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# South Carolina propane

South Carolina is outside EIA's weekly residential propane price survey, so there is no state-specific price. Here is the wholesale benchmark, the regional inventory context, the nearest surveyed states, and how to get a real local quote.

_Source last checked Sep 2, 2026 · page revised Aug 26, 2026_

South Carolina has 73,416 propane-heated homes, 3.5% of housing stock. The state is outside EIA's weekly residential price survey.

### Propane-heated households — US Census ACS 5-year estimate (2020-2024), table B25040

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Homes heating with propane | 73,416 |
| Share of occupied homes | 3.5% |
| Occupied homes (all fuels) | 2,117,989 |
| National rank by propane share | #38 of 51 |

### Wholesale & regional benchmarks

| Benchmark | What it shows |
| --- | --- |
| Mont Belvieu spot price | US wholesale benchmark, daily |
| Lower Atlantic propane prices | EIA retail & wholesale survey, this PADD |
| Lower Atlantic propane stocks | Weekly regional inventory |

### Nearest surveyed states for a price reference

| Nearest surveyed state | Price page |
| --- | --- |
| North Carolina | View price → |
| Georgia | View price → |
| Tennessee | View price → |

## About South Carolina propane

EIA does not run a weekly residential propane price survey in South Carolina, so there is no public weekly price series to report here. Its State Heating Oil and Propane Program covers 38 states during the October-March heating season; the states left out are mostly across the Pacific and parts of the South. That is a gap in the public survey, not a gap in the market: South Carolina homes still buy propane at prices set locally by delivered volume, tank arrangement, and the season.

The number this site can always show is the [Mont Belvieu propane spot price](/spot/mont-belvieu), the national wholesale benchmark every US regional and delivered price is ultimately priced off of. South Carolina's own district, Lower Atlantic (PADD), does carry an EIA retail and wholesale price survey of its own, built from the other states EIA surveys there; see [Lower Atlantic propane prices](/region/padd1c) for that regional number, and [Lower Atlantic propane stocks](/stocks/padd1c) for the inventory cushion behind it.

For an actual delivered number, a reader should get a quote from two or three local dealers (price varies with tank size, delivery volume, and whether it is a will-call or keep-full arrangement) and can watch the nearest surveyed states below as a directional reference.

Once a local quote is in hand, the [propane usage calculator](/tools/propane-usage-calculator) will estimate your fill cost from it: tank size, gauge reading and how much the household burns, with the price per gallon entered by hand rather than pulled from a survey that does not cover South Carolina.

## Common questions

### What is the current propane price in South Carolina?

There is no published South Carolina residential propane price. EIA's weekly survey covers 38 states and South Carolina is not one of them, so the closest published numbers are the Lower Atlantic regional survey on [Lower Atlantic propane prices](/region/padd1c) and the national wholesale benchmark, the [Mont Belvieu spot price](/spot/mont-belvieu). Both are regional or wholesale references rather than a South Carolina delivered price: for that, get quotes from two or three local dealers.

### Why is there no propane price for South Carolina?

EIA's State Heating Oil and Propane Program is a voluntary weekly telephone survey of retail dealers, run October through March in 38 states chosen for propane heating volume. South Carolina is outside that sample, which is a gap in the public survey rather than a gap in the market: South Carolina households still buy propane at prices set locally by delivered volume, tank arrangement and season.

### How can I estimate a propane fill cost in South Carolina?

Get a price per gallon from a local dealer, then run it through the [propane usage calculator](/tools/propane-usage-calculator): it turns tank size, gauge reading and household burn rate into a fill cost and an estimate of how long the tank should last.

## About this data

- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year), table B25040
- Series: Occupied homes heating with bottled, tank, or LP gas (propane)
- Basis: Occupied housing units
- Geography: South Carolina
- Calculation period: 5-year estimate
- Update frequency: Annual (ACS 5-year)

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