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Counties in South Carolina by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Bamberg County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 46 counties in 2024, at 29.4%. York County had the lowest, at 5.7%. The median was 15.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29.4Bamberg County
Lowest5.7York County
Median15.546 counties
South Carolina13.3History

All counties, 2024

Bamberg County: 29.4 %Bamberg County29.4Georgetown County: 27 %Georgetown County27Horry County: 27 %Horry County27McCormick County: 26 %McCormick County26Clarendon County: 23.2 %Clarendon County23.2Orangeburg County: 20.4 %Orangeburg County20.4Beaufort County: 20.2 %Beaufort County20.2Allendale County: 20.1 %Allendale County20.1Saluda County: 19.6 %Saluda County19.6Marlboro County: 19 %Marlboro County19Fairfield County: 18.8 %Fairfield County18.8Colleton County: 18.3 %Colleton County18.3Barnwell County: 18.2 %Barnwell County18.2Oconee County: 18 %Oconee County18Williamsburg County: 17.6 %Williamsburg County17.6Newberry County: 17.4 %Newberry County17.4Abbeville County: 17.3 %Abbeville County17.3Lee County: 16.5 %Lee County16.5Hampton County: 16.4 %Hampton County16.4Dillon County: 16.2 %Dillon County16.2Marion County: 16.1 %Marion County16.1Chesterfield County: 15.9 %Chesterfield County15.9Laurens County: 15.8 %Laurens County15.8Edgefield County: 15.2 %Edgefield County15.2Florence County: 14.9 %Florence County14.9Charleston County: 14.7 %Charleston County14.7Union County: 14.2 %Union County14.2Darlington County: 14.1 %Darlington County14.1Sumter County: 13.7 %Sumter County13.7Aiken County: 12.6 %Aiken County12.6Calhoun County: 12.6 %Calhoun County12.6Cherokee County: 12.3 %Cherokee County12.3Greenwood County: 12 %Greenwood County12Chester County: 11.1 %Chester County11.1Jasper County: 11.1 %Jasper County11.1Kershaw County: 10.7 %Kershaw County10.7Pickens County: 10.7 %Pickens County10.7Richland County: 10.5 %Richland County10.5Anderson County: 9.1 %Anderson County9.1Spartanburg County: 8.7 %Spartanburg County8.7Lancaster County: 8.5 %Lancaster County8.5Lexington County: 8.2 %Lexington County8.2Greenville County: 7.4 %Greenville County7.4Dorchester County: 6.9 %Dorchester County6.9Berkeley County: 6.9 %Berkeley County6.9York County: 5.7 %York County5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bamberg County29.4-1 pts
2Georgetown County27-0.5 pts
3Horry County27-2 pts
4McCormick County26-0.2 pts
5Clarendon County23.2-2.2 pts
6Orangeburg County20.4-0.3 pts
7Beaufort County20.2-1.9 pts
8Allendale County20.1-1.9 pts
9Saluda County19.6-0.7 pts
10Marlboro County19-0.4 pts
11Fairfield County18.8-1.1 pts
12Colleton County18.3-1.8 pts
13Barnwell County18.2+0.1 pts
14Oconee County18-0.9 pts
15Williamsburg County17.6-0.5 pts
16Newberry County17.4+0.2 pts
17Abbeville County17.3-1.3 pts
18Lee County16.5-0.6 pts
19Hampton County16.4-1.2 pts
20Dillon County16.2-1.7 pts
21Marion County16.1-2.2 pts
22Chesterfield County15.90 pts
23Laurens County15.8-1.2 pts
24Edgefield County15.2-0.8 pts
25Florence County14.9+0.4 pts
26Charleston County14.7-0.2 pts
27Union County14.2+1.1 pts
28Darlington County14.1-1.3 pts
29Sumter County13.7+0.8 pts
30Aiken County12.6-0.2 pts
31Calhoun County12.6-0.7 pts
32Cherokee County12.3-0.1 pts
33Greenwood County12+0.1 pts
34Chester County11.1-1 pts
35Jasper County11.1+0.7 pts
36Kershaw County10.7-1.9 pts
37Pickens County10.7-0.2 pts
38Richland County10.5-0.3 pts
39Anderson County9.1-0.6 pts
40Spartanburg County8.7-0.2 pts
41Lancaster County8.5+0.3 pts
42Lexington County8.2+0.5 pts
43Greenville County7.4-0.1 pts
44Dorchester County6.9-0.4 pts
45Berkeley County6.9-0.5 pts
46York County5.7+0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Carolina by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Carolina by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Carolina by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/south-carolina-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Carolina by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Bamberg County, with 29.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

York County, with 5.7% in 2024.

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