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South Carolina in 2003
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +2.0%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.7% in 2002.
38,191 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (31,553 single-family), +12.0% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
Counties in 2003
Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2003 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton County | +8.6% | 31 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Colleton County | +6.0% | 136 | 96 | 3.5 |
| Marlboro County | +5.0% | 19 | 19 | 0.7 |
| Calhoun County | +4.6% | 91 | 91 | 6.4 |
| Berkeley County | +4.2% | 1,344 | 1,049 | 4.9 |
| Fairfield County | +4.2% | 84 | 84 | 4.1 |
| Georgetown County | +4.1% | 727 | 508 | 11.0 |
| Clarendon County | +3.9% | 103 | 103 | 3.3 |
| Darlington County | +3.4% | 204 | 204 | 3.2 |
| Saluda County | +3.4% | 58 | 58 | 2.9 |
| Charleston County | +3.3% | 4,635 | 3,272 | 10.6 |
| Beaufort County | +3.2% | 2,802 | 2,730 | 13.7 |
| Abbeville County | +3.1% | 56 | 56 | 2.3 |
| Dorchester County | +3.1% | 1,415 | 1,063 | 7.9 |
| Lancaster County | +3.1% | 362 | 322 | 3.2 |
| Sumter County | +2.9% | 653 | 493 | 6.2 |
| Horry County | +2.5% | 5,130 | 3,363 | 12.0 |
| Marion County | +2.4% | 53 | 53 | 1.9 |
| Aiken County | +2.3% | 978 | 976 | 5.4 |
| Chesterfield County | +2.2% | 120 | 120 | 2.7 |
| McCormick County | +2.2% | 53 | 53 | 5.2 |
| Anderson County | +2.1% | 1,384 | 1,092 | 6.3 |
| Oconee County | +2.1% | 905 | 626 | 10.8 |
| Pickens County | +2.0% | 752 | 660 | 5.4 |
| Lexington County | +1.9% | 2,047 | 2,007 | 6.4 |
| Richland County | +1.9% | 3,768 | 2,896 | 8.7 |
| Union County | +1.8% | 47 | 47 | 1.8 |
| Florence County | +1.7% | 47 | 47 | 0.3 |
| Dillon County | +1.6% | 52 | 52 | 1.9 |
| Laurens County | +1.6% | 166 | 162 | 2.3 |
| Greenwood County | +1.4% | 192 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Kershaw County | +1.4% | 391 | 391 | 5.3 |
| Spartanburg County | +1.4% | 2,081 | 1,789 | 5.5 |
| Greenville County | +1.3% | 3,551 | 3,491 | 6.1 |
| York County | +1.3% | 2,785 | 2,497 | 9.1 |
| Newberry County | +1.1% | 104 | 104 | 2.6 |
| Orangeburg County | +1.1% | 263 | 260 | 3.2 |
| Cherokee County | +1.0% | 172 | 156 | 3.0 |
| Barnwell County | +0.8% | 35 | 35 | 1.7 |
| Lee County | +0.7% | 17 | 17 | 1.1 |
| Edgefield County | +0.3% | 163 | 99 | 5.5 |
| Williamsburg County | +0.3% | 51 | 51 | 1.7 |
| Jasper County | −0.2% | 68 | 68 | 1.8 |
| Chester County | −1.7% | 80 | 80 | 2.4 |
| Bamberg County | — | 13 | 9 | 1.0 |
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.