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Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2024

Greenville County had the highest traffic fatalities of 46 counties in 2024, at 94. Allendale County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 16 and the figure for South Carolina was 1,038. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest94Greenville County
Lowest1Allendale County
Median1646 counties
South Carolina1,038History

All counties, 2024

Greenville County: 94 countGreenville County94Spartanburg County: 66 countSpartanburg County66Richland County: 63 countRichland County63Charleston County: 61 countCharleston County61Horry County: 58 countHorry County58Lexington County: 54 countLexington County54Orangeburg County: 48 countOrangeburg County48Anderson County: 45 countAnderson County45Dorchester County: 38 countDorchester County38Berkeley County: 37 countBerkeley County37York County: 34 countYork County34Aiken County: 29 countAiken County29Florence County: 28 countFlorence County28Beaufort County: 27 countBeaufort County27Sumter County: 23 countSumter County23Darlington County: 22 countDarlington County22Pickens County: 21 countPickens County21Cherokee County: 20 countCherokee County20Georgetown County: 20 countGeorgetown County20Lancaster County: 20 countLancaster County20Colleton County: 17 countColleton County17Jasper County: 17 countJasper County17Laurens County: 17 countLaurens County17Dillon County: 14 countDillon County14Marion County: 14 countMarion County14Oconee County: 14 countOconee County14Chesterfield County: 10 countChesterfield County10Fairfield County: 10 countFairfield County10Kershaw County: 10 countKershaw County10Union County: 10 countUnion County10Clarendon County: 9 countClarendon County9Marlboro County: 9 countMarlboro County9Williamsburg County: 9 countWilliamsburg County9Barnwell County: 8 countBarnwell County8Chester County: 8 countChester County8Newberry County: 8 countNewberry County8Saluda County: 8 countSaluda County8Calhoun County: 6 countCalhoun County6Edgefield County: 6 countEdgefield County6Greenwood County: 5 countGreenwood County5Hampton County: 5 countHampton County5Abbeville County: 4 countAbbeville County4Lee County: 4 countLee County4McCormick County: 4 countMcCormick County4Bamberg County: 3 countBamberg County3Allendale County: 1 countAllendale County1
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Greenville County Provisional94+25.3%
2Spartanburg County Provisional66-21.4%
3Richland County Provisional63+5%
4Charleston County Provisional61-18.7%
5Horry County Provisional58-12.1%
6Lexington County Provisional54+14.9%
7Orangeburg County Provisional48+29.7%
8Anderson County Provisional45+66.7%
9Dorchester County Provisional38+153.3%
10Berkeley County Provisional37-39.3%
11York County Provisional34+13.3%
12Aiken County Provisional29-23.7%
13Florence County Provisional28-6.7%
14Beaufort County Provisional27+28.6%
15Sumter County Provisional23-23.3%
16Darlington County Provisional22-18.5%
17Pickens County Provisional21+16.7%
18Cherokee County Provisional20+42.9%
18Georgetown County Provisional20-4.8%
18Lancaster County Provisional20+33.3%
21Colleton County Provisional17+6.3%
21Jasper County Provisional17-10.5%
21Laurens County Provisional17-34.6%
24Dillon County Provisional14+16.7%
24Marion County Provisional14+7.7%
24Oconee County Provisional14+7.7%
27Chesterfield County Provisional10+25%
27Fairfield County Provisional10-33.3%
27Kershaw County Provisional10-9.1%
27Union County Provisional10+42.9%
31Clarendon County Provisional9-43.8%
31Marlboro County Provisional9-10%
31Williamsburg County Provisional9+12.5%
34Barnwell County Provisional8+60%
34Chester County Provisional8-27.3%
34Newberry County Provisional8-11.1%
34Saluda County Provisional8+33.3%
38Calhoun County Provisional6-14.3%
38Edgefield County Provisional6+50%
40Greenwood County Provisional5-68.8%
40Hampton County Provisional50%
42Abbeville County Provisional4-20%
42Lee County Provisional4-20%
42McCormick County Provisional4+300%
45Bamberg County Provisional3-50%
46Allendale County Provisional1-50%

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About this ranking

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina-counties.

Harvard

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Greenville County, with 94 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Allendale County, with 1 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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