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South Carolina in 2024
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +5.6%, against +4.9% for the United States and +9.8% in 2023.
47,072 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (40,558 single-family), +10.8% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
Counties in 2024
Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2024 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda County | +30.9% | 52 | 52 | 2.6 |
| Dillon County | +23.1% | 41 | 41 | 1.5 |
| Orangeburg County | +17.3% | 101 | 101 | 1.2 |
| Marlboro County | +13.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Colleton County | +10.5% | 48 | 42 | 1.2 |
| Laurens County | +9.1% | 621 | 621 | 8.6 |
| Greenwood County | +8.9% | 193 | 193 | 2.7 |
| Abbeville County | +8.6% | 145 | 145 | 5.8 |
| Charleston County | +8.6% | 4,153 | 3,052 | 9.5 |
| Newberry County | +8.2% | 155 | 155 | 3.9 |
| Edgefield County | +7.7% | 181 | 177 | 6.1 |
| Georgetown County | +7.6% | 327 | 327 | 5.0 |
| Anderson County | +7.1% | 1,255 | 1,087 | 5.7 |
| Union County | +7.1% | 101 | 101 | 3.8 |
| Richland County | +6.9% | 3,469 | 2,154 | 8.0 |
| Kershaw County | +6.8% | 474 | 368 | 6.5 |
| Dorchester County | +6.6% | 1,192 | 1,192 | 6.7 |
| Greenville County | +6.3% | 5,575 | 4,993 | 9.6 |
| Oconee County | +5.5% | 648 | 608 | 7.7 |
| Clarendon County | +5.2% | 114 | 114 | 3.7 |
| Beaufort County | +4.8% | 1,638 | 1,030 | 8.0 |
| Spartanburg County | +4.8% | 3,129 | 3,089 | 8.2 |
| Pickens County | +4.6% | 1,424 | 1,125 | 10.2 |
| York County | +4.6% | 2,513 | 2,171 | 8.2 |
| Chesterfield County | +4.5% | 147 | 135 | 3.3 |
| Florence County | +4.4% | 666 | 580 | 4.8 |
| Lancaster County | +4.4% | 997 | 997 | 8.7 |
| Calhoun County | +4.3% | 48 | 48 | 3.4 |
| Marion County | +4.3% | 76 | 76 | 2.7 |
| Horry County | +4.0% | 7,331 | 7,269 | 17.1 |
| Berkeley County | +3.8% | 3,169 | 2,573 | 11.5 |
| Lexington County | +3.5% | 1,758 | 1,756 | 5.5 |
| Sumter County | +3.3% | 386 | 344 | 3.7 |
| Darlington County | +2.6% | 195 | 181 | 3.1 |
| Aiken County | +1.8% | 2,500 | 1,471 | 13.8 |
| Fairfield County | +1.3% | 91 | 91 | 4.5 |
| Williamsburg County | +0.5% | 34 | 34 | 1.1 |
| Chester County | +0.4% | 269 | 269 | 8.2 |
| Cherokee County | −0.4% | 239 | 203 | 4.1 |
| Lee County | −1.0% | 18 | 18 | 1.1 |
| Jasper County | −5.5% | 1,408 | 1,384 | 36.5 |
| Barnwell County | −6.0% | 17 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Hampton County | −6.7% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Bamberg County | — | 11 | 11 | 0.9 |
| McCormick County | — | 141 | 141 | 13.8 |
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.