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

McCormick County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 46 counties in 2023, at 83.9%. Dillon County had the lowest, at 60.3%. The median was 73.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 71.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83.9McCormick County
Lowest60.3Dillon County
Median73.446 counties
South Carolina71.4History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 83.9 %83.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 83.7 %83.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 83.3 %83.3Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 83.1 %83.1Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 81.7 %81.7Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 79.8 %79.8Saluda CountySaluda County: 78.1 %78.1Chester CountyChester County: 77.9 %77.9Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 77 %77Lexington CountyLexington County: 76.9 %76.9Aiken CountyAiken County: 76.7 %76.7Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 76 %76Jasper CountyJasper County: 76 %76Horry CountyHorry County: 75.8 %75.8Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 75.7 %75.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 75.4 %75.4Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 75.4 %75.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 75.4 %75.4Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 74.6 %74.6Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 74.2 %74.2Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 74.1 %74.1Hampton CountyHampton County: 73.6 %73.6Lee CountyLee County: 73.5 %73.5York CountyYork County: 73.4 %73.4Newberry CountyNewberry County: 73.4 %73.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 73.3 %73.3Colleton CountyColleton County: 73.1 %73.1Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 73 %73Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 72.9 %72.9Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 72.4 %72.4Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 71 %71Laurens CountyLaurens County: 70.7 %70.7Darlington CountyDarlington County: 70.6 %70.6Pickens CountyPickens County: 70.5 %70.5Union CountyUnion County: 69.3 %69.3Greenville CountyGreenville County: 68.8 %68.8Sumter CountySumter County: 66.8 %66.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 66.2 %66.2Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 65.9 %65.9Allendale CountyAllendale County: 64.7 %64.7Florence CountyFlorence County: 64.5 %64.5Charleston CountyCharleston County: 63.5 %63.5Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 63 %63Marion CountyMarion County: 62.2 %62.2Richland CountyRichland County: 60.4 %60.4Dillon CountyDillon County: 60.3 %60.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McCormick County83.90 pts
2Calhoun County83.7+1 pts
3Lancaster County83.3+1.7 pts
4Georgetown County83.1+1.3 pts
5Kershaw County81.7-0.1 pts
6Edgefield County79.8+4.5 pts
7Saluda County78.1+0.5 pts
8Chester County77.9+0.5 pts
9Abbeville County77+0.9 pts
10Lexington County76.9+0.4 pts
11Aiken County76.7+1.4 pts
12Fairfield County76+0.9 pts
13Jasper County76+2.5 pts
14Horry County75.8+0.6 pts
15Beaufort County75.7+0.2 pts
16Anderson County75.4+0.7 pts
17Dorchester County75.4+0.6 pts
18Oconee County75.4+0.2 pts
19Williamsburg County74.6+0.7 pts
20Bamberg County74.2+0.5 pts
21Berkeley County74.1+0.1 pts
22Hampton County73.6-1.3 pts
23Lee County73.5-0.2 pts
24York County73.4+0.8 pts
25Newberry County73.4-0.9 pts
26Cherokee County73.3+2.5 pts
27Colleton County73.1+0.4 pts
28Clarendon County73-1.4 pts
29Spartanburg County72.9+0.1 pts
30Chesterfield County72.4+0.3 pts
31Barnwell County71-0.1 pts
32Laurens County70.7-0.6 pts
33Darlington County70.6+1.6 pts
34Pickens County70.5+1 pts
35Union County69.3-0.2 pts
36Greenville County68.8-0.2 pts
37Sumter County66.8+0.7 pts
38Greenwood County66.2+1.1 pts
39Orangeburg County65.9+0.5 pts
40Allendale County64.7-2.2 pts
41Florence County64.5-0.1 pts
42Charleston County63.5+0.3 pts
43Marlboro County63-0.3 pts
44Marion County62.2+2.3 pts
45Richland County60.4+0.6 pts
46Dillon County60.3+3.7 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

McCormick County, with 83.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dillon County, with 60.3% in 2023.

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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