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

McCormick County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 46 counties in 2021, at 82.5%. Dillon County had the lowest, at 56.5%. The median was 73.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 70.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest82.5McCormick County
Lowest56.5Dillon County
Median73.346 counties
South Carolina70.3History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 82.5 %82.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 82.4 %82.4Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 81.6 %81.6Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 81.3 %81.3Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 79.8 %79.8Chester CountyChester County: 78.9 %78.9Hampton CountyHampton County: 77.4 %77.4Saluda CountySaluda County: 77 %77Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 76.1 %76.1Newberry CountyNewberry County: 75.8 %75.8Lexington CountyLexington County: 75.6 %75.6Colleton CountyColleton County: 75.5 %75.5Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 75.3 %75.3Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 75 %75Lee CountyLee County: 74.8 %74.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 74.7 %74.7Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 74.6 %74.6Aiken CountyAiken County: 74.6 %74.6Oconee CountyOconee County: 74.5 %74.5Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 74.4 %74.4Horry CountyHorry County: 74.2 %74.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 73.5 %73.5Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 73.3 %73.3Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 73.3 %73.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 73 %73Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 72.8 %72.8Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 72.3 %72.3York CountyYork County: 72.3 %72.3Laurens CountyLaurens County: 72.2 %72.2Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 70.8 %70.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 70.1 %70.1Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 69.6 %69.6Darlington CountyDarlington County: 69.3 %69.3Pickens CountyPickens County: 68.9 %68.9Greenville CountyGreenville County: 68.6 %68.6Union CountyUnion County: 68.3 %68.3Allendale CountyAllendale County: 67.5 %67.5Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 66.6 %66.6Sumter CountySumter County: 65.3 %65.3Florence CountyFlorence County: 64.6 %64.6Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 63.9 %63.9Charleston CountyCharleston County: 62.6 %62.6Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 61.5 %61.5Marion CountyMarion County: 60.7 %60.7Richland CountyRichland County: 59.1 %59.1Dillon CountyDillon County: 56.5 %56.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McCormick County82.5
2Calhoun County82.4
3Kershaw County81.6
4Georgetown County81.3
5Lancaster County79.8
6Chester County78.9
7Hampton County77.4
8Saluda County77
9Abbeville County76.1
10Newberry County75.8
11Lexington County75.6
12Colleton County75.5
13Edgefield County75.3
14Beaufort County75
15Lee County74.8
16Jasper County74.7
17Fairfield County74.6
18Aiken County74.6
19Oconee County74.5
20Clarendon County74.4
21Horry County74.2
22Anderson County73.5
23Dorchester County73.3
24Williamsburg County73.3
25Bamberg County73
26Berkeley County72.8
27Spartanburg County72.3
28York County72.3
29Laurens County72.2
30Chesterfield County70.8
31Cherokee County70.1
32Barnwell County69.6
33Darlington County69.3
34Pickens County68.9
35Greenville County68.6
36Union County68.3
37Allendale County67.5
38Orangeburg County66.6
39Sumter County65.3
40Florence County64.6
41Greenwood County63.9
42Charleston County62.6
43Marlboro County61.5
44Marion County60.7
45Richland County59.1
46Dillon County56.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

McCormick County, with 82.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dillon County, with 56.5% in 2021.

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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