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In 2010 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed −5.5%, against −5.1% for the United States and −3.0% in 2009.
14,021 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,691 single-family), −9.7% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.
−5.5% South Carolina index, 2009–2010 US −5.1%
14,021 housing units permitted in 2010 12,691 single-family
0 of 45 counties with a rising index median county −4.6%
604,610 units permitted nationally in 2010
Counties in 2010 Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2010 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Bamberg County −0.2% 9 9 0.7 Orangeburg County −0.9% 79 79 0.9 Darlington County −1.5% 168 94 2.7 Newberry County −2.2% 69 69 1.7 Florence County −2.4% 308 259 2.2 Williamsburg County −2.4% 30 30 1.0 Chesterfield County −2.5% 42 38 0.9 Greenville County −2.7% 1,304 1,252 2.2 Cherokee County −3.1% 91 91 1.6 Kershaw County −3.1% 252 252 3.4 Greenwood County −3.2% 50 50 0.7 Abbeville County −3.3% 19 19 0.8 Spartanburg County −3.6% 562 562 1.5 Aiken County −3.7% 697 645 3.8 Calhoun County −3.7% 32 32 2.3 Pickens County −3.7% 159 159 1.1 Barnwell County −3.8% 15 15 0.7 Lexington County −3.8% 1,318 1,168 4.2 Sumter County −3.8% 353 289 3.4 Saluda County −4.1% 34 34 1.7 Laurens County −4.2% 79 61 1.1 Anderson County −4.5% 420 284 1.9 Richland County −4.6% 1,274 1,009 2.9 York County −5.2% 938 917 3.1 Lancaster County −5.3% 120 120 1.0 Chester County −6.0% 32 32 1.0 Fairfield County −6.2% 32 32 1.6 Marion County −6.2% 20 20 0.7 Colleton County −6.4% 11 11 0.3 Oconee County −6.5% 186 186 2.2 Edgefield County −6.9% 40 40 1.3 Dorchester County −7.2% 523 520 2.9 Clarendon County −7.5% 70 68 2.3 Dillon County −7.8% 15 15 0.5 Berkeley County −7.9% 1,176 1,086 4.3 Charleston County −8.2% 1,361 1,181 3.1 Marlboro County −8.2% 6 6 0.2 McCormick County −8.9% 24 24 2.3 Hampton County −9.3% 14 14 0.8 Lee County −9.4% 11 11 0.7 Union County −10.0% 17 17 0.6 Beaufort County −10.9% 244 244 1.2 Horry County −10.9% 1,508 1,388 3.5 Georgetown County −11.9% 140 140 2.1 Jasper County −16.6% 168 118 4.4
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 .