Traffic fatalities in South Carolina

Traffic fatalities in South Carolina was 1,038 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 0.9% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count1,038 Provisional

Change on 2023-0.9%

Rank13th of 51US states ranked

Series high1,1982021

Series low7301982

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Traffic fatalities in South Carolina, 1975 to 2024

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.

All 50 values

Period	count
2024	1,038 Provisional
2023	1,047
2022	1,094
2021	1,198
2020	1,066
2019	1,006
2018	1,036
2017	989
2016	1,020
2015	979
2014	823
2013	767
2012	863
2011	828
2010	809
2009	894
2008	921
2007	1,077
2006	1,045
2005	1,094
2004	1,046
2003	969
2002	1,053
2001	1,060
2000	1,065
1999	1,065
1998	1,002
1997	903
1996	930
1995	881
1994	847
1993	846
1992	807
1991	890
1990	979
1989	996
1988	1,031
1987	1,086
1986	1,059
1985	951
1984	916
1983	844
1982	730
1981	846
1980	852
1979	900
1978	883
1977	927
1976	806
1975	820

Compared with United States

Place	2024
South Carolina	1,038
United States	39,254

South Carolina compared with nearby places

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140 to 330
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780 to 1,100
1,100 and over

Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by traffic fatalities 51 places

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, South Carolina, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, South Carolina, 1975 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, South Carolina, 1975 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, South Carolina, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states: Traffic fatalities, South Carolina, 1975 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the traffic fatalities in South Carolina?

Traffic fatalities in South Carolina was 1,038 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 0.9% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in South Carolina?

1,198 in 2021, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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