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South Carolina in 2006
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2006 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +7.6%, against +6.6% for the United States and +7.5% in 2005.
50,776 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (41,675 single-family), −6.2% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
Counties in 2006
Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2006 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horry County | +18.7% | 10,335 | 6,484 | 24.2 |
| Georgetown County | +15.8% | 756 | 642 | 11.5 |
| McCormick County | +15.3% | 54 | 54 | 5.3 |
| Charleston County | +15.0% | 5,347 | 3,958 | 12.3 |
| Beaufort County | +14.5% | 3,448 | 3,269 | 16.9 |
| Clarendon County | +12.2% | 167 | 167 | 5.4 |
| Colleton County | +12.1% | 169 | 149 | 4.3 |
| Dorchester County | +11.8% | 1,714 | 1,370 | 9.6 |
| Berkeley County | +11.1% | 2,012 | 1,976 | 7.3 |
| Aiken County | +9.8% | 1,146 | 1,142 | 6.3 |
| Newberry County | +9.7% | 196 | 148 | 5.0 |
| Jasper County | +9.5% | 287 | 287 | 7.4 |
| Edgefield County | +9.4% | 141 | 141 | 4.7 |
| Bamberg County | +8.5% | 13 | 13 | 1.0 |
| Chesterfield County | +8.3% | 95 | 95 | 2.1 |
| Lee County | +8.0% | 92 | 92 | 5.8 |
| Oconee County | +6.8% | 851 | 849 | 10.2 |
| Orangeburg County | +6.8% | 350 | 274 | 4.2 |
| Calhoun County | +6.6% | 52 | 52 | 3.7 |
| Hampton County | +6.5% | 48 | 48 | 2.6 |
| Greenwood County | +6.4% | 185 | 185 | 2.6 |
| York County | +6.3% | 3,328 | 2,892 | 10.8 |
| Abbeville County | +6.0% | 61 | 61 | 2.5 |
| Lexington County | +6.0% | 3,148 | 2,554 | 9.9 |
| Lancaster County | +5.6% | 407 | 359 | 3.6 |
| Sumter County | +5.4% | 768 | 760 | 7.3 |
| Darlington County | +4.9% | 172 | 172 | 2.7 |
| Kershaw County | +4.9% | 522 | 522 | 7.1 |
| Richland County | +4.9% | 4,261 | 3,232 | 9.8 |
| Cherokee County | +4.5% | 141 | 141 | 2.4 |
| Florence County | +4.3% | 730 | 730 | 5.3 |
| Greenville County | +4.2% | 4,495 | 4,307 | 7.7 |
| Anderson County | +4.1% | 1,596 | 1,219 | 7.3 |
| Chester County | +4.1% | 123 | 123 | 3.7 |
| Saluda County | +4.1% | 42 | 42 | 2.1 |
| Barnwell County | +3.9% | 22 | 22 | 1.1 |
| Pickens County | +3.8% | 893 | 535 | 6.4 |
| Dillon County | +3.2% | 48 | 48 | 1.7 |
| Laurens County | +3.2% | 138 | 138 | 1.9 |
| Williamsburg County | +2.9% | 59 | 59 | 2.0 |
| Spartanburg County | +2.6% | 2,156 | 2,156 | 5.7 |
| Fairfield County | +2.4% | 92 | 92 | 4.5 |
| Union County | +1.9% | 35 | 35 | 1.3 |
| Marion County | +0.6% | 58 | 58 | 2.1 |
| Marlboro County | −1.2% | 23 | 23 | 0.9 |
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.