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Traffic fatality rate in South Carolina

Traffic fatality rate in South Carolina was 18.9 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is down 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, per 100,000 people18.9 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.5 pts
Rank4th of 51US states ranked
Series high26.81999
Series low16.22013
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Traffic fatality rate in South Carolina, 1997 to 2024

1517.52022.52527.5199720012005200920132017202120241997: 23.4 per 100,000 people1998: 25.6 per 100,000 people1999: 26.8 per 100,000 people2000: 26.5 per 100,000 people2001: 26.1 per 100,000 people2002: 25.6 per 100,000 people2003: 23.3 per 100,000 people2004: 24.8 per 100,000 people2005: 25.6 per 100,000 people2006: 24 per 100,000 people2007: 24.2 per 100,000 people2008: 20.3 per 100,000 people2009: 19.5 per 100,000 people2010: 17.5 per 100,000 people2011: 17.8 per 100,000 people2012: 18.4 per 100,000 people2013: 16.2 per 100,000 people2014: 17.2 per 100,000 people2015: 20.2 per 100,000 people2016: 20.8 per 100,000 people2017: 19.9 per 100,000 people2018: 20.6 per 100,000 people2019: 19.8 per 100,000 people2020: 20.8 per 100,000 people2021: 23.1 per 100,000 people2022: 20.7 per 100,000 people2023: 19.4 per 100,000 people2024: 18.9 per 100,000 people152025301997200720241997: 23.4 per 100,000 people1998: 25.6 per 100,000 people1999: 26.8 per 100,000 people2000: 26.5 per 100,000 people2001: 26.1 per 100,000 people2002: 25.6 per 100,000 people2003: 23.3 per 100,000 people2004: 24.8 per 100,000 people2005: 25.6 per 100,000 people2006: 24 per 100,000 people2007: 24.2 per 100,000 people2008: 20.3 per 100,000 people2009: 19.5 per 100,000 people2010: 17.5 per 100,000 people2011: 17.8 per 100,000 people2012: 18.4 per 100,000 people2013: 16.2 per 100,000 people2014: 17.2 per 100,000 people2015: 20.2 per 100,000 people2016: 20.8 per 100,000 people2017: 19.9 per 100,000 people2018: 20.6 per 100,000 people2019: 19.8 per 100,000 people2020: 20.8 per 100,000 people2021: 23.1 per 100,000 people2022: 20.7 per 100,000 people2023: 19.4 per 100,000 people2024: 18.9 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 28 values
Periodper 100,000 people
202418.9 Estimated
202319.4
202220.7
202123.1
202020.8
201919.8
201820.6
201719.9
201620.8
201520.2
201417.2
201316.2
201218.4
201117.8
201017.5
200919.5
200820.3
200724.2
200624
200525.6
200424.8
200323.3
200225.6
200126.1
200026.5
199926.8
199825.6
199723.4

Compared with United States

Place2024
South Carolina18.9
United States11.5

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 12 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 12 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 11 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 7 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 12.6 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 10 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 18.2 per 100,000 people
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Traffic fatality rate, 2024, per 100,000 people. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Invokely. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by the BEA mid-year resident population (Census Bureau estimates, tables SAINC1 and CAINC1) of the same year and place, times 100,000.

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Traffic fatality rate, South Carolina, 1997 to 2024) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Traffic fatality rate, South Carolina, 1997 to 2024. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Traffic fatality rate, South Carolina, 1997 to 2024. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Traffic fatality rate, South Carolina, 1997 to 2024 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the traffic fatality rate in South Carolina?

Traffic fatality rate in South Carolina was 18.9 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is down 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Invokely. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatality rate in South Carolina?

26.8 per 100,000 people in 1999, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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