South Carolina property taxes by county
Across South Carolina, the median owner-occupied home pays $1,251 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $259,000 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.483%. That ranks South Carolina #46 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 46 South Carolina county-equivalents in the Census data — 46 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.483%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $1,251 ± $7
- Median home value
- $259,000
- National rank
- #46 of 51
All South Carolina counties
Every South Carolina county-equivalent in the Census data (46 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Allendale County | 0.878% | $669 | $76,200 | #1400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberg County | 0.829% | $811 | $97,800 | #1510 |
| Hampton County | 0.801% | $897 | $112,000 | #1583 |
| Barnwell County | 0.731% | $775 | $106,000 | #1783 |
| Richland County | 0.674% | $1,637 | $242,800 | #1980 |
| Newberry County | 0.666% | $1,154 | $173,300 | #2016 |
| Williamsburg County | 0.657% | $687 | $104,500 | #2048 |
| Orangeburg County | 0.647% | $749 | $115,800 | #2086 |
| Marlboro County | 0.605% | $496 | $82,000 | #2241 |
| Lee County | 0.573% | $599 | $104,600 | #2365 |
| Jasper County | 0.569% | $1,852 | $325,500 | #2376 |
| Chester County | 0.562% | $890 | $158,300 | #2407 |
| Dorchester County | 0.562% | $1,851 | $329,300 | #2409 |
| McCormick County | 0.562% | $948 | $168,700 | #2411 |
| Clarendon County | 0.559% | $883 | $158,000 | #2427 |
| Union County | 0.559% | $579 | $103,600 | #2426 |
| Colleton County | 0.554% | $900 | $162,500 | #2443 |
| Spartanburg County | 0.546% | $1,274 | $233,300 | #2473 |
| Greenwood County | 0.534% | $964 | $180,500 | #2520 |
| Sumter County | 0.533% | $881 | $165,300 | #2523 |
| Dillon County | 0.529% | $452 | $85,400 | #2534 |
| Fairfield County | 0.513% | $776 | $151,200 | #2605 |
| Saluda County | 0.510% | $747 | $146,500 | #2612 |
| Greenville County | 0.506% | $1,512 | $299,000 | #2617 |
| Lancaster County | 0.502% | $1,657 | $329,900 | #2633 |
| Lexington County | 0.491% | $1,151 | $234,500 | #2659 |
| York County | 0.482% | $1,740 | $361,300 | #2693 |
| Beaufort County | 0.477% | $2,174 | $455,600 | #2711 |
| Marion County | 0.468% | $436 | $93,200 | #2731 |
| Kershaw County | 0.467% | $1,013 | $217,100 | #2740 |
| Berkeley County | 0.451% | $1,400 | $310,300 | #2794 |
| Anderson County | 0.450% | $1,043 | $231,900 | #2798 |
| Abbeville County | 0.437% | $782 | $178,800 | #2836 |
| Cherokee County | 0.432% | $614 | $142,000 | #2848 |
| Edgefield County | 0.432% | $875 | $202,700 | #2851 |
| Florence County | 0.425% | $756 | $177,900 | #2871 |
| Chesterfield County | 0.419% | $487 | $116,200 | #2880 |
| Darlington County | 0.412% | $652 | $158,200 | #2895 |
| Aiken County | 0.411% | $897 | $218,000 | #2899 |
| Georgetown County | 0.411% | $1,190 | $289,500 | #2903 |
| Calhoun County | 0.409% | $704 | $172,100 | #2911 |
| Laurens County | 0.409% | $698 | $170,600 | #2910 |
| Charleston County | 0.389% | $1,901 | $489,100 | #2942 |
| Oconee County | 0.379% | $899 | $237,100 | #2968 |
| Pickens County | 0.373% | $866 | $231,900 | #2974 |
| Horry County | 0.328% | $944 | $287,700 | #3031 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in South Carolina?
- Statewide, South Carolina's effective property-tax rate is 0.483% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,251) divided by the state median home value ($259,000), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which South Carolina county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; South Carolina's statewide figure is 0.483%.