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South Carolina in 2004
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.1%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.0% in 2003.
43,230 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (36,081 single-family), +13.2% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
Counties in 2004
Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2004 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | +9.6% | 4,844 | 4,284 | 11.1 |
| Bamberg County | +8.6% | 24 | 16 | 1.9 |
| Beaufort County | +8.4% | 2,942 | 2,678 | 14.4 |
| Georgetown County | +7.5% | 787 | 604 | 11.9 |
| Horry County | +6.9% | 7,068 | 4,253 | 16.5 |
| Dorchester County | +6.8% | 1,853 | 1,557 | 10.4 |
| Berkeley County | +6.6% | 1,609 | 1,530 | 5.9 |
| Saluda County | +6.2% | 48 | 48 | 2.4 |
| Sumter County | +6.1% | 674 | 572 | 6.4 |
| Clarendon County | +5.9% | 126 | 122 | 4.1 |
| Colleton County | +5.9% | 135 | 119 | 3.4 |
| Hampton County | +5.6% | 34 | 32 | 1.9 |
| Kershaw County | +5.6% | 550 | 520 | 7.5 |
| Calhoun County | +5.5% | 66 | 66 | 4.7 |
| Orangeburg County | +5.3% | 365 | 287 | 4.4 |
| Abbeville County | +5.2% | 57 | 57 | 2.3 |
| Newberry County | +4.9% | 137 | 137 | 3.5 |
| Richland County | +4.5% | 4,226 | 3,246 | 9.7 |
| Aiken County | +4.2% | 966 | 964 | 5.3 |
| Williamsburg County | +4.1% | 49 | 49 | 1.7 |
| Fairfield County | +3.8% | 104 | 104 | 5.1 |
| Florence County | +3.8% | 182 | 180 | 1.3 |
| Lexington County | +3.7% | 2,255 | 2,072 | 7.1 |
| Greenwood County | +3.6% | 436 | 270 | 6.2 |
| McCormick County | +3.4% | 51 | 51 | 5.0 |
| Jasper County | +3.3% | 116 | 116 | 3.0 |
| Darlington County | +3.2% | 225 | 225 | 3.6 |
| Oconee County | +3.0% | 839 | 711 | 10.0 |
| Barnwell County | +2.6% | 31 | 31 | 1.5 |
| Edgefield County | +2.5% | 94 | 94 | 3.2 |
| Lancaster County | +2.5% | 373 | 373 | 3.3 |
| York County | +2.5% | 2,798 | 2,544 | 9.1 |
| Pickens County | +1.9% | 1,065 | 582 | 7.7 |
| Spartanburg County | +1.7% | 2,219 | 1,947 | 5.8 |
| Greenville County | +1.6% | 3,770 | 3,630 | 6.5 |
| Marlboro County | +1.0% | 24 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Anderson County | +0.9% | 1,248 | 1,212 | 5.7 |
| Chester County | +0.8% | 79 | 79 | 2.4 |
| Laurens County | +0.5% | 168 | 166 | 2.3 |
| Chesterfield County | −0.1% | 123 | 99 | 2.7 |
| Marion County | −0.3% | 54 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Cherokee County | −0.4% | 181 | 181 | 3.1 |
| Dillon County | −1.1% | 57 | 57 | 2.1 |
| Lee County | −1.4% | 91 | 91 | 5.8 |
| Union County | −2.1% | 83 | 43 | 3.1 |
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.