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South Carolina in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +7.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +4.1% in 2004.
54,157 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (43,341 single-family), +25.3% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | +18.9% | 6,388 | 4,374 | 14.6 |
| Horry County | +16.3% | 11,828 | 6,471 | 27.7 |
| Beaufort County | +13.7% | 4,650 | 3,996 | 22.7 |
| Georgetown County | +13.5% | 1,053 | 740 | 16.0 |
| Fairfield County | +13.3% | 106 | 106 | 5.2 |
| Colleton County | +12.0% | 170 | 153 | 4.3 |
| Barnwell County | +11.3% | 36 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Berkeley County | +11.2% | 1,869 | 1,786 | 6.8 |
| Dorchester County | +10.8% | 2,561 | 1,924 | 14.4 |
| Marion County | +9.6% | 40 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Williamsburg County | +9.2% | 61 | 61 | 2.1 |
| Saluda County | +9.0% | 49 | 49 | 2.5 |
| Jasper County | +8.7% | 198 | 198 | 5.1 |
| Hampton County | +8.4% | 46 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Aiken County | +7.9% | 1,159 | 1,157 | 6.4 |
| Dillon County | +7.8% | 61 | 61 | 2.2 |
| Edgefield County | +7.7% | 129 | 129 | 4.3 |
| Marlboro County | +7.4% | 24 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Clarendon County | +7.3% | 228 | 228 | 7.3 |
| Oconee County | +6.9% | 861 | 830 | 10.3 |
| Union County | +6.7% | 41 | 41 | 1.5 |
| Richland County | +6.6% | 4,324 | 3,568 | 9.9 |
| Kershaw County | +5.9% | 624 | 624 | 8.5 |
| Laurens County | +5.9% | 173 | 173 | 2.4 |
| Sumter County | +5.8% | 627 | 571 | 6.0 |
| Calhoun County | +5.7% | 68 | 68 | 4.8 |
| Chester County | +5.4% | 79 | 79 | 2.4 |
| Orangeburg County | +5.4% | 281 | 262 | 3.4 |
| Lexington County | +5.2% | 2,259 | 2,236 | 7.1 |
| Lancaster County | +4.6% | 405 | 405 | 3.5 |
| Cherokee County | +4.5% | 108 | 108 | 1.9 |
| Darlington County | +4.5% | 181 | 181 | 2.9 |
| Chesterfield County | +4.4% | 99 | 97 | 2.2 |
| Anderson County | +4.3% | 1,931 | 1,415 | 8.8 |
| Florence County | +4.2% | 725 | 725 | 5.2 |
| Lee County | +4.2% | 89 | 89 | 5.7 |
| Greenville County | +3.9% | 4,290 | 4,223 | 7.4 |
| Newberry County | +3.7% | 118 | 118 | 3.0 |
| Pickens County | +3.5% | 599 | 587 | 4.3 |
| Abbeville County | +3.3% | 64 | 64 | 2.6 |
| York County | +3.3% | 3,081 | 2,848 | 10.0 |
| Greenwood County | +2.9% | 258 | 248 | 3.7 |
| Spartanburg County | +2.4% | 2,131 | 2,123 | 5.6 |
| Bamberg County | −1.1% | 24 | 24 | 1.9 |
| McCormick County | −2.6% | 57 | 57 | 5.6 |
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.