# Counties in South Carolina by expected annual loss from natural hazards (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025

All 46 values come from Federal Emergency Management Agency for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `nri_expected_annual_loss`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Average loss in US dollars that FEMA expects a US state or county to suffer each year from 18 natural hazards, adding building value, agriculture value and lives lost or injuries valued in dollars, from the National Risk Index. FEMA modelled it from historical hazard frequency, exposure and loss ratios.
- Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Risk Index Counties and States, Expected Annual Loss Total Composite (EAL_VALT) (https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/fema
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties and States, Expected Annual Loss Total Composite (EAL_VALT). https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Retrieved 2026-10-12. This product uses the FEMA National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/expected-annual-loss-natural-hazards/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Charleston County | 499,798,733 |
| 2 | Horry County | 290,395,173 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | 255,596,414 |
| 4 | Berkeley County | 213,548,238 |
| 5 | Dorchester County | 175,800,037 |
| 6 | Greenville County | 168,987,700 |
| 7 | Richland County | 137,805,084 |
| 8 | Lexington County | 108,163,417 |
| 9 | York County | 99,245,544 |
| 10 | Georgetown County | 90,176,010 |
| 11 | Spartanburg County | 89,346,676 |
| 12 | Anderson County | 67,321,570 |
| 13 | Florence County | 65,170,611 |
| 14 | Aiken County | 47,548,894 |
| 15 | Oconee County | 45,124,023 |
| 16 | Orangeburg County | 44,299,794 |
| 17 | Sumter County | 40,677,999 |
| 18 | Lancaster County | 40,147,149 |
| 19 | Colleton County | 37,809,135 |
| 20 | Pickens County | 37,051,089 |
| 21 | Dillon County | 34,970,947 |
| 22 | Williamsburg County | 30,172,391 |
| 23 | Jasper County | 28,814,147 |
| 24 | Greenwood County | 27,304,485 |
| 25 | Marion County | 27,137,729 |
| 26 | Laurens County | 27,051,658 |
| 27 | Kershaw County | 23,452,184 |
| 28 | Cherokee County | 23,427,749 |
| 29 | Clarendon County | 23,391,160 |
| 30 | Chesterfield County | 22,482,719 |
| 31 | Darlington County | 22,406,135 |
| 32 | Newberry County | 17,285,070 |
| 33 | Hampton County | 15,113,493 |
| 34 | Union County | 12,508,597 |
| 35 | Marlboro County | 11,389,410 |
| 36 | Chester County | 10,840,877 |
| 37 | Abbeville County | 10,277,233 |
| 38 | Bamberg County | 9,304,194 |
| 39 | Fairfield County | 8,485,277 |
| 40 | Barnwell County | 8,357,926 |
| 41 | Saluda County | 8,169,411 |
| 42 | Lee County | 7,602,464 |
| 43 | Allendale County | 7,075,688 |
| 44 | Edgefield County | 6,758,452 |
| 45 | Calhoun County | 6,088,464 |
| 46 | McCormick County | 2,782,887 |