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Which counties in South Carolina are building the most new homes?

Jasper County (48.2 per 1,000 residents), Horry County (15.2 per 1,000 residents) and Union County (13.9 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in South Carolina in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 46 ranked South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Jasper County48.21,85838,533
2Horry County15.26,511427,551
3Union County13.937326,799
4Laurens County12.186971,848
5McCormick County11.611910,215
6Aiken County10.81,959181,515
7Spartanburg County10.53,986380,857
8Lancaster County9.71,110114,296
9Chester County9.431033,001
10Oconee County9.075383,775
11Dorchester County8.91,596178,397
12York County8.62,646306,887
13Greenville County8.54,947583,125
14Berkeley County8.42,299274,666
15Charleston County7.83,392436,200
16Richland County7.83,382434,956
17Kershaw County7.050973,166
18Pickens County6.8946139,198
19Anderson County6.81,493219,930
20Edgefield County6.519429,808
21Abbeville County6.315724,836
22Lexington County6.32,006317,588
23Beaufort County6.01,219204,433
24Georgetown County5.737765,912
25Florence County5.0697138,504
26Cherokee County4.928658,275
27Greenwood County4.431070,379
28Newberry County4.016039,561
29Clarendon County3.711431,043
30Fairfield County3.67420,340
31Sumter County3.4358105,067
32Darlington County3.320562,888
33Saluda County3.16119,680
34Calhoun County2.73814,188
35Chesterfield County2.611744,740
36Marion County2.57128,242
37Bamberg County1.92412,796
38Colleton County1.97339,382
39Barnwell County1.53120,653
40Dillon County1.54127,458
41Lee County1.42215,730
42Orangeburg County1.310783,177
43Williamsburg County1.23529,662
44Hampton County0.91718,174
45Allendale County0.547,355
46Marlboro County0.2625,488

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in South Carolina is building the most new homes?

Jasper County: 48.2 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Horry County (15.2 per 1,000 residents) and Union County (13.9 per 1,000 residents), of 46 South Carolina counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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