Section 8 Housing in South Carolina
25,448 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 8 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in South Carolina.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in South Carolina?
In most of the state, yes. South Carolina has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in South Carolina can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for South Carolina
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for South Carolina ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in South CarolinaExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in South CarolinaMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in South Carolina
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Columbia, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 17900
6,940 vouchersGreenville, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 24860
5,863 vouchersCharleston, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 16700
5,252 vouchersSpartanburg, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 43900
2,933 vouchersFlorence, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 22500
1,438 vouchersMyrtle Beach, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 34820
1,434 vouchersSumter, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 44940
941 vouchersHilton Head Island, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 25940
647 vouchers
Section 8 by county in South Carolina
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Richland County6,940 vouchers
- Charleston County5,252 vouchers
- Greenville County3,662 vouchers
- Spartanburg County2,659 vouchers
- Laurens County1,696 vouchers
- Horry County1,434 vouchers
- Florence County1,127 vouchers
- York County1,009 vouchers
- Greenwood County975 vouchers
- Sumter County941 vouchers
- Beaufort County647 vouchers
- Barnwell County584 vouchers
- Anderson County505 vouchers
- Marlboro County325 vouchers
- Darlington County311 vouchers
- Newberry County279 vouchers
- Union County274 vouchers
- Chester County273 vouchers
- Lancaster County252 vouchers
- Marion County216 vouchers
- Chesterfield County184 vouchers
- Georgetown County167 vouchers
- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Bamberg County
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Dillon County
- Dorchester County
- Edgefield County
- Fairfield County
- Hampton County
- Jasper County
- Kershaw County
- Lee County
- Lexington County
- McCormick County
- Oconee County
- Orangeburg County
- Pickens County
- Saluda County
- Williamsburg County
Section 8 in South Carolina: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in South Carolina?
- In most of the state, yes. South Carolina has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in South Carolina can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in South Carolina?
- HUD data shows about 25,448 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 8 South Carolina markets we track, administered by 42 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in South Carolina?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of South Carolina's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in South Carolina
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.