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

Horry County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 46 counties in 2021, at 33.5%. York County had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 16.9% and the figure for South Carolina was 15%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.5Horry County
Lowest5.4York County
Median16.946 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 18.9 %Aiken County: 12.5 %Allendale County: 24.9 %Anderson County: 11.1 %Bamberg County: 31.8 %Barnwell County: 16.9 %Beaufort County: 24.8 %Berkeley County: 8.2 %Calhoun County: 18.1 %Charleston County: 15.6 %Cherokee County: 14.4 %Chester County: 13.3 %Chesterfield County: 16.3 %Clarendon County: 27.7 %Colleton County: 24.1 %Darlington County: 14.5 %Dillon County: 20 %Dorchester County: 8.8 %Edgefield County: 17.1 %Fairfield County: 20 %Florence County: 14.1 %Georgetown County: 28.2 %Greenville County: 7.8 %Greenwood County: 12.5 %Hampton County: 21.4 %Horry County: 33.5 %Jasper County: 11.8 %Kershaw County: 13.6 %Lancaster County: 8.9 %Laurens County: 19 %Lee County: 16.6 %Lexington County: 8.6 %McCormick County: 30.1 %Marion County: 24.2 %Marlboro County: 22.5 %Newberry County: 16.9 %Oconee County: 20 %Orangeburg County: 22.3 %Pickens County: 11.6 %Richland County: 11.2 %Saluda County: 22.2 %Spartanburg County: 9.6 %Sumter County: 12.9 %Union County: 17.7 %Williamsburg County: 18.7 %York County: 5.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Horry County: 33.5 %Horry County33.5Bamberg County: 31.8 %Bamberg County31.8McCormick County: 30.1 %McCormick County30.1Georgetown County: 28.2 %Georgetown County28.2Clarendon County: 27.7 %Clarendon County27.7Allendale County: 24.9 %Allendale County24.9Beaufort County: 24.8 %Beaufort County24.8Marion County: 24.2 %Marion County24.2Colleton County: 24.1 %Colleton County24.1Marlboro County: 22.5 %Marlboro County22.5Orangeburg County: 22.3 %Orangeburg County22.3Saluda County: 22.2 %Saluda County22.2Hampton County: 21.4 %Hampton County21.4Dillon County: 20 %Dillon County20Oconee County: 20 %Oconee County20Fairfield County: 20 %Fairfield County20Laurens County: 19 %Laurens County19Abbeville County: 18.9 %Abbeville County18.9Williamsburg County: 18.7 %Williamsburg County18.7Calhoun County: 18.1 %Calhoun County18.1Union County: 17.7 %Union County17.7Edgefield County: 17.1 %Edgefield County17.1Barnwell County: 16.9 %Barnwell County16.9Newberry County: 16.9 %Newberry County16.9Lee County: 16.6 %Lee County16.6Chesterfield County: 16.3 %Chesterfield County16.3Charleston County: 15.6 %Charleston County15.6Darlington County: 14.5 %Darlington County14.5Cherokee County: 14.4 %Cherokee County14.4Florence County: 14.1 %Florence County14.1Kershaw County: 13.6 %Kershaw County13.6Chester County: 13.3 %Chester County13.3Sumter County: 12.9 %Sumter County12.9Aiken County: 12.5 %Aiken County12.5Greenwood County: 12.5 %Greenwood County12.5Jasper County: 11.8 %Jasper County11.8Pickens County: 11.6 %Pickens County11.6Richland County: 11.2 %Richland County11.2Anderson County: 11.1 %Anderson County11.1Spartanburg County: 9.6 %Spartanburg County9.6Lancaster County: 8.9 %Lancaster County8.9Dorchester County: 8.8 %Dorchester County8.8Lexington County: 8.6 %Lexington County8.6Berkeley County: 8.2 %Berkeley County8.2Greenville County: 7.8 %Greenville County7.8York County: 5.4 %York County5.4Horry County: 33.5 %Horry County33.5Bamberg County: 31.8 %Bamberg County31.8McCormick County: 30.1 %McCormick County30.1Georgetown County: 28.2 %Georgetown County28.2Clarendon County: 27.7 %Clarendon County27.7Allendale County: 24.9 %Allendale County24.9Beaufort County: 24.8 %Beaufort County24.8Marion County: 24.2 %Marion County24.2Colleton County: 24.1 %Colleton County24.1Marlboro County: 22.5 %Marlboro County22.5Orangeburg County: 22.3 %Orangeburg County22.3Saluda County: 22.2 %Saluda County22.2Hampton County: 21.4 %Hampton County21.4Dillon County: 20 %Dillon County20Oconee County: 20 %Oconee County20Fairfield County: 20 %Fairfield County20Laurens County: 19 %Laurens County19Abbeville County: 18.9 %Abbeville County18.9Williamsburg County: 18.7 %Williamsburg County18.7Calhoun County: 18.1 %Calhoun County18.1Union County: 17.7 %Union County17.7Edgefield County: 17.1 %Edgefield County17.1Barnwell County: 16.9 %Barnwell County16.9Newberry County: 16.9 %Newberry County16.9Lee County: 16.6 %Lee County16.6Chesterfield County: 16.3 %Chesterfield County16.3Charleston County: 15.6 %Charleston County15.6Darlington County: 14.5 %Darlington County14.5Cherokee County: 14.4 %Cherokee County14.4Florence County: 14.1 %Florence County14.1Kershaw County: 13.6 %Kershaw County13.6Chester County: 13.3 %Chester County13.3Sumter County: 12.9 %Sumter County12.9Aiken County: 12.5 %Aiken County12.5Greenwood County: 12.5 %Greenwood County12.5Jasper County: 11.8 %Jasper County11.8Pickens County: 11.6 %Pickens County11.6Richland County: 11.2 %Richland County11.2Anderson County: 11.1 %Anderson County11.1Spartanburg County: 9.6 %Spartanburg County9.6Lancaster County: 8.9 %Lancaster County8.9Dorchester County: 8.8 %Dorchester County8.8Lexington County: 8.6 %Lexington County8.6Berkeley County: 8.2 %Berkeley County8.2Greenville County: 7.8 %Greenville County7.8York County: 5.4 %York County5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Horry County33.5
2Bamberg County31.8
3McCormick County30.1
4Georgetown County28.2
5Clarendon County27.7
6Allendale County24.9
7Beaufort County24.8
8Marion County24.2
9Colleton County24.1
10Marlboro County22.5
11Orangeburg County22.3
12Saluda County22.2
13Hampton County21.4
14Dillon County20
14Oconee County20
16Fairfield County20
17Laurens County19
18Abbeville County18.9
19Williamsburg County18.7
20Calhoun County18.1
21Union County17.7
22Edgefield County17.1
23Barnwell County16.9
24Newberry County16.9
25Lee County16.6
26Chesterfield County16.3
27Charleston County15.6
28Darlington County14.5
29Cherokee County14.4
30Florence County14.1
31Kershaw County13.6
32Chester County13.3
33Sumter County12.9
34Aiken County12.5
35Greenwood County12.5
36Jasper County11.8
37Pickens County11.6
38Richland County11.2
39Anderson County11.1
40Spartanburg County9.6
41Lancaster County8.9
42Dorchester County8.8
43Lexington County8.6
44Berkeley County8.2
45Greenville County7.8
46York County5.4

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat

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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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Horry County, with 33.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

York County, with 5.4% in 2021.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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