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South Carolina in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +19.5%, against +15.5% for the United States and +11.8% in 2021.
46,038 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (37,906 single-family), −9.2% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda County | +34.9% | 63 | 63 | 3.2 |
| Union County | +27.9% | 48 | 48 | 1.8 |
| Hampton County | +26.5% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Bamberg County | +26.4% | 6 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Lancaster County | +25.8% | 1,072 | 1,072 | 9.4 |
| Abbeville County | +23.6% | 121 | 121 | 4.9 |
| Horry County | +23.2% | 7,071 | 6,943 | 16.5 |
| Jasper County | +23.2% | 1,047 | 1,015 | 27.2 |
| Clarendon County | +22.2% | 100 | 100 | 3.2 |
| York County | +22.2% | 2,720 | 2,256 | 8.9 |
| Oconee County | +21.8% | 833 | 833 | 9.9 |
| Beaufort County | +21.6% | 1,904 | 1,624 | 9.3 |
| Chesterfield County | +21.0% | 105 | 99 | 2.3 |
| Charleston County | +20.8% | 4,553 | 2,760 | 10.4 |
| Edgefield County | +20.6% | 237 | 237 | 8.0 |
| Greenville County | +20.5% | 4,738 | 4,151 | 8.1 |
| Anderson County | +20.4% | 1,531 | 1,240 | 7.0 |
| Laurens County | +20.4% | 317 | 253 | 4.4 |
| Pickens County | +20.4% | 1,658 | 833 | 11.9 |
| Spartanburg County | +20.4% | 2,596 | 2,596 | 6.8 |
| Georgetown County | +19.9% | 469 | 363 | 7.1 |
| Dorchester County | +19.8% | 1,702 | 1,534 | 9.5 |
| Dillon County | +19.6% | 44 | 44 | 1.6 |
| Kershaw County | +19.3% | 413 | 385 | 5.6 |
| Greenwood County | +19.2% | 261 | 247 | 3.7 |
| Lexington County | +19.0% | 1,816 | 1,500 | 5.7 |
| Cherokee County | +18.9% | 186 | 184 | 3.2 |
| Berkeley County | +18.5% | 3,236 | 2,035 | 11.8 |
| Aiken County | +18.4% | 1,719 | 1,417 | 9.5 |
| Calhoun County | +18.1% | 7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Colleton County | +17.9% | 71 | 71 | 1.8 |
| Fairfield County | +17.8% | 66 | 66 | 3.2 |
| Newberry County | +17.6% | 193 | 193 | 4.9 |
| Williamsburg County | +16.9% | 38 | 38 | 1.3 |
| Richland County | +16.4% | 3,439 | 2,080 | 7.9 |
| Marion County | +15.8% | 77 | 77 | 2.7 |
| Orangeburg County | +15.6% | 90 | 86 | 1.1 |
| Chester County | +15.4% | 114 | 114 | 3.5 |
| Sumter County | +15.3% | 402 | 302 | 3.8 |
| Florence County | +14.4% | 626 | 572 | 4.5 |
| Darlington County | +11.7% | 133 | 125 | 2.1 |
| Lee County | +9.2% | 17 | 17 | 1.1 |
| Barnwell County | +6.7% | 31 | 31 | 1.5 |
| Marlboro County | +5.0% | 7 | 7 | 0.3 |
| McCormick County | −0.9% | 151 | 151 | 14.8 |
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.