county benchmark · South Carolina
Rent as share of income, 2020-2024
Across 46 counties in South Carolina. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 27.8 % |
| 25th | 28.9 % |
| Median | 30.8 % |
| 75th | 32.1 % |
| 90th percentile | 33.0 % |
Highest counties
Richland County leads reliably only from rank 13 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 13, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County | 34.7 % | 33.4 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Pickens County | 34.5 % | 31.8 % – 37.2 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Darlington County | 34.4 % | 30.7 % – 38.1 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Fairfield County | 33.4 % | 30.0 % – 36.8 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Dorchester County | 33.1 % | 30.8 % – 35.4 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Orangeburg County | 33.0 % | 29.1 % – 36.9 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Lancaster County | 32.9 % | 31.0 % – 34.8 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Hampton County | 32.6 % | 28.9 % – 36.3 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Kershaw County | 32.6 % | 28.0 % – 37.2 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Colleton County | 32.4 % | 28.3 % – 36.5 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Georgetown County | 32.4 % | 30.5 % – 34.3 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Williamsburg County | 32.2 % | 27.9 % – 36.5 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Charleston County | 32.0 % | 30.7 % – 33.3 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Beaufort County | 31.8 % | 29.5 % – 34.1 % | evidence → |
| 15 | McCormick County | 31.8 % | 23.7 % – 39.9 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Bamberg County | 31.7 % | 28.1 % – 35.3 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Clarendon County | 31.6 % | 28.7 % – 34.5 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Union County | 31.5 % | 27.1 % – 35.9 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Chesterfield County | 31.4 % | 27.2 % – 35.6 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Horry County | 31.2 % | 29.8 % – 32.6 % | evidence → |
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