |
| Cherokee County | +2.3% | 158 | 149 | 2.7 |
| Lancaster County | +2.3% | 310 | 307 | 2.7 |
| Pickens County | +2.3% | 853 | 741 | 6.1 |
| Richland County | +2.3% | 2,929 | 2,611 | 6.7 |
| York County | +2.3% | 2,733 | 2,207 | 8.9 |
| Abbeville County | +2.1% | 112 | 112 | 4.5 |
| Kershaw County | +2.1% | 329 | 329 | 4.5 |
| Spartanburg County | +2.0% | 1,986 | 1,532 | 5.2 |
| Chesterfield County | +1.4% | 105 | 99 | 2.3 |
| Saluda County | +1.3% | 51 | 51 | 2.6 |
| Marlboro County | +0.8% | 42 | 38 | 1.6 |
| Lee County | −0.2% | 29 | 29 | 1.8 |
| Hampton County | −4.4% | 33 | 33 | 1.8 |
| Bamberg County | — | 19 | 19 | 1.5 |
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.