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South Carolina in 2008
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2008 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +0.6%, against −4.5% for the United States and +4.0% in 2007.
25,918 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,778 single-family), −36.2% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
Counties in 2008
Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2008 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda County | +7.1% | 46 | 46 | 2.3 |
| Williamsburg County | +6.5% | 49 | 49 | 1.7 |
| Bamberg County | +5.4% | 18 | 14 | 1.4 |
| Dillon County | +5.4% | 28 | 28 | 1.0 |
| Clarendon County | +5.3% | 111 | 105 | 3.6 |
| Calhoun County | +4.8% | 48 | 44 | 3.4 |
| Abbeville County | +4.5% | 33 | 33 | 1.3 |
| McCormick County | +4.1% | 45 | 45 | 4.4 |
| Colleton County | +3.7% | 90 | 79 | 2.3 |
| Laurens County | +3.5% | 129 | 129 | 1.8 |
| Pickens County | +3.4% | 446 | 404 | 3.2 |
| Newberry County | +3.2% | 151 | 107 | 3.8 |
| Anderson County | +3.1% | 652 | 561 | 3.0 |
| Aiken County | +2.6% | 648 | 612 | 3.6 |
| Darlington County | +2.5% | 68 | 68 | 1.1 |
| Cherokee County | +2.4% | 109 | 107 | 1.9 |
| Kershaw County | +2.3% | 324 | 324 | 4.4 |
| Florence County | +2.1% | 505 | 362 | 3.6 |
| Greenville County | +2.1% | 2,600 | 1,830 | 4.5 |
| Oconee County | +2.1% | 1,025 | 642 | 12.2 |
| Lee County | +1.9% | 16 | 16 | 1.0 |
| York County | +1.6% | 2,142 | 1,998 | 7.0 |
| Richland County | +1.0% | 2,323 | 1,467 | 5.3 |
| Union County | +1.0% | 29 | 29 | 1.1 |
| Greenwood County | +0.9% | 126 | 98 | 1.8 |
| Lexington County | +0.9% | 1,570 | 1,570 | 4.9 |
| Spartanburg County | +0.8% | 1,077 | 1,077 | 2.8 |
| Lancaster County | +0.5% | 188 | 188 | 1.6 |
| Marion County | +0.2% | 40 | 37 | 1.4 |
| Fairfield County | −0.1% | 37 | 37 | 1.8 |
| Barnwell County | −0.2% | 45 | 37 | 2.2 |
| Georgetown County | −0.2% | 239 | 239 | 3.6 |
| Chester County | −0.4% | 54 | 54 | 1.6 |
| Hampton County | −0.4% | 37 | 37 | 2.0 |
| Edgefield County | −0.5% | 70 | 66 | 2.3 |
| Chesterfield County | −1.0% | 66 | 66 | 1.5 |
| Sumter County | −1.1% | 299 | 296 | 2.8 |
| Dorchester County | −1.7% | 652 | 605 | 3.7 |
| Charleston County | −1.9% | 3,178 | 1,761 | 7.3 |
| Berkeley County | −2.1% | 1,342 | 1,328 | 4.9 |
| Orangeburg County | −2.4% | 234 | 113 | 2.8 |
| Beaufort County | −3.0% | 1,375 | 1,058 | 6.7 |
| Horry County | −4.2% | 2,997 | 1,867 | 7.0 |
| Marlboro County | −4.8% | 18 | 16 | 0.7 |
| Jasper County | −5.3% | 639 | 129 | 16.6 |
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.