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Counties in South Carolina by housing units, 2024

Greenville County had the highest housing units of 46 counties in 2024, at 238,260. Allendale County had the lowest, at 4,050. The median was 27,457 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.44 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest238,260Greenville County
Lowest4,050Allendale County
Median27,45746 counties
South Carolina2,443,039History

Map of counties, 2024

Abbeville County: 11,806 countAiken County: 80,008 countAllendale County: 4,050 countAnderson County: 92,319 countBamberg County: 6,581 countBarnwell County: 9,927 countBeaufort County: 103,177 countBerkeley County: 100,600 countCalhoun County: 7,068 countCharleston County: 209,803 countCherokee County: 25,150 countChester County: 14,807 countChesterfield County: 20,843 countClarendon County: 16,089 countColleton County: 20,083 countDarlington County: 29,763 countDillon County: 12,914 countDorchester County: 67,865 countEdgefield County: 11,513 countFairfield County: 11,003 countFlorence County: 62,090 countGeorgetown County: 37,173 countGreenville County: 238,260 countGreenwood County: 31,702 countHampton County: 8,645 countHorry County: 217,419 countJasper County: 14,758 countKershaw County: 30,134 countLancaster County: 43,832 countLaurens County: 32,027 countLee County: 7,602 countLexington County: 132,916 countMcCormick County: 5,675 countMarion County: 14,505 countMarlboro County: 12,077 countNewberry County: 18,558 countOconee County: 42,100 countOrangeburg County: 41,527 countPickens County: 58,677 countRichland County: 187,611 countSaluda County: 9,543 countSpartanburg County: 144,170 countSumter County: 47,582 countUnion County: 13,527 countWilliamsburg County: 14,907 countYork County: 120,653 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Greenville County: 238,260 countGreenville County238,260Horry County: 217,419 countHorry County217,419Charleston County: 209,803 countCharleston County209,803Richland County: 187,611 countRichland County187,611Spartanburg County: 144,170 countSpartanburg County144,170Lexington County: 132,916 countLexington County132,916York County: 120,653 countYork County120,653Beaufort County: 103,177 countBeaufort County103,177Berkeley County: 100,600 countBerkeley County100,600Anderson County: 92,319 countAnderson County92,319Aiken County: 80,008 countAiken County80,008Dorchester County: 67,865 countDorchester County67,865Florence County: 62,090 countFlorence County62,090Pickens County: 58,677 countPickens County58,677Sumter County: 47,582 countSumter County47,582Lancaster County: 43,832 countLancaster County43,832Oconee County: 42,100 countOconee County42,100Orangeburg County: 41,527 countOrangeburg County41,527Georgetown County: 37,173 countGeorgetown County37,173Laurens County: 32,027 countLaurens County32,027Greenwood County: 31,702 countGreenwood County31,702Kershaw County: 30,134 countKershaw County30,134Darlington County: 29,763 countDarlington County29,763Cherokee County: 25,150 countCherokee County25,150Chesterfield County: 20,843 countChesterfield County20,843Colleton County: 20,083 countColleton County20,083Newberry County: 18,558 countNewberry County18,558Clarendon County: 16,089 countClarendon County16,089Williamsburg County: 14,907 countWilliamsburg County14,907Chester County: 14,807 countChester County14,807Jasper County: 14,758 countJasper County14,758Marion County: 14,505 countMarion County14,505Union County: 13,527 countUnion County13,527Dillon County: 12,914 countDillon County12,914Marlboro County: 12,077 countMarlboro County12,077Abbeville County: 11,806 countAbbeville County11,806Edgefield County: 11,513 countEdgefield County11,513Fairfield County: 11,003 countFairfield County11,003Barnwell County: 9,927 countBarnwell County9,927Saluda County: 9,543 countSaluda County9,543Hampton County: 8,645 countHampton County8,645Lee County: 7,602 countLee County7,602Calhoun County: 7,068 countCalhoun County7,068Bamberg County: 6,581 countBamberg County6,581McCormick County: 5,675 countMcCormick County5,675Allendale County: 4,050 countAllendale County4,050Greenville County: 238,260 countGreenville County238,260Horry County: 217,419 countHorry County217,419Charleston County: 209,803 countCharleston County209,803Richland County: 187,611 countRichland County187,611Spartanburg County: 144,170 countSpartanburg County144,170Lexington County: 132,916 countLexington County132,916York County: 120,653 countYork County120,653Beaufort County: 103,177 countBeaufort County103,177Berkeley County: 100,600 countBerkeley County100,600Anderson County: 92,319 countAnderson County92,319Aiken County: 80,008 countAiken County80,008Dorchester County: 67,865 countDorchester County67,865Florence County: 62,090 countFlorence County62,090Pickens County: 58,677 countPickens County58,677Sumter County: 47,582 countSumter County47,582Lancaster County: 43,832 countLancaster County43,832Oconee County: 42,100 countOconee County42,100Orangeburg County: 41,527 countOrangeburg County41,527Georgetown County: 37,173 countGeorgetown County37,173Laurens County: 32,027 countLaurens County32,027Greenwood County: 31,702 countGreenwood County31,702Kershaw County: 30,134 countKershaw County30,134Darlington County: 29,763 countDarlington County29,763Cherokee County: 25,150 countCherokee County25,150Chesterfield County: 20,843 countChesterfield County20,843Colleton County: 20,083 countColleton County20,083Newberry County: 18,558 countNewberry County18,558Clarendon County: 16,089 countClarendon County16,089Williamsburg County: 14,907 countWilliamsburg County14,907Chester County: 14,807 countChester County14,807Jasper County: 14,758 countJasper County14,758Marion County: 14,505 countMarion County14,505Union County: 13,527 countUnion County13,527Dillon County: 12,914 countDillon County12,914Marlboro County: 12,077 countMarlboro County12,077Abbeville County: 11,806 countAbbeville County11,806Edgefield County: 11,513 countEdgefield County11,513Fairfield County: 11,003 countFairfield County11,003Barnwell County: 9,927 countBarnwell County9,927Saluda County: 9,543 countSaluda County9,543Hampton County: 8,645 countHampton County8,645Lee County: 7,602 countLee County7,602Calhoun County: 7,068 countCalhoun County7,068Bamberg County: 6,581 countBamberg County6,581McCormick County: 5,675 countMcCormick County5,675Allendale County: 4,050 countAllendale County4,050
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Greenville County238,260+2.1%
2Horry County217,419+2.7%
3Charleston County209,803+1.7%
4Richland County187,611+1.3%
5Spartanburg County144,170+2.2%
6Lexington County132,916+1.6%
7York County120,653+2.2%
8Beaufort County103,177+2%
9Berkeley County100,600+3.2%
10Anderson County92,319+1.4%
11Aiken County80,008+1.6%
12Dorchester County67,865+2.2%
13Florence County62,090+1.1%
14Pickens County58,677+1.7%
15Sumter County47,582+0.6%
16Lancaster County43,832+2.7%
17Oconee County42,100+1.4%
18Orangeburg County41,527+0.3%
19Georgetown County37,173+1.3%
20Laurens County32,027+1%
21Greenwood County31,702+0.5%
22Kershaw County30,134+1.7%
23Darlington County29,763+0.4%
24Cherokee County25,150+0.8%
25Chesterfield County20,843+0.9%
26Colleton County20,083+0.4%
27Newberry County18,558+0.9%
28Clarendon County16,089+0.5%
29Williamsburg County14,907+0.5%
30Chester County14,807+0.6%
31Jasper County14,758+6.4%
32Marion County14,505+0.6%
33Union County13,527+0.1%
34Dillon County12,914+0.3%
35Marlboro County12,077+0.1%
36Abbeville County11,806+0.8%
37Edgefield County11,513+1.7%
38Fairfield County11,003+0.4%
39Barnwell County9,927+0.3%
40Saluda County9,543+1.3%
41Hampton County8,645+0.3%
42Lee County7,602+0.2%
43Calhoun County7,068+0.1%
44Bamberg County6,581-0.3%
45McCormick County5,675+2%
46Allendale County4,050-0.1%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in South Carolina by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Carolina by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Greenville County, with 238,260 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Allendale County, with 4,050 in 2024.

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