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South Carolina in 2018
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2018 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +5.9%, against +5.7% for the United States and +5.6% in 2017.
35,487 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (30,579 single-family), −0.1% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
Counties in 2018
Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2018 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda County | +11.5% | 40 | 40 | 2.0 |
| Lee County | +11.1% | 11 | 11 | 0.7 |
| Dorchester County | +10.2% | 696 | 696 | 3.9 |
| Marion County | +10.1% | 77 | 67 | 2.7 |
| Chester County | +7.8% | 31 | 31 | 0.9 |
| Lancaster County | +7.6% | 1,228 | 1,032 | 10.7 |
| Laurens County | +7.6% | 161 | 161 | 2.2 |
| Oconee County | +7.5% | 437 | 437 | 5.2 |
| Georgetown County | +7.3% | 368 | 339 | 5.6 |
| Berkeley County | +7.2% | 2,337 | 1,606 | 8.5 |
| York County | +7.2% | 2,692 | 2,442 | 8.8 |
| Greenville County | +7.1% | 4,669 | 3,531 | 8.0 |
| Union County | +7.1% | 26 | 26 | 1.0 |
| Pickens County | +7.0% | 600 | 596 | 4.3 |
| Beaufort County | +6.8% | 1,889 | 1,865 | 9.2 |
| Spartanburg County | +6.8% | 2,659 | 2,659 | 7.0 |
| Anderson County | +6.2% | 1,000 | 966 | 4.5 |
| Hampton County | +6.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Aiken County | +6.1% | 879 | 879 | 4.8 |
| Newberry County | +6.1% | 77 | 77 | 1.9 |
| Abbeville County | +6.0% | 38 | 38 | 1.5 |
| Charleston County | +5.7% | 3,969 | 2,485 | 9.1 |
| Colleton County | +5.6% | 58 | 56 | 1.5 |
| Cherokee County | +5.5% | 172 | 118 | 3.0 |
| Horry County | +5.4% | 4,520 | 4,129 | 10.6 |
| Richland County | +5.3% | 2,644 | 2,205 | 6.1 |
| McCormick County | +5.1% | 65 | 65 | 6.4 |
| Clarendon County | +4.5% | 46 | 46 | 1.5 |
| Sumter County | +4.2% | 279 | 279 | 2.7 |
| Kershaw County | +4.0% | 292 | 292 | 4.0 |
| Lexington County | +4.0% | 1,896 | 1,861 | 6.0 |
| Fairfield County | +3.3% | 51 | 51 | 2.5 |
| Greenwood County | +3.3% | 115 | 115 | 1.6 |
| Bamberg County | +3.2% | 14 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Florence County | +3.0% | 463 | 422 | 3.3 |
| Barnwell County | +2.9% | 10 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Edgefield County | +2.9% | 114 | 114 | 3.8 |
| Calhoun County | +2.4% | 29 | 29 | 2.0 |
| Darlington County | +2.4% | 99 | 99 | 1.6 |
| Chesterfield County | +2.3% | 73 | 73 | 1.6 |
| Jasper County | +1.0% | 447 | 443 | 11.6 |
| Orangeburg County | −1.4% | 59 | 59 | 0.7 |
| Williamsburg County | −1.8% | 103 | 61 | 3.5 |
| Marlboro County | −2.6% | 13 | 13 | 0.5 |
| Dillon County | −3.3% | 28 | 28 | 1.0 |
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.