Counties in South Carolina by deaths (July to June)

Greenville County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 46 counties in 2023, at 5,275. Allendale County had the lowest, at 110. The median was 782 and the figure for South Carolina was 59,063. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,275Greenville County
Median78246 counties
South Carolina59,063History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Greenville CountyGreenville County: 5,275 count5,275Horry CountyHorry County: 5,040 count5,040Charleston CountyCharleston County: 3,754 count3,754Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 3,691 count3,691Richland CountyRichland County: 3,516 count3,516Lexington CountyLexington County: 3,203 count3,203Anderson CountyAnderson County: 2,662 count2,662York CountyYork County: 2,623 count2,623Aiken CountyAiken County: 2,166 count2,166Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 2,100 count2,100Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2,039 count2,039Florence CountyFlorence County: 1,828 count1,828Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,488 count1,488Pickens CountyPickens County: 1,451 count1,451Sumter CountySumter County: 1,246 count1,246Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 1,219 count1,219Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1,189 count1,189Oconee CountyOconee County: 1,139 count1,139Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1,001 count1,001Laurens CountyLaurens County: 970 count970Darlington CountyDarlington County: 966 count966Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 881 count881Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 813 count813Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 750 count750Colleton CountyColleton County: 589 count589Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 557 count557Newberry CountyNewberry County: 521 count521Chester CountyChester County: 510 count510Marion CountyMarion County: 483 count483Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 474 count474Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 470 count470Union CountyUnion County: 454 count454Dillon CountyDillon County: 450 count450Jasper CountyJasper County: 423 count423Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 401 count401Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 333 count333Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 306 count306Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 300 count300Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 284 count284Hampton CountyHampton County: 263 count263Lee CountyLee County: 262 count262Saluda CountySaluda County: 246 count246Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 231 count231Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 224 count224McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 162 count162Allendale CountyAllendale County: 110 count110
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Greenville County Estimated5,275-11.4%
2Horry County Estimated5,040-6.2%
3Charleston County Estimated3,754-1.7%
4Spartanburg County Estimated3,691-11.8%
5Richland County Estimated3,516-11.9%
6Lexington County Estimated3,203-3.6%
7Anderson County Estimated2,662-10.9%
8York County Estimated2,623-8.9%
9Aiken County Estimated2,166-12.9%
10Beaufort County Estimated2,100-4.1%
11Berkeley County Estimated2,039-4.6%
12Florence County Estimated1,828-6%
13Dorchester County Estimated1,488-6.6%
14Pickens County Estimated1,451-12.7%
15Sumter County Estimated1,246-12.8%
16Orangeburg County Estimated1,219-13.7%
17Lancaster County Estimated1,189-5.7%
18Oconee County Estimated1,139-6.3%
19Georgetown County Estimated1,001+0.1%
20Laurens County Estimated970-4.4%
21Darlington County Estimated966-10.8%
22Greenwood County Estimated881-11.2%
23Kershaw County Estimated813-14.2%
24Cherokee County Estimated750-13.3%
25Colleton County Estimated589-16.7%
26Chesterfield County Estimated557-22.7%
27Newberry County Estimated521-7.5%
28Chester County Estimated510-10.8%
29Marion County Estimated483-0.2%
30Williamsburg County Estimated474-6.1%
31Clarendon County Estimated470-13.3%
32Union County Estimated454-9%
33Dillon County Estimated450-8.9%
34Jasper County Estimated423+1.2%
35Marlboro County Estimated401-9.7%
36Abbeville County Estimated333-16.5%
37Edgefield County Estimated306-13.6%
38Fairfield County Estimated300-23.3%
39Barnwell County Estimated284-10.7%
40Hampton County Estimated263-15.2%
41Lee County Estimated262-5.8%
42Saluda County Estimated246-15.8%
43Calhoun County Estimated231-0.9%
44Bamberg County Estimated224-5.5%
45McCormick County Estimated162-1.2%
46Allendale County Estimated110-20.3%

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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 5,275 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Allendale County, with 110 in 2023.

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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