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South Carolina in 2007
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.0%, against +0.6% for the United States and +7.6% in 2006.
40,631 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,817 single-family), −20.0% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
Counties in 2007
Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2007 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro County | +13.3% | 54 | 24 | 2.1 |
| Marion County | +13.0% | 45 | 45 | 1.6 |
| McCormick County | +10.1% | 82 | 82 | 8.0 |
| Jasper County | +9.3% | 511 | 239 | 13.3 |
| Aiken County | +7.7% | 1,346 | 1,008 | 7.4 |
| Georgetown County | +7.6% | 405 | 353 | 6.1 |
| Bamberg County | +7.4% | 11 | 11 | 0.9 |
| Barnwell County | +7.4% | 18 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Fairfield County | +6.8% | 65 | 65 | 3.2 |
| Clarendon County | +6.6% | 240 | 156 | 7.7 |
| Edgefield County | +6.6% | 119 | 115 | 4.0 |
| Lee County | +6.6% | 22 | 22 | 1.4 |
| Hampton County | +6.1% | 30 | 30 | 1.7 |
| Sumter County | +6.0% | 916 | 568 | 8.7 |
| York County | +5.6% | 3,503 | 2,791 | 11.4 |
| Oconee County | +5.5% | 1,132 | 975 | 13.5 |
| Chester County | +5.4% | 84 | 84 | 2.5 |
| Saluda County | +5.3% | 47 | 47 | 2.4 |
| Horry County | +5.2% | 5,268 | 3,813 | 12.3 |
| Anderson County | +4.9% | 1,226 | 1,156 | 5.6 |
| Laurens County | +4.9% | 174 | 174 | 2.4 |
| Orangeburg County | +4.7% | 282 | 228 | 3.4 |
| Pickens County | +4.7% | 572 | 544 | 4.1 |
| Williamsburg County | +4.6% | 59 | 59 | 2.0 |
| Greenville County | +4.5% | 4,665 | 3,657 | 8.0 |
| Berkeley County | +4.4% | 1,788 | 1,738 | 6.5 |
| Newberry County | +4.4% | 136 | 136 | 3.4 |
| Abbeville County | +4.1% | 50 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Lancaster County | +4.1% | 277 | 277 | 2.4 |
| Dillon County | +3.9% | 38 | 38 | 1.4 |
| Kershaw County | +3.7% | 524 | 524 | 7.2 |
| Calhoun County | +3.6% | 68 | 68 | 4.8 |
| Florence County | +3.6% | 944 | 672 | 6.8 |
| Lexington County | +3.6% | 2,644 | 2,409 | 8.3 |
| Richland County | +3.4% | 3,517 | 2,463 | 8.1 |
| Spartanburg County | +3.2% | 1,646 | 1,646 | 4.3 |
| Colleton County | +2.9% | 218 | 216 | 5.5 |
| Greenwood County | +2.8% | 221 | 195 | 3.1 |
| Chesterfield County | +2.7% | 76 | 76 | 1.7 |
| Dorchester County | +2.7% | 1,019 | 1,007 | 5.7 |
| Beaufort County | +2.6% | 2,224 | 1,903 | 10.9 |
| Charleston County | +2.4% | 3,973 | 2,857 | 9.1 |
| Union County | +1.4% | 32 | 32 | 1.2 |
| Darlington County | +0.6% | 105 | 105 | 1.7 |
| Cherokee County | +0.2% | 255 | 141 | 4.4 |
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.