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In 2011 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed −4.0%, against −4.4% for the United States and −5.5% in 2010.
15,542 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,852 single-family), +10.8% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.
−4.0% South Carolina index, 2010–2011 US −4.4%
15,542 housing units permitted in 2011 12,852 single-family
5 of 45 counties with a rising index median county −3.3%
624,061 units permitted nationally in 2011
Counties in 2011 Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2011 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Marlboro County +6.5% 11 11 0.4 Dillon County +2.7% 14 14 0.5 McCormick County +1.4% 22 22 2.2 Lee County +0.8% 4 4 0.3 Chesterfield County +0.5% 20 20 0.4 Jasper County 0.0% 182 119 4.7 Edgefield County −0.4% 47 47 1.6 Chester County −0.6% 32 32 1.0 Union County −0.6% 17 17 0.6 Williamsburg County −0.6% 24 24 0.8 Bamberg County −0.7% 4 4 0.3 Sumter County −0.9% 345 345 3.3 Cherokee County −1.0% 71 71 1.2 Barnwell County −1.2% 15 15 0.7 Hampton County −1.6% 10 10 0.6 Saluda County −1.8% 23 23 1.2 Newberry County −2.2% 57 57 1.4 Pickens County −2.2% 266 244 1.9 Laurens County −2.3% 58 58 0.8 Darlington County −2.4% 75 75 1.2 Greenville County −2.9% 1,425 1,337 2.4 Florence County −3.0% 314 257 2.3 Greenwood County −3.3% 47 47 0.7 Lexington County −3.3% 1,378 1,162 4.3 Richland County −3.4% 1,270 981 2.9 Abbeville County −3.6% 32 32 1.3 Lancaster County −3.7% 105 105 0.9 Anderson County −3.8% 280 268 1.3 Kershaw County −3.8% 179 179 2.4 Aiken County −3.9% 771 611 4.2 York County −4.1% 1,305 1,257 4.3 Charleston County −4.5% 2,346 1,258 5.4 Colleton County −4.8% 46 38 1.2 Spartanburg County −4.8% 532 532 1.4 Orangeburg County −5.0% 80 57 1.0 Calhoun County −5.3% 17 15 1.2 Oconee County −5.4% 169 143 2.0 Clarendon County −5.5% 44 44 1.4 Dorchester County −5.5% 469 469 2.6 Marion County −5.5% 18 18 0.6 Berkeley County −6.5% 1,007 870 3.7 Beaufort County −6.9% 455 299 2.2 Horry County −8.4% 1,776 1,481 4.2 Georgetown County −8.8% 149 149 2.3 Fairfield County −9.1% 30 30 1.5
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 .