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South Carolina in 2014
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2014 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +2.9%, against +6.2% for the United States and +0.5% in 2013.
27,537 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (21,464 single-family), +11.4% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.
Counties in 2014
Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2014 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | +9.2% | 229 | 229 | 5.9 |
| Marlboro County | +9.1% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Charleston County | +8.9% | 3,123 | 2,088 | 7.2 |
| Horry County | +4.9% | 3,473 | 3,066 | 8.1 |
| Berkeley County | +4.8% | 1,977 | 1,262 | 7.2 |
| Greenville County | +4.4% | 3,094 | 2,244 | 5.3 |
| Abbeville County | +4.3% | 41 | 41 | 1.7 |
| Beaufort County | +4.2% | 1,197 | 1,197 | 5.9 |
| York County | +3.7% | 2,982 | 1,637 | 9.7 |
| Dorchester County | +3.6% | 1,055 | 794 | 5.9 |
| Darlington County | +3.0% | 99 | 97 | 1.6 |
| Lancaster County | +2.8% | 1,063 | 1,063 | 9.3 |
| Chesterfield County | +2.5% | 50 | 46 | 1.1 |
| Laurens County | +2.5% | 88 | 88 | 1.2 |
| Anderson County | +2.2% | 863 | 673 | 3.9 |
| Pickens County | +2.2% | 434 | 301 | 3.1 |
| Clarendon County | +2.1% | 97 | 41 | 3.1 |
| Greenwood County | +2.1% | 162 | 86 | 2.3 |
| Colleton County | +1.8% | 37 | 37 | 0.9 |
| Georgetown County | +1.7% | 296 | 296 | 4.5 |
| Spartanburg County | +1.6% | 1,090 | 1,070 | 2.9 |
| Lexington County | +1.4% | 1,412 | 1,412 | 4.4 |
| Richland County | +1.4% | 2,275 | 1,511 | 5.2 |
| Union County | +1.4% | 14 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Aiken County | +1.3% | 678 | 623 | 3.7 |
| Marion County | +1.2% | 15 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Oconee County | +1.0% | 243 | 243 | 2.9 |
| Kershaw County | +0.4% | 262 | 262 | 3.6 |
| Newberry County | +0.4% | 59 | 59 | 1.5 |
| Edgefield County | +0.3% | 71 | 71 | 2.4 |
| Williamsburg County | +0.1% | 17 | 17 | 0.6 |
| Cherokee County | −0.3% | 143 | 83 | 2.5 |
| Dillon County | −1.1% | 19 | 19 | 0.7 |
| Orangeburg County | −1.3% | 41 | 41 | 0.5 |
| Florence County | −1.4% | 280 | 234 | 2.0 |
| Sumter County | −1.7% | 289 | 269 | 2.8 |
| Barnwell County | −2.5% | 37 | 37 | 1.8 |
| Calhoun County | −2.7% | 28 | 25 | 2.0 |
| Saluda County | −3.6% | 26 | 26 | 1.3 |
| Fairfield County | −4.1% | 64 | 64 | 3.1 |
| McCormick County | −4.2% | 24 | 24 | 2.3 |
| Chester County | −5.6% | 26 | 26 | 0.8 |
| Lee County | −6.1% | 9 | 9 | 0.6 |
| Hampton County | −7.0% | 9 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Bamberg County | −8.4% | 10 | 10 | 0.8 |
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.