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South Carolina in 2019
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2019 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +5.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +5.9% in 2018.
36,034 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (31,052 single-family), +1.5% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
Counties in 2019
Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2019 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberg County | +20.3% | 6 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Marlboro County | +16.6% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| McCormick County | +16.1% | 75 | 75 | 7.3 |
| Jasper County | +9.2% | 575 | 575 | 14.9 |
| Orangeburg County | +8.2% | 64 | 64 | 0.8 |
| Williamsburg County | +7.9% | 37 | 37 | 1.2 |
| Cherokee County | +7.8% | 132 | 132 | 2.3 |
| Marion County | +7.1% | 96 | 94 | 3.4 |
| Berkeley County | +6.9% | 2,281 | 1,605 | 8.3 |
| Barnwell County | +6.7% | 16 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Clarendon County | +6.7% | 74 | 60 | 2.4 |
| Dorchester County | +6.6% | 703 | 703 | 3.9 |
| Greenville County | +6.6% | 4,588 | 3,664 | 7.9 |
| Greenwood County | +6.5% | 170 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Pickens County | +6.5% | 654 | 512 | 4.7 |
| Lee County | +6.4% | 8 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Spartanburg County | +6.1% | 2,599 | 2,599 | 6.8 |
| Sumter County | +5.8% | 333 | 283 | 3.2 |
| Anderson County | +5.7% | 1,162 | 1,050 | 5.3 |
| Chester County | +5.7% | 65 | 65 | 2.0 |
| Oconee County | +5.7% | 425 | 425 | 5.1 |
| Fairfield County | +5.6% | 50 | 50 | 2.5 |
| York County | +5.5% | 2,673 | 2,298 | 8.7 |
| Lancaster County | +5.3% | 1,238 | 1,238 | 10.8 |
| Lexington County | +5.3% | 2,322 | 2,117 | 7.3 |
| Georgetown County | +5.2% | 330 | 295 | 5.0 |
| Laurens County | +5.0% | 159 | 159 | 2.2 |
| Aiken County | +4.9% | 928 | 878 | 5.1 |
| Calhoun County | +4.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Colleton County | +4.9% | 63 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Beaufort County | +4.8% | 2,311 | 1,771 | 11.3 |
| Horry County | +4.7% | 4,488 | 4,388 | 10.5 |
| Richland County | +4.5% | 1,687 | 1,677 | 3.9 |
| Abbeville County | +4.3% | 51 | 43 | 2.1 |
| Edgefield County | +4.3% | 164 | 164 | 5.5 |
| Kershaw County | +4.0% | 318 | 318 | 4.3 |
| Charleston County | +3.9% | 3,711 | 2,450 | 8.5 |
| Hampton County | +3.3% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Newberry County | +2.3% | 110 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Florence County | +1.5% | 1,006 | 565 | 7.3 |
| Union County | +1.5% | 28 | 28 | 1.0 |
| Darlington County | +1.4% | 123 | 121 | 2.0 |
| Chesterfield County | +1.1% | 118 | 83 | 2.6 |
| Dillon County | +1.0% | 31 | 31 | 1.1 |
| Saluda County | +0.7% | 40 | 40 | 2.0 |
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.