Counties in South Carolina by deaths (July to June)

Greenville County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 46 counties in 2022, at 5,952. Allendale County had the lowest, at 138. The median was 907 and the figure for South Carolina was 64,806. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,952Greenville County
Median90746 counties
South Carolina64,806History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Greenville CountyGreenville County: 5,952 count5,952Horry CountyHorry County: 5,372 count5,372Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 4,184 count4,184Richland CountyRichland County: 3,993 count3,993Charleston CountyCharleston County: 3,820 count3,820Lexington CountyLexington County: 3,323 count3,323Anderson CountyAnderson County: 2,986 count2,986York CountyYork County: 2,878 count2,878Aiken CountyAiken County: 2,486 count2,486Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 2,189 count2,189Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2,138 count2,138Florence CountyFlorence County: 1,944 count1,944Pickens CountyPickens County: 1,663 count1,663Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,593 count1,593Sumter CountySumter County: 1,429 count1,429Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 1,413 count1,413Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1,261 count1,261Oconee CountyOconee County: 1,216 count1,216Darlington CountyDarlington County: 1,083 count1,083Laurens CountyLaurens County: 1,015 count1,015Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1,000 count1,000Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 992 count992Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 948 count948Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 865 count865Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 721 count721Colleton CountyColleton County: 707 count707Chester CountyChester County: 572 count572Newberry CountyNewberry County: 563 count563Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 542 count542Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 505 count505Union CountyUnion County: 499 count499Dillon CountyDillon County: 494 count494Marion CountyMarion County: 484 count484Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 444 count444Jasper CountyJasper County: 418 count418Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 399 count399Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 391 count391Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 354 count354Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 318 count318Hampton CountyHampton County: 310 count310Saluda CountySaluda County: 292 count292Lee CountyLee County: 278 count278Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 237 count237Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 233 count233McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 164 count164Allendale CountyAllendale County: 138 count138
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Greenville County Estimated5,952+3.5%
2Horry County Estimated5,372+5.1%
3Spartanburg County Estimated4,184-2.4%
4Richland County Estimated3,993+1.1%
5Charleston County Estimated3,820-4.1%
6Lexington County Estimated3,323+2.1%
7Anderson County Estimated2,986-2.4%
8York County Estimated2,878+0.5%
9Aiken County Estimated2,486+3%
10Beaufort County Estimated2,189+7.7%
11Berkeley County Estimated2,138+2.4%
12Florence County Estimated1,944-10%
13Pickens County Estimated1,663-1.7%
14Dorchester County Estimated1,593+2.4%
15Sumter County Estimated1,429-4.5%
16Orangeburg County Estimated1,413-0.3%
17Lancaster County Estimated1,261+1.6%
18Oconee County Estimated1,216+5.6%
19Darlington County Estimated1,083-2.7%
20Laurens County Estimated1,015-8.1%
21Georgetown County Estimated1,000-10.4%
22Greenwood County Estimated992-5.4%
23Kershaw County Estimated948+2.6%
24Cherokee County Estimated865-1.1%
25Chesterfield County Estimated721-1%
26Colleton County Estimated707+4.1%
27Chester County Estimated572+4.6%
28Newberry County Estimated563-5.7%
29Clarendon County Estimated542-5.4%
30Williamsburg County Estimated505-10.3%
31Union County Estimated499+1.2%
32Dillon County Estimated494-8%
33Marion County Estimated484-11.8%
34Marlboro County Estimated444-3.1%
35Jasper County Estimated418+18.4%
36Abbeville County Estimated399+1%
37Fairfield County Estimated391-1.8%
38Edgefield County Estimated354-5.6%
39Barnwell County Estimated318-9.4%
40Hampton County Estimated310+5.4%
41Saluda County Estimated292-5.2%
42Lee County Estimated278-8.9%
43Bamberg County Estimated237-11.9%
44Calhoun County Estimated233-2.9%
45McCormick County Estimated164-17.2%
46Allendale County Estimated138-9.2%

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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 5,952 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Allendale County, with 138 in 2022.

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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