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South Carolina in 2017
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2017 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +5.6%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.7% in 2016.
35,521 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,851 single-family), +10.4% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
Counties in 2017
Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2017 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | +12.0% | 255 | 255 | 6.6 |
| Berkeley County | +9.1% | 1,813 | 1,429 | 6.6 |
| Charleston County | +8.9% | 4,788 | 2,673 | 11.0 |
| Edgefield County | +8.8% | 103 | 103 | 3.5 |
| Williamsburg County | +8.6% | 35 | 35 | 1.2 |
| Bamberg County | +8.1% | 11 | 11 | 0.9 |
| Greenville County | +8.0% | 3,543 | 2,937 | 6.1 |
| York County | +7.6% | 3,033 | 2,364 | 9.9 |
| Lancaster County | +7.5% | 976 | 976 | 8.5 |
| Chester County | +7.2% | 32 | 32 | 1.0 |
| Spartanburg County | +6.6% | 2,293 | 2,293 | 6.0 |
| Orangeburg County | +5.9% | 53 | 53 | 0.6 |
| Dorchester County | +5.4% | 666 | 624 | 3.7 |
| Lexington County | +5.4% | 1,897 | 1,697 | 6.0 |
| Pickens County | +5.4% | 686 | 491 | 4.9 |
| Calhoun County | +5.2% | 24 | 24 | 1.7 |
| Abbeville County | +4.8% | 36 | 36 | 1.4 |
| Anderson County | +4.7% | 931 | 891 | 4.2 |
| Horry County | +4.7% | 5,245 | 4,656 | 12.3 |
| Cherokee County | +4.3% | 188 | 128 | 3.2 |
| Beaufort County | +4.2% | 2,020 | 1,779 | 9.9 |
| Oconee County | +3.8% | 494 | 444 | 5.9 |
| Barnwell County | +3.6% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Fairfield County | +3.6% | 51 | 51 | 2.5 |
| Kershaw County | +3.3% | 262 | 262 | 3.6 |
| Newberry County | +2.8% | 109 | 109 | 2.8 |
| Richland County | +2.8% | 2,361 | 2,004 | 5.4 |
| Dillon County | +2.5% | 25 | 25 | 0.9 |
| Laurens County | +2.5% | 139 | 139 | 1.9 |
| Aiken County | +1.9% | 1,146 | 810 | 6.3 |
| Greenwood County | +1.9% | 134 | 121 | 1.9 |
| Sumter County | +1.8% | 222 | 222 | 2.1 |
| Colleton County | +1.7% | 55 | 55 | 1.4 |
| Saluda County | +1.7% | 34 | 34 | 1.7 |
| Union County | +1.7% | 23 | 23 | 0.9 |
| Darlington County | +1.6% | 110 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Florence County | +1.4% | 911 | 401 | 6.6 |
| Georgetown County | +1.1% | 563 | 323 | 8.5 |
| Marlboro County | +0.9% | 15 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Chesterfield County | −1.4% | 67 | 65 | 1.5 |
| McCormick County | −1.4% | 49 | 49 | 4.8 |
| Clarendon County | −2.0% | 47 | 34 | 1.5 |
| Lee County | −5.2% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Hampton County | −6.3% | 9 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Marion County | −11.8% | 42 | 34 | 1.5 |
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.