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Counties in South Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

McCormick County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 46 counties in 2024, at 87.9%. Richland County had the lowest, at 60.3%. The median was 73.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 71.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87.9McCormick County
Lowest60.3Richland County
Median73.446 counties
South Carolina71.9History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 87.9 %87.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 85 %85Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 84 %84Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 83.3 %83.3Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 82 %82Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 80.1 %80.1Saluda CountySaluda County: 78.7 %78.7Chester CountyChester County: 78.4 %78.4Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 78.1 %78.1Lexington CountyLexington County: 77.4 %77.4Horry CountyHorry County: 77.3 %77.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 77.2 %77.2Aiken CountyAiken County: 76.5 %76.5Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 76.4 %76.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 76.2 %76.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 75.9 %75.9Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 75.5 %75.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 74.9 %74.9Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 74.7 %74.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 74.6 %74.6York CountyYork County: 74.5 %74.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 73.8 %73.8Hampton CountyHampton County: 73.4 %73.4Colleton CountyColleton County: 73.3 %73.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: 73.1 %73.1Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 73 %73Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 72.9 %72.9Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 72.8 %72.8Laurens CountyLaurens County: 71.5 %71.5Union CountyUnion County: 71.3 %71.3Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 70.9 %70.9Darlington CountyDarlington County: 70.9 %70.9Pickens CountyPickens County: 70.9 %70.9Lee CountyLee County: 70.5 %70.5Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 70.4 %70.4Greenville CountyGreenville County: 68.9 %68.9Sumter CountySumter County: 68.1 %68.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 67 %67Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 67 %67Dillon CountyDillon County: 64.7 %64.7Florence CountyFlorence County: 64.5 %64.5Charleston CountyCharleston County: 63.9 %63.9Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 63 %63Marion CountyMarion County: 62.6 %62.6Allendale CountyAllendale County: 61.7 %61.7Richland CountyRichland County: 60.3 %60.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1McCormick County87.9+4 pts
2Calhoun County85+1.3 pts
3Georgetown County84+0.9 pts
4Lancaster County83.3-0 pts
5Kershaw County82+0.4 pts
6Edgefield County80.1+0.3 pts
7Saluda County78.7+0.6 pts
8Chester County78.4+0.5 pts
9Abbeville County78.1+1.2 pts
10Lexington County77.4+0.6 pts
11Horry County77.3+1.4 pts
12Jasper County77.2+1.2 pts
13Aiken County76.5-0.1 pts
14Williamsburg County76.4+1.7 pts
15Oconee County76.2+0.8 pts
16Beaufort County75.9+0.2 pts
17Dorchester County75.5+0.1 pts
18Anderson County74.9-0.6 pts
19Fairfield County74.7-1.4 pts
20Berkeley County74.6+0.5 pts
21York County74.5+1.1 pts
22Cherokee County73.8+0.5 pts
23Hampton County73.4-0.2 pts
24Colleton County73.3+0.2 pts
25Newberry County73.1-0.3 pts
26Spartanburg County730 pts
27Clarendon County72.9-0 pts
28Chesterfield County72.8+0.4 pts
29Laurens County71.5+0.8 pts
30Union County71.3+2 pts
31Barnwell County70.9-0.1 pts
32Darlington County70.9+0.3 pts
33Pickens County70.9+0.4 pts
34Lee County70.5-3 pts
35Bamberg County70.4-3.8 pts
36Greenville County68.9+0.2 pts
37Sumter County68.1+1.4 pts
38Greenwood County67+0.9 pts
39Orangeburg County67+1 pts
40Dillon County64.7+4.4 pts
41Florence County64.5-0 pts
42Charleston County63.9+0.4 pts
43Marlboro County63-0 pts
44Marion County62.6+0.5 pts
45Allendale County61.7-3 pts
46Richland County60.3-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

McCormick County, with 87.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Richland County, with 60.3% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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