South Carolina — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in South Carolina during 2025.
South Carolina indexed 9,701 projects with decisions in 2025 across 43 counties, with 12,773 approved and 299 denied actions (97.7% approval rate). Charleston County led with 1,782 projects (18% of the state), followed by Beaufort County (957) and Lexington County (944). Together those three counties accounted for 38% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete South Carolina Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in South Carolina.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 151 | 187 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Aiken | 98 | 117 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Allendale | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Anderson | 422 | 495 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Bamberg | 6 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnwell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Beaufort | 957 | 1,623 | 20 | 98.8% |
| Berkeley | 505 | 576 | 15 | 97.5% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Charleston | 1,782 | 2,338 | 108 | 95.6% |
| Cherokee | 17 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chester | 85 | 97 | 3 | 97.0% |
| Chesterfield | 86 | 108 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Clarendon | 14 | 17 | 1 | 94.4% |
| Colleton | 50 | 51 | 2 | 96.2% |
| Darlington | 114 | 128 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dillon | 25 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fairfield | 128 | 158 | 7 | 95.8% |
| Florence | 90 | 115 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Georgetown | 557 | 701 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Greenville | 199 | 254 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Greenwood | 38 | 36 | 2 | 94.7% |
| Hampton | 36 | 36 | 1 | 97.3% |
| Horry | 623 | 865 | 34 | 96.2% |
| Jasper | 150 | 165 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Kershaw | 80 | 105 | 6 | 94.6% |
| Lancaster | 218 | 256 | 4 | 98.5% |
| Laurens | 73 | 77 | 6 | 92.8% |
| Lee | 9 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lexington | 944 | 1,135 | 9 | 99.2% |
| Marion | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Marlboro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Newberry | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oconee | 182 | 282 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Orangeburg | 154 | 177 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pickens | 238 | 374 | 8 | 97.9% |
| Richland | 134 | 145 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Saluda | 10 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% |
| Spartanburg | 623 | 861 | 14 | 98.4% |
| Sumter | 26 | 26 | 2 | 92.9% |
| Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Williamsburg | 37 | 39 | 0 | 100.0% |
| York | 823 | 1,095 | 42 | 96.3% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.