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South Carolina in 2015
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2015 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.6%, against +4.4% for the United States and +2.9% in 2014.
31,030 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,322 single-family), +12.7% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.
Counties in 2015
Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2015 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | +19.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Hampton County | +17.8% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Charleston County | +8.8% | 3,936 | 2,537 | 9.0 |
| Dorchester County | +8.4% | 694 | 694 | 3.9 |
| McCormick County | +7.9% | 37 | 37 | 3.6 |
| Beaufort County | +7.3% | 1,783 | 1,441 | 8.7 |
| Berkeley County | +7.0% | 1,960 | 1,377 | 7.1 |
| Calhoun County | +6.7% | 15 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Saluda County | +6.5% | 30 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Lancaster County | +6.2% | 1,109 | 1,109 | 9.7 |
| Cherokee County | +6.0% | 87 | 87 | 1.5 |
| Chester County | +5.3% | 15 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Edgefield County | +5.3% | 76 | 76 | 2.5 |
| Fairfield County | +5.2% | 33 | 33 | 1.6 |
| Greenville County | +5.2% | 4,338 | 2,554 | 7.4 |
| Jasper County | +5.1% | 319 | 247 | 8.3 |
| Chesterfield County | +4.8% | 56 | 56 | 1.3 |
| Horry County | +4.8% | 3,829 | 3,578 | 9.0 |
| Spartanburg County | +4.6% | 1,399 | 1,399 | 3.7 |
| Laurens County | +4.4% | 114 | 114 | 1.6 |
| York County | +4.2% | 2,749 | 1,934 | 9.0 |
| Greenwood County | +4.0% | 120 | 72 | 1.7 |
| Pickens County | +3.8% | 580 | 358 | 4.2 |
| Richland County | +3.7% | 2,368 | 1,628 | 5.4 |
| Lexington County | +3.5% | 1,897 | 1,673 | 6.0 |
| Williamsburg County | +3.5% | 60 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Georgetown County | +2.9% | 299 | 273 | 4.5 |
| Anderson County | +2.8% | 864 | 756 | 3.9 |
| Sumter County | +2.7% | 217 | 217 | 2.1 |
| Bamberg County | +2.5% | 5 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Florence County | +2.2% | 270 | 264 | 1.9 |
| Abbeville County | +2.0% | 26 | 26 | 1.0 |
| Colleton County | +2.0% | 48 | 48 | 1.2 |
| Kershaw County | +1.2% | 299 | 299 | 4.1 |
| Newberry County | +1.1% | 78 | 78 | 2.0 |
| Clarendon County | +0.6% | 37 | 37 | 1.2 |
| Oconee County | +0.6% | 256 | 256 | 3.1 |
| Darlington County | +0.5% | 154 | 154 | 2.4 |
| Marion County | +0.5% | 13 | 13 | 0.5 |
| Aiken County | +0.2% | 683 | 683 | 3.8 |
| Union County | −0.7% | 19 | 19 | 0.7 |
| Marlboro County | −1.1% | 11 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Dillon County | −1.6% | 19 | 19 | 0.7 |
| Orangeburg County | −2.6% | 89 | 41 | 1.1 |
| Barnwell County | −3.1% | 27 | 27 | 1.3 |
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.