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South Carolina in 2021
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2021 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +11.8%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.5% in 2020.
50,680 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (43,264 single-family), +19.7% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.
Counties in 2021
Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2021 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro County | +22.7% | 12 | 12 | 0.5 |
| Chester County | +17.6% | 78 | 78 | 2.4 |
| Williamsburg County | +15.4% | 39 | 39 | 1.3 |
| Lancaster County | +15.1% | 1,445 | 1,395 | 12.6 |
| Marion County | +15.1% | 70 | 70 | 2.5 |
| York County | +14.8% | 3,271 | 2,695 | 10.7 |
| Beaufort County | +14.1% | 2,827 | 1,822 | 13.8 |
| Colleton County | +13.9% | 73 | 73 | 1.9 |
| Berkeley County | +13.8% | 3,121 | 1,989 | 11.4 |
| Spartanburg County | +13.1% | 3,614 | 3,394 | 9.5 |
| Oconee County | +13.0% | 643 | 643 | 7.7 |
| Dorchester County | +12.9% | 1,298 | 1,239 | 7.3 |
| Horry County | +12.8% | 6,970 | 6,725 | 16.3 |
| Charleston County | +12.7% | 3,863 | 2,685 | 8.9 |
| Bamberg County | +12.5% | 6 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Anderson County | +12.3% | 1,425 | 1,229 | 6.5 |
| Pickens County | +12.3% | 1,030 | 800 | 7.4 |
| Clarendon County | +11.9% | 84 | 84 | 2.7 |
| Cherokee County | +11.8% | 173 | 173 | 3.0 |
| Kershaw County | +11.8% | 753 | 753 | 10.3 |
| Lexington County | +11.8% | 2,692 | 2,560 | 8.5 |
| Aiken County | +11.6% | 1,644 | 1,644 | 9.1 |
| Lee County | +11.4% | 8 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Orangeburg County | +11.4% | 90 | 87 | 1.1 |
| Greenville County | +10.7% | 7,964 | 6,682 | 13.7 |
| Georgetown County | +10.6% | 665 | 502 | 10.1 |
| Jasper County | +10.4% | 871 | 871 | 22.6 |
| Newberry County | +10.4% | 152 | 152 | 3.8 |
| Richland County | +10.4% | 3,263 | 2,367 | 7.5 |
| Chesterfield County | +9.5% | 134 | 134 | 3.0 |
| Greenwood County | +9.5% | 282 | 267 | 4.0 |
| Union County | +9.5% | 42 | 42 | 1.6 |
| Calhoun County | +9.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Laurens County | +9.4% | 185 | 185 | 2.6 |
| Hampton County | +8.6% | 11 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Barnwell County | +8.5% | 4 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Darlington County | +8.3% | 143 | 133 | 2.3 |
| Edgefield County | +8.2% | 194 | 194 | 6.5 |
| Sumter County | +8.2% | 388 | 384 | 3.7 |
| Florence County | +8.0% | 623 | 605 | 4.5 |
| McCormick County | +8.0% | 165 | 165 | 16.2 |
| Abbeville County | +7.8% | 148 | 148 | 6.0 |
| Dillon County | +6.6% | 42 | 42 | 1.5 |
| Fairfield County | +5.2% | 55 | 55 | 2.7 |
| Saluda County | +3.9% | 118 | 118 | 6.0 |
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.