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South Carolina in 2020
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2020 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +3.5%, against +3.0% for the United States and +5.2% in 2019.
42,340 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (36,226 single-family), +17.5% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
Counties in 2020
Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2020 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda County | +8.6% | 121 | 121 | 6.1 |
| Union County | +8.0% | 31 | 31 | 1.2 |
| Oconee County | +5.6% | 424 | 424 | 5.1 |
| Laurens County | +5.5% | 186 | 184 | 2.6 |
| Fairfield County | +5.2% | 72 | 72 | 3.5 |
| Chesterfield County | +5.1% | 146 | 142 | 3.3 |
| Pickens County | +4.9% | 857 | 790 | 6.2 |
| Horry County | +4.7% | 5,419 | 5,007 | 12.7 |
| Darlington County | +4.6% | 134 | 94 | 2.1 |
| Florence County | +4.6% | 630 | 427 | 4.5 |
| Aiken County | +4.5% | 1,145 | 1,139 | 6.3 |
| Edgefield County | +4.5% | 219 | 219 | 7.3 |
| Berkeley County | +4.4% | 2,967 | 1,892 | 10.8 |
| Dillon County | +4.4% | 34 | 34 | 1.2 |
| Newberry County | +4.4% | 142 | 142 | 3.6 |
| Spartanburg County | +4.3% | 2,876 | 2,876 | 7.6 |
| York County | +4.3% | 2,555 | 2,385 | 8.3 |
| Chester County | +4.1% | 82 | 82 | 2.5 |
| Anderson County | +4.0% | 1,569 | 1,279 | 7.1 |
| Beaufort County | +4.0% | 2,287 | 2,285 | 11.2 |
| Colleton County | +4.0% | 40 | 36 | 1.0 |
| Greenwood County | +4.0% | 136 | 136 | 1.9 |
| Sumter County | +3.9% | 333 | 305 | 3.2 |
| Abbeville County | +3.6% | 108 | 48 | 4.3 |
| Kershaw County | +3.6% | 494 | 486 | 6.8 |
| Lancaster County | +3.6% | 1,458 | 1,458 | 12.8 |
| Greenville County | +3.2% | 6,122 | 4,258 | 10.5 |
| Lexington County | +3.1% | 2,396 | 2,323 | 7.5 |
| Charleston County | +3.0% | 4,273 | 2,751 | 9.8 |
| Hampton County | +2.6% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Jasper County | +2.6% | 690 | 690 | 17.9 |
| Dorchester County | +2.5% | 1,364 | 1,148 | 7.6 |
| Orangeburg County | +2.5% | 74 | 71 | 0.9 |
| Richland County | +2.5% | 1,781 | 1,777 | 4.1 |
| Cherokee County | +2.3% | 174 | 174 | 3.0 |
| Clarendon County | +2.3% | 75 | 73 | 2.4 |
| Barnwell County | +2.2% | 17 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Calhoun County | +2.2% | 8 | 8 | 0.6 |
| Georgetown County | +2.0% | 622 | 563 | 9.4 |
| Marion County | +1.1% | 81 | 81 | 2.9 |
| McCormick County | −1.1% | 117 | 117 | 11.5 |
| Williamsburg County | −1.9% | 33 | 33 | 1.1 |
| Lee County | −2.4% | 11 | 11 | 0.7 |
| Marlboro County | −8.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bamberg County | −11.5% | 15 | 15 | 1.2 |
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.