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Counties in South Carolina by housing units

Greenville County had the highest housing units of 46 counties in 2022, at 228,097. Allendale County had the lowest, at 4,065. The median was 26,999 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.36 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest228,097Greenville County
Lowest4,065Allendale County
Median26,99946 counties
South Carolina2,362,253History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 11,658 countAiken County: 77,577 countAllendale County: 4,065 countAnderson County: 89,805 countBamberg County: 6,644 countBarnwell County: 9,914 countBeaufort County: 99,281 countBerkeley County: 94,468 countCalhoun County: 7,059 countCharleston County: 202,600 countCherokee County: 24,775 countChester County: 14,651 countChesterfield County: 20,583 countClarendon County: 15,983 countColleton County: 19,904 countDarlington County: 29,556 countDillon County: 12,869 countDorchester County: 65,088 countEdgefield County: 11,130 countFairfield County: 10,943 countFlorence County: 60,896 countGeorgetown County: 36,219 countGreenville County: 228,097 countGreenwood County: 31,404 countHampton County: 8,641 countHorry County: 206,764 countJasper County: 13,160 countKershaw County: 29,223 countLancaster County: 41,410 countLaurens County: 31,421 countLee County: 7,577 countLexington County: 128,830 countMcCormick County: 5,461 countMarion County: 14,340 countMarlboro County: 12,034 countNewberry County: 18,313 countOconee County: 41,023 countOrangeburg County: 41,365 countPickens County: 56,713 countRichland County: 182,711 countSaluda County: 9,350 countSpartanburg County: 138,058 countSumter County: 47,015 countUnion County: 13,508 countWilliamsburg County: 14,801 countYork County: 115,366 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Greenville County: 228,097 countGreenville County228,097Horry County: 206,764 countHorry County206,764Charleston County: 202,600 countCharleston County202,600Richland County: 182,711 countRichland County182,711Spartanburg County: 138,058 countSpartanburg County138,058Lexington County: 128,830 countLexington County128,830York County: 115,366 countYork County115,366Beaufort County: 99,281 countBeaufort County99,281Berkeley County: 94,468 countBerkeley County94,468Anderson County: 89,805 countAnderson County89,805Aiken County: 77,577 countAiken County77,577Dorchester County: 65,088 countDorchester County65,088Florence County: 60,896 countFlorence County60,896Pickens County: 56,713 countPickens County56,713Sumter County: 47,015 countSumter County47,015Lancaster County: 41,410 countLancaster County41,410Orangeburg County: 41,365 countOrangeburg County41,365Oconee County: 41,023 countOconee County41,023Georgetown County: 36,219 countGeorgetown County36,219Laurens County: 31,421 countLaurens County31,421Greenwood County: 31,404 countGreenwood County31,404Darlington County: 29,556 countDarlington County29,556Kershaw County: 29,223 countKershaw County29,223Cherokee County: 24,775 countCherokee County24,775Chesterfield County: 20,583 countChesterfield County20,583Colleton County: 19,904 countColleton County19,904Newberry County: 18,313 countNewberry County18,313Clarendon County: 15,983 countClarendon County15,983Williamsburg County: 14,801 countWilliamsburg County14,801Chester County: 14,651 countChester County14,651Marion County: 14,340 countMarion County14,340Union County: 13,508 countUnion County13,508Jasper County: 13,160 countJasper County13,160Dillon County: 12,869 countDillon County12,869Marlboro County: 12,034 countMarlboro County12,034Abbeville County: 11,658 countAbbeville County11,658Edgefield County: 11,130 countEdgefield County11,130Fairfield County: 10,943 countFairfield County10,943Barnwell County: 9,914 countBarnwell County9,914Saluda County: 9,350 countSaluda County9,350Hampton County: 8,641 countHampton County8,641Lee County: 7,577 countLee County7,577Calhoun County: 7,059 countCalhoun County7,059Bamberg County: 6,644 countBamberg County6,644McCormick County: 5,461 countMcCormick County5,461Allendale County: 4,065 countAllendale County4,065Greenville County: 228,097 countGreenville County228,097Horry County: 206,764 countHorry County206,764Charleston County: 202,600 countCharleston County202,600Richland County: 182,711 countRichland County182,711Spartanburg County: 138,058 countSpartanburg County138,058Lexington County: 128,830 countLexington County128,830York County: 115,366 countYork County115,366Beaufort County: 99,281 countBeaufort County99,281Berkeley County: 94,468 countBerkeley County94,468Anderson County: 89,805 countAnderson County89,805Aiken County: 77,577 countAiken County77,577Dorchester County: 65,088 countDorchester County65,088Florence County: 60,896 countFlorence County60,896Pickens County: 56,713 countPickens County56,713Sumter County: 47,015 countSumter County47,015Lancaster County: 41,410 countLancaster County41,410Orangeburg County: 41,365 countOrangeburg County41,365Oconee County: 41,023 countOconee County41,023Georgetown County: 36,219 countGeorgetown County36,219Laurens County: 31,421 countLaurens County31,421Greenwood County: 31,404 countGreenwood County31,404Darlington County: 29,556 countDarlington County29,556Kershaw County: 29,223 countKershaw County29,223Cherokee County: 24,775 countCherokee County24,775Chesterfield County: 20,583 countChesterfield County20,583Colleton County: 19,904 countColleton County19,904Newberry County: 18,313 countNewberry County18,313Clarendon County: 15,983 countClarendon County15,983Williamsburg County: 14,801 countWilliamsburg County14,801Chester County: 14,651 countChester County14,651Marion County: 14,340 countMarion County14,340Union County: 13,508 countUnion County13,508Jasper County: 13,160 countJasper County13,160Dillon County: 12,869 countDillon County12,869Marlboro County: 12,034 countMarlboro County12,034Abbeville County: 11,658 countAbbeville County11,658Edgefield County: 11,130 countEdgefield County11,130Fairfield County: 10,943 countFairfield County10,943Barnwell County: 9,914 countBarnwell County9,914Saluda County: 9,350 countSaluda County9,350Hampton County: 8,641 countHampton County8,641Lee County: 7,577 countLee County7,577Calhoun County: 7,059 countCalhoun County7,059Bamberg County: 6,644 countBamberg County6,644McCormick County: 5,461 countMcCormick County5,461Allendale County: 4,065 countAllendale County4,065
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Greenville County228,097+2.3%
2Horry County206,764+2.1%
3Charleston County202,600+1.9%
4Richland County182,711+1.3%
5Spartanburg County138,058+2.2%
6Lexington County128,830+1.6%
7York County115,366+2.4%
8Beaufort County99,281+1.8%
9Berkeley County94,468+3.1%
10Anderson County89,805+1.3%
11Aiken County77,577+1.3%
12Dorchester County65,088+1.9%
13Florence County60,896+1%
14Pickens County56,713+1.4%
15Sumter County47,015+0.4%
16Lancaster County41,410+3.1%
17Orangeburg County41,365-0%
18Oconee County41,023+1.2%
19Georgetown County36,219+1.3%
20Laurens County31,421+0.6%
21Greenwood County31,404+0.3%
22Darlington County29,556+0.2%
23Kershaw County29,223+1.3%
24Cherokee County24,775+0.6%
25Chesterfield County20,583+0.3%
26Colleton County19,904+0.3%
27Newberry County18,313+0.6%
28Clarendon County15,983-0.3%
29Williamsburg County14,801-0%
30Chester County14,651+0.2%
31Marion County14,340+0.2%
32Union County13,508-0.3%
33Jasper County13,160+4.7%
34Dillon County12,869-0.2%
35Marlboro County12,034-0%
36Abbeville County11,658+0.4%
37Edgefield County11,130+1.4%
38Fairfield County10,943-0%
39Barnwell County9,914-0.2%
40Saluda County9,350+0.7%
41Hampton County8,6410%
42Lee County7,577-0%
43Calhoun County7,059-0.1%
44Bamberg County6,644-0.7%
45McCormick County5,461+1.3%
46Allendale County4,065-0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Carolina by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Greenville County, with 228,097 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Allendale County, with 4,065 in 2022.

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