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Counties in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Bamberg County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 46 counties in 2021, at 63.2%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 40.3%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 50%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.2Bamberg County
Lowest40.3Allendale County
Median49.646 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 52.7 %Aiken County: 48.7 %Allendale County: 40.3 %Anderson County: 43.3 %Bamberg County: 63.2 %Barnwell County: 42.6 %Beaufort County: 52.7 %Berkeley County: 46.2 %Calhoun County: 56.9 %Charleston County: 54 %Cherokee County: 45.6 %Chester County: 44.6 %Chesterfield County: 46.6 %Clarendon County: 53.2 %Colleton County: 43.8 %Darlington County: 53 %Dillon County: 51.2 %Dorchester County: 51.5 %Edgefield County: 62 %Fairfield County: 59.2 %Florence County: 46.1 %Georgetown County: 46.9 %Greenville County: 47.6 %Greenwood County: 48.7 %Hampton County: 47.2 %Horry County: 51.4 %Jasper County: 50.2 %Kershaw County: 55.1 %Lancaster County: 47.4 %Laurens County: 50.3 %Lee County: 62.5 %Lexington County: 45.1 %McCormick County: 47.7 %Marion County: 44.5 %Marlboro County: 46.2 %Newberry County: 50.9 %Oconee County: 54.9 %Orangeburg County: 54 %Pickens County: 52.6 %Richland County: 54.9 %Saluda County: 53.4 %Spartanburg County: 48 %Sumter County: 49.8 %Union County: 47.6 %Williamsburg County: 49.4 %York County: 46.8 %
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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

Bamberg County: 63.2 %Bamberg County63.2Lee County: 62.5 %Lee County62.5Edgefield County: 62 %Edgefield County62Fairfield County: 59.2 %Fairfield County59.2Calhoun County: 56.9 %Calhoun County56.9Kershaw County: 55.1 %Kershaw County55.1Richland County: 54.9 %Richland County54.9Oconee County: 54.9 %Oconee County54.9Orangeburg County: 54 %Orangeburg County54Charleston County: 54 %Charleston County54Saluda County: 53.4 %Saluda County53.4Clarendon County: 53.2 %Clarendon County53.2Darlington County: 53 %Darlington County53Abbeville County: 52.7 %Abbeville County52.7Beaufort County: 52.7 %Beaufort County52.7Pickens County: 52.6 %Pickens County52.6Dorchester County: 51.5 %Dorchester County51.5Horry County: 51.4 %Horry County51.4Dillon County: 51.2 %Dillon County51.2Newberry County: 50.9 %Newberry County50.9Laurens County: 50.3 %Laurens County50.3Jasper County: 50.2 %Jasper County50.2Sumter County: 49.8 %Sumter County49.8Williamsburg County: 49.4 %Williamsburg County49.4Greenwood County: 48.7 %Greenwood County48.7Aiken County: 48.7 %Aiken County48.7Spartanburg County: 48 %Spartanburg County48McCormick County: 47.7 %McCormick County47.7Greenville County: 47.6 %Greenville County47.6Union County: 47.6 %Union County47.6Lancaster County: 47.4 %Lancaster County47.4Hampton County: 47.2 %Hampton County47.2Georgetown County: 46.9 %Georgetown County46.9York County: 46.8 %York County46.8Chesterfield County: 46.6 %Chesterfield County46.6Berkeley County: 46.2 %Berkeley County46.2Marlboro County: 46.2 %Marlboro County46.2Florence County: 46.1 %Florence County46.1Cherokee County: 45.6 %Cherokee County45.6Lexington County: 45.1 %Lexington County45.1Chester County: 44.6 %Chester County44.6Marion County: 44.5 %Marion County44.5Colleton County: 43.8 %Colleton County43.8Anderson County: 43.3 %Anderson County43.3Barnwell County: 42.6 %Barnwell County42.6Allendale County: 40.3 %Allendale County40.3Bamberg County: 63.2 %Bamberg County63.2Lee County: 62.5 %Lee County62.5Edgefield County: 62 %Edgefield County62Fairfield County: 59.2 %Fairfield County59.2Calhoun County: 56.9 %Calhoun County56.9Kershaw County: 55.1 %Kershaw County55.1Richland County: 54.9 %Richland County54.9Oconee County: 54.9 %Oconee County54.9Orangeburg County: 54 %Orangeburg County54Charleston County: 54 %Charleston County54Saluda County: 53.4 %Saluda County53.4Clarendon County: 53.2 %Clarendon County53.2Darlington County: 53 %Darlington County53Abbeville County: 52.7 %Abbeville County52.7Beaufort County: 52.7 %Beaufort County52.7Pickens County: 52.6 %Pickens County52.6Dorchester County: 51.5 %Dorchester County51.5Horry County: 51.4 %Horry County51.4Dillon County: 51.2 %Dillon County51.2Newberry County: 50.9 %Newberry County50.9Laurens County: 50.3 %Laurens County50.3Jasper County: 50.2 %Jasper County50.2Sumter County: 49.8 %Sumter County49.8Williamsburg County: 49.4 %Williamsburg County49.4Greenwood County: 48.7 %Greenwood County48.7Aiken County: 48.7 %Aiken County48.7Spartanburg County: 48 %Spartanburg County48McCormick County: 47.7 %McCormick County47.7Greenville County: 47.6 %Greenville County47.6Union County: 47.6 %Union County47.6Lancaster County: 47.4 %Lancaster County47.4Hampton County: 47.2 %Hampton County47.2Georgetown County: 46.9 %Georgetown County46.9York County: 46.8 %York County46.8Chesterfield County: 46.6 %Chesterfield County46.6Berkeley County: 46.2 %Berkeley County46.2Marlboro County: 46.2 %Marlboro County46.2Florence County: 46.1 %Florence County46.1Cherokee County: 45.6 %Cherokee County45.6Lexington County: 45.1 %Lexington County45.1Chester County: 44.6 %Chester County44.6Marion County: 44.5 %Marion County44.5Colleton County: 43.8 %Colleton County43.8Anderson County: 43.3 %Anderson County43.3Barnwell County: 42.6 %Barnwell County42.6Allendale County: 40.3 %Allendale County40.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bamberg County63.2
2Lee County62.5
3Edgefield County62
4Fairfield County59.2
5Calhoun County56.9
6Kershaw County55.1
7Richland County54.9
8Oconee County54.9
9Orangeburg County54
10Charleston County54
11Saluda County53.4
12Clarendon County53.2
13Darlington County53
14Abbeville County52.7
15Beaufort County52.7
16Pickens County52.6
17Dorchester County51.5
18Horry County51.4
19Dillon County51.2
20Newberry County50.9
21Laurens County50.3
22Jasper County50.2
23Sumter County49.8
24Williamsburg County49.4
25Greenwood County48.7
26Aiken County48.7
27Spartanburg County48
28McCormick County47.7
29Greenville County47.6
30Union County47.6
31Lancaster County47.4
32Hampton County47.2
33Georgetown County46.9
34York County46.8
35Chesterfield County46.6
36Berkeley County46.2
37Marlboro County46.2
38Florence County46.1
39Cherokee County45.6
40Lexington County45.1
41Chester County44.6
42Marion County44.5
43Colleton County43.8
44Anderson County43.3
45Barnwell County42.6
46Allendale County40.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Bamberg County, with 63.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Allendale County, with 40.3% in 2021.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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