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In 2009 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed −3.0%, against −7.5% for the United States and +0.6% in 2008.
15,529 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,444 single-family), −40.1% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.
−3.0% South Carolina index, 2008–2009 US −7.5%
15,529 housing units permitted in 2009 13,444 single-family
8 of 45 counties with a rising index median county −2.6%
582,963 units permitted nationally in 2009
Counties in 2009 Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2009 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Hampton County +4.1% 28 28 1.5 Marlboro County +4.1% 46 6 1.8 Edgefield County +3.1% 54 54 1.8 Chesterfield County +1.3% 39 37 0.9 Barnwell County +1.2% 42 36 2.0 Cherokee County +0.9% 72 72 1.2 Union County +0.7% 18 18 0.7 Spartanburg County +0.5% 634 606 1.7 Sumter County −0.3% 417 385 4.0 Greenwood County −0.6% 57 57 0.8 Greenville County −0.7% 1,138 1,088 2.0 Fairfield County −1.1% 27 27 1.3 Saluda County −1.2% 40 40 2.0 Florence County −1.4% 297 249 2.1 Pickens County −1.4% 295 295 2.1 Richland County −1.4% 1,293 1,074 3.0 Darlington County −1.8% 52 52 0.8 Lexington County −1.8% 1,786 1,154 5.6 York County −1.8% 1,688 1,394 5.5 Lancaster County −2.0% 125 125 1.1 Oconee County −2.1% 270 255 3.2 Newberry County −2.3% 78 78 2.0 Aiken County −2.6% 554 554 3.1 Laurens County −2.6% 108 66 1.5 Lee County −2.6% 11 11 0.7 Anderson County −2.7% 280 280 1.3 Orangeburg County −2.7% 187 69 2.2 Marion County −2.9% 25 25 0.9 Clarendon County −3.0% 79 77 2.5 Kershaw County −3.0% 330 266 4.5 Chester County −3.5% 37 37 1.1 Jasper County −3.8% 117 117 3.0 Abbeville County −3.9% 22 22 0.9 Dillon County −5.5% 18 18 0.7 Georgetown County −6.3% 133 129 2.0 Beaufort County −6.7% 317 299 1.6 Berkeley County −6.7% 1,130 1,130 4.1 Calhoun County −6.8% 22 22 1.6 Dorchester County −7.1% 531 515 3.0 Charleston County −7.5% 1,288 1,087 3.0 Bamberg County −7.6% 8 8 0.6 Williamsburg County −7.9% 43 43 1.4 Colleton County −8.0% 58 58 1.5 Horry County −8.9% 1,711 1,457 4.0 McCormick County −11.2% 24 24 2.3
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in South Carolina by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 23,959 units (19,274 single-family, 4,685 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 29,403 units (22,511 single-family, 6,892 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 30,072 units (22,218 single-family, 7,854 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 33,576 units (24,467 single-family, 9,109 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 36,161 units (27,160 single-family, 9,001 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 32,812 units (24,863 single-family, 7,949 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 30,133 units (24,783 single-family, 5,350 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 34,104 units (28,609 single-family, 5,495 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 38,191 units (31,553 single-family, 6,638 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 43,230 units (36,081 single-family, 7,149 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 54,157 units (43,341 single-family, 10,816 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 50,776 units (41,675 single-family, 9,101 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 40,631 units (32,817 single-family, 7,814 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 25,918 units (19,778 single-family, 6,140 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 15,529 units (13,444 single-family, 2,085 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 14,021 units (12,691 single-family, 1,330 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 15,542 units (12,852 single-family, 2,690 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 18,708 units (15,288 single-family, 3,420 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 24,725 units (20,247 single-family, 4,478 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 27,537 units (21,464 single-family, 6,073 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 31,030 units (24,322 single-family, 6,708 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 32,165 units (26,349 single-family, 5,816 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 35,521 units (28,851 single-family, 6,670 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 35,487 units (30,579 single-family, 4,908 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 36,034 units (31,052 single-family, 4,982 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 42,340 units (36,226 single-family, 6,114 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 50,680 units (43,264 single-family, 7,416 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 46,038 units (37,906 single-family, 8,132 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 42,474 units (37,163 single-family, 5,311 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 47,072 units (40,558 single-family, 6,514 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 45,862 units (39,897 single-family, 5,965 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in South Carolina by year
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 .