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South Carolina in 2016
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2016 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.7%, against +5.3% for the United States and +4.6% in 2015.
32,165 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (26,349 single-family), +3.7% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
Counties in 2016
Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2016 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | +8.6% | 3,970 | 2,570 | 9.1 |
| Dillon County | +8.2% | 23 | 23 | 0.8 |
| Georgetown County | +7.4% | 366 | 330 | 5.6 |
| Marlboro County | +7.4% | 15 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Marion County | +7.2% | 13 | 13 | 0.5 |
| Greenville County | +6.3% | 3,799 | 2,960 | 6.5 |
| Colleton County | +5.8% | 51 | 51 | 1.3 |
| Dorchester County | +5.8% | 1,040 | 772 | 5.8 |
| Oconee County | +5.8% | 387 | 387 | 4.6 |
| Aiken County | +5.4% | 887 | 815 | 4.9 |
| York County | +5.3% | 2,457 | 2,023 | 8.0 |
| Union County | +5.1% | 20 | 20 | 0.7 |
| Beaufort County | +5.0% | 1,551 | 1,442 | 7.6 |
| Berkeley County | +5.0% | 1,964 | 1,445 | 7.2 |
| Orangeburg County | +5.0% | 48 | 48 | 0.6 |
| Pickens County | +5.0% | 1,026 | 359 | 7.4 |
| Saluda County | +4.7% | 35 | 35 | 1.8 |
| Anderson County | +4.3% | 813 | 803 | 3.7 |
| Spartanburg County | +4.3% | 1,901 | 1,901 | 5.0 |
| Chester County | +4.0% | 49 | 49 | 1.5 |
| Horry County | +4.0% | 4,097 | 3,829 | 9.6 |
| Lancaster County | +3.9% | 1,231 | 928 | 10.8 |
| Bamberg County | +3.2% | 7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Richland County | +3.1% | 2,151 | 1,760 | 4.9 |
| Abbeville County | +2.7% | 39 | 39 | 1.6 |
| Florence County | +2.5% | 388 | 325 | 2.8 |
| Barnwell County | +2.3% | 26 | 26 | 1.3 |
| Newberry County | +2.2% | 92 | 92 | 2.3 |
| Kershaw County | +2.1% | 358 | 298 | 4.9 |
| Darlington County | +1.8% | 107 | 107 | 1.7 |
| Lexington County | +1.8% | 2,000 | 1,740 | 6.3 |
| Chesterfield County | +1.5% | 51 | 51 | 1.1 |
| Greenwood County | +1.1% | 133 | 86 | 1.9 |
| Cherokee County | +0.6% | 109 | 109 | 1.9 |
| Clarendon County | +0.6% | 44 | 32 | 1.4 |
| Laurens County | +0.3% | 115 | 115 | 1.6 |
| Fairfield County | +0.1% | 47 | 47 | 2.3 |
| Sumter County | +0.1% | 273 | 243 | 2.6 |
| Edgefield County | −0.7% | 106 | 106 | 3.6 |
| Hampton County | −2.3% | 34 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Jasper County | −3.4% | 233 | 233 | 6.0 |
| Williamsburg County | −4.1% | 13 | 13 | 0.4 |
| Lee County | −5.0% | 8 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Calhoun County | −5.8% | 36 | 36 | 2.5 |
| McCormick County | −7.6% | 50 | 50 | 4.9 |
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.