South Carolina · HUD 2027 designations
South Carolina 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county
HUD's 2027 list puts 226 South Carolina census tracts, home to 767,039 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 42 counties; Greenville County (26), Richland County (24), Charleston County (20) have the most. 1 nonmetropolitan county is a difficult development area. 30 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in a QCT or DDA can take 130% of eligible basis. The lists apply to allocations and bond issues after December 31, 2026.
Qualified census tracts by county
Sources: HUD 2027 QCT data file (qct_data_2027.xlsx), checked tract by tract against HUD's QCT2027.csv; population from the 2020 Census columns in that file. Properties: HUD's LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026), monitored properties by 2020 tract.
Nonmetropolitan DDA counties
Every site in these counties is in a 2027 difficult development area: Georgetown County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes
In metro areas HUD designates DDAs by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. A ZCTA follows ZIP code boundaries closely but not exactly, so check a specific address with the lookup.
| Metro area | 2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs |
|---|---|
| Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area | 29909, 29910 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA | 29401, 29403, 29404, 29409, 29424, 29439, 29451, 29464, 29466, 29482, 29492 |
| Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area | 29714, 29730 |
| Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area | 29036, 29063, 29177, 29201, 29208, 29225, 29229 |
| Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area | 29927 |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area | 29566, 29568, 29575, 29576, 29579 |
| Sumter, SC MSA | 29152, 29154 |
Changes from the 2026 lists
Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, South Carolina gains 32 qualified census tracts and loses 35; 9 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 8 dropped off; 0 nonmetro DDA counties are new and 6 dropped off. A site that dropped off keeps its status for an application filed before 2027 and allocated within 730 days. Every state's changes.
| County | Tracts new for 2027 | Tracts dropped since 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville County | 8, 9, 17, 20.05, 22.03, 23.01 | 21.04 |
| Richland County | 117.02 | 10, 13, 21, 105.01, 108.03, 116.07 |
| Lexington County | 201 | 202.02, 203, 207.05, 209.06, 209.09 |
| Charleston County | 24.01 | 31.08, 31.13, 38, 50.02 |
| Dorchester County | 108.13, 108.18 | 105.07, 107 |
| Orangeburg County | 113 | 103.04, 106.02 |
| Spartanburg County | 204, 216, 223.03 | |
| Aiken County | 219.01 | 221 |
| Anderson County | 10, 118 | |
| Berkeley County | 201.01 | 207.18 |
| Darlington County | 103 | 112.02 |
| Dillon County | 9703.02 | 9702 |
| Fairfield County | 9604.02 | 9605.02 |
| Horry County | 201, 507 | |
| Marion County | 9507 | 9508 |
| Pickens County | 104.01, 106.01 | |
| York County | 604.01, 612.02 | |
| Allendale County | 9702.01 | |
| Bamberg County | 9601.02 | |
| Beaufort County | 11.04 | |
| Calhoun County | 9502.02 | |
| Colleton County | 9706.01 | |
| Hampton County | 9202.01 | |
| Jasper County | 9501 | |
| Laurens County | 9201.06 | |
| Marlboro County | 9606 | |
| Newberry County | 9505.02 | |
| Oconee County | 304.04 | |
| Williamsburg County | 9708.01 |
Nonmetro DDA counties dropped: Barnwell County, Cherokee County, Greenwood County, Newberry County, Orangeburg County, Williamsburg County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 29154, 29201, 29208, 29225, 29566, 29568, 29575, 29576, 29927.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 29365, 29369, 29412, 29414, 29458, 29707, 29729, 29742.
Computed by us from HUD's 2026 and 2027 files; 2026 notice: FR Doc. 2025-19007.
Designations: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).
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