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Counties in South Carolina by deaths (July to June)

Greenville County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 46 counties in 2021, at 5,749. Allendale County had the lowest, at 152. The median was 900 and the figure for South Carolina was 65,049. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,749Greenville County
Lowest152Allendale County
Median90046 counties
South Carolina65,049History

All counties, 2021

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Greenville CountyGreenville County: 5,749 count5,749Horry CountyHorry County: 5,112 count5,112Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 4,285 count4,285Charleston CountyCharleston County: 3,982 count3,982Richland CountyRichland County: 3,951 count3,951Lexington CountyLexington County: 3,256 count3,256Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3,059 count3,059York CountyYork County: 2,865 count2,865Aiken CountyAiken County: 2,413 count2,413Florence CountyFlorence County: 2,161 count2,161Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2,088 count2,088Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 2,032 count2,032Pickens CountyPickens County: 1,692 count1,692Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,555 count1,555Sumter CountySumter County: 1,497 count1,497Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 1,417 count1,417Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1,241 count1,241Oconee CountyOconee County: 1,151 count1,151Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1,116 count1,116Darlington CountyDarlington County: 1,113 count1,113Laurens CountyLaurens County: 1,104 count1,104Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 1,049 count1,049Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 924 count924Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 875 count875Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 728 count728Colleton CountyColleton County: 679 count679Newberry CountyNewberry County: 597 count597Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 573 count573Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 563 count563Marion CountyMarion County: 549 count549Chester CountyChester County: 547 count547Dillon CountyDillon County: 537 count537Union CountyUnion County: 493 count493Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 458 count458Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 398 count398Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 395 count395Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 375 count375Jasper CountyJasper County: 353 count353Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 351 count351Saluda CountySaluda County: 308 count308Lee CountyLee County: 305 count305Hampton CountyHampton County: 294 count294Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 269 count269Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 240 count240McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 198 count198Allendale CountyAllendale County: 152 count152
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Greenville County Estimated5,749
2Horry County Estimated5,112
3Spartanburg County Estimated4,285
4Charleston County Estimated3,982
5Richland County Estimated3,951
6Lexington County Estimated3,256
7Anderson County Estimated3,059
8York County Estimated2,865
9Aiken County Estimated2,413
10Florence County Estimated2,161
11Berkeley County Estimated2,088
12Beaufort County Estimated2,032
13Pickens County Estimated1,692
14Dorchester County Estimated1,555
15Sumter County Estimated1,497
16Orangeburg County Estimated1,417
17Lancaster County Estimated1,241
18Oconee County Estimated1,151
19Georgetown County Estimated1,116
20Darlington County Estimated1,113
21Laurens County Estimated1,104
22Greenwood County Estimated1,049
23Kershaw County Estimated924
24Cherokee County Estimated875
25Chesterfield County Estimated728
26Colleton County Estimated679
27Newberry County Estimated597
28Clarendon County Estimated573
29Williamsburg County Estimated563
30Marion County Estimated549
31Chester County Estimated547
32Dillon County Estimated537
33Union County Estimated493
34Marlboro County Estimated458
35Fairfield County Estimated398
36Abbeville County Estimated395
37Edgefield County Estimated375
38Jasper County Estimated353
39Barnwell County Estimated351
40Saluda County Estimated308
41Lee County Estimated305
42Hampton County Estimated294
43Bamberg County Estimated269
44Calhoun County Estimated240
45McCormick County Estimated198
46Allendale County Estimated152

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?

Greenville County, with 5,749 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Allendale County, with 152 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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