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Counties in South Carolina by housing units

Greenville County had the highest housing units of 46 counties in 2023, at 233,254. Allendale County had the lowest, at 4,055. The median was 27,284 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest233,254Greenville County
Lowest4,055Allendale County
Median27,28446 counties
South Carolina2,401,638History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 11,718 countAiken County: 78,715 countAllendale County: 4,055 countAnderson County: 91,008 countBamberg County: 6,598 countBarnwell County: 9,901 countBeaufort County: 101,177 countBerkeley County: 97,512 countCalhoun County: 7,061 countCharleston County: 206,299 countCherokee County: 24,945 countChester County: 14,717 countChesterfield County: 20,655 countClarendon County: 16,009 countColleton County: 19,994 countDarlington County: 29,645 countDillon County: 12,879 countDorchester County: 66,435 countEdgefield County: 11,317 countFairfield County: 10,957 countFlorence County: 61,418 countGeorgetown County: 36,704 countGreenville County: 233,254 countGreenwood County: 31,549 countHampton County: 8,622 countHorry County: 211,686 countJasper County: 13,868 countKershaw County: 29,623 countLancaster County: 42,696 countLaurens County: 31,695 countLee County: 7,587 countLexington County: 130,874 countMcCormick County: 5,563 countMarion County: 14,418 countMarlboro County: 12,059 countNewberry County: 18,398 countOconee County: 41,514 countOrangeburg County: 41,420 countPickens County: 57,695 countRichland County: 185,196 countSaluda County: 9,420 countSpartanburg County: 141,086 countSumter County: 47,288 countUnion County: 13,508 countWilliamsburg County: 14,837 countYork County: 118,063 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Greenville County: 233,254 countGreenville County233,254Horry County: 211,686 countHorry County211,686Charleston County: 206,299 countCharleston County206,299Richland County: 185,196 countRichland County185,196Spartanburg County: 141,086 countSpartanburg County141,086Lexington County: 130,874 countLexington County130,874York County: 118,063 countYork County118,063Beaufort County: 101,177 countBeaufort County101,177Berkeley County: 97,512 countBerkeley County97,512Anderson County: 91,008 countAnderson County91,008Aiken County: 78,715 countAiken County78,715Dorchester County: 66,435 countDorchester County66,435Florence County: 61,418 countFlorence County61,418Pickens County: 57,695 countPickens County57,695Sumter County: 47,288 countSumter County47,288Lancaster County: 42,696 countLancaster County42,696Oconee County: 41,514 countOconee County41,514Orangeburg County: 41,420 countOrangeburg County41,420Georgetown County: 36,704 countGeorgetown County36,704Laurens County: 31,695 countLaurens County31,695Greenwood County: 31,549 countGreenwood County31,549Darlington County: 29,645 countDarlington County29,645Kershaw County: 29,623 countKershaw County29,623Cherokee County: 24,945 countCherokee County24,945Chesterfield County: 20,655 countChesterfield County20,655Colleton County: 19,994 countColleton County19,994Newberry County: 18,398 countNewberry County18,398Clarendon County: 16,009 countClarendon County16,009Williamsburg County: 14,837 countWilliamsburg County14,837Chester County: 14,717 countChester County14,717Marion County: 14,418 countMarion County14,418Jasper County: 13,868 countJasper County13,868Union County: 13,508 countUnion County13,508Dillon County: 12,879 countDillon County12,879Marlboro County: 12,059 countMarlboro County12,059Abbeville County: 11,718 countAbbeville County11,718Edgefield County: 11,317 countEdgefield County11,317Fairfield County: 10,957 countFairfield County10,957Barnwell County: 9,901 countBarnwell County9,901Saluda County: 9,420 countSaluda County9,420Hampton County: 8,622 countHampton County8,622Lee County: 7,587 countLee County7,587Calhoun County: 7,061 countCalhoun County7,061Bamberg County: 6,598 countBamberg County6,598McCormick County: 5,563 countMcCormick County5,563Allendale County: 4,055 countAllendale County4,055Greenville County: 233,254 countGreenville County233,254Horry County: 211,686 countHorry County211,686Charleston County: 206,299 countCharleston County206,299Richland County: 185,196 countRichland County185,196Spartanburg County: 141,086 countSpartanburg County141,086Lexington County: 130,874 countLexington County130,874York County: 118,063 countYork County118,063Beaufort County: 101,177 countBeaufort County101,177Berkeley County: 97,512 countBerkeley County97,512Anderson County: 91,008 countAnderson County91,008Aiken County: 78,715 countAiken County78,715Dorchester County: 66,435 countDorchester County66,435Florence County: 61,418 countFlorence County61,418Pickens County: 57,695 countPickens County57,695Sumter County: 47,288 countSumter County47,288Lancaster County: 42,696 countLancaster County42,696Oconee County: 41,514 countOconee County41,514Orangeburg County: 41,420 countOrangeburg County41,420Georgetown County: 36,704 countGeorgetown County36,704Laurens County: 31,695 countLaurens County31,695Greenwood County: 31,549 countGreenwood County31,549Darlington County: 29,645 countDarlington County29,645Kershaw County: 29,623 countKershaw County29,623Cherokee County: 24,945 countCherokee County24,945Chesterfield County: 20,655 countChesterfield County20,655Colleton County: 19,994 countColleton County19,994Newberry County: 18,398 countNewberry County18,398Clarendon County: 16,009 countClarendon County16,009Williamsburg County: 14,837 countWilliamsburg County14,837Chester County: 14,717 countChester County14,717Marion County: 14,418 countMarion County14,418Jasper County: 13,868 countJasper County13,868Union County: 13,508 countUnion County13,508Dillon County: 12,879 countDillon County12,879Marlboro County: 12,059 countMarlboro County12,059Abbeville County: 11,718 countAbbeville County11,718Edgefield County: 11,317 countEdgefield County11,317Fairfield County: 10,957 countFairfield County10,957Barnwell County: 9,901 countBarnwell County9,901Saluda County: 9,420 countSaluda County9,420Hampton County: 8,622 countHampton County8,622Lee County: 7,587 countLee County7,587Calhoun County: 7,061 countCalhoun County7,061Bamberg County: 6,598 countBamberg County6,598McCormick County: 5,563 countMcCormick County5,563Allendale County: 4,055 countAllendale County4,055
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Greenville County233,254+2.3%
2Horry County211,686+2.4%
3Charleston County206,299+1.8%
4Richland County185,196+1.4%
5Spartanburg County141,086+2.2%
6Lexington County130,874+1.6%
7York County118,063+2.3%
8Beaufort County101,177+1.9%
9Berkeley County97,512+3.2%
10Anderson County91,008+1.3%
11Aiken County78,715+1.5%
12Dorchester County66,435+2.1%
13Florence County61,418+0.9%
14Pickens County57,695+1.7%
15Sumter County47,288+0.6%
16Lancaster County42,696+3.1%
17Oconee County41,514+1.2%
18Orangeburg County41,420+0.1%
19Georgetown County36,704+1.3%
20Laurens County31,695+0.9%
21Greenwood County31,549+0.5%
22Darlington County29,645+0.3%
23Kershaw County29,623+1.4%
24Cherokee County24,945+0.7%
25Chesterfield County20,655+0.3%
26Colleton County19,994+0.5%
27Newberry County18,398+0.5%
28Clarendon County16,009+0.2%
29Williamsburg County14,837+0.2%
30Chester County14,717+0.5%
31Marion County14,418+0.5%
32Jasper County13,868+5.4%
33Union County13,5080%
34Dillon County12,879+0.1%
35Marlboro County12,059+0.2%
36Abbeville County11,718+0.5%
37Edgefield County11,317+1.7%
38Fairfield County10,957+0.1%
39Barnwell County9,901-0.1%
40Saluda County9,420+0.7%
41Hampton County8,622-0.2%
42Lee County7,587+0.1%
43Calhoun County7,0610%
44Bamberg County6,598-0.7%
45McCormick County5,563+1.9%
46Allendale County4,055-0.2%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Carolina by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2023.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Greenville County, with 233,254 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Allendale County, with 4,055 in 2023.

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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 B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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