Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Williamsburg County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2013, at 47.9 per 100,000 people. Edgefield County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 16.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 27 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 35 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 4 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 37.7 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 9.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Williamsburg County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County47.9Calhoun County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County47.2Allendale County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County41.2Orangeburg County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County37.7Fairfield County: 35 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County35Colleton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleColleton County34.2Clarendon County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County32.9Jasper County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County31.3Chester County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleChester County30.5Abbeville County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County28.2Kershaw County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County27.4Darlington County: 27 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County27Chesterfield County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County26.5Bamberg County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County26.4Saluda County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County25.5Marion County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County25.2Dillon County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleDillon County22.8Florence County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County22.5Lee County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County21.8Georgetown County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County21.5Horry County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleHorry County19.3Newberry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County18.8Barnwell County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County18.1Anderson County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County17.4Laurens County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County16.6Cherokee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County16.2Richland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County15.9Sumter County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County15.8Aiken County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAiken County15.4Greenville County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County15.1Hampton County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleHampton County14.7Lexington County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLexington County14.4Marlboro County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County14.1Berkeley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County14Charleston County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County11.9Dorchester County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County11.8Pickens County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePickens County11.6Spartanburg County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County11.3Union County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County10.7McCormick County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County10.1York County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleYork County9.7Greenwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County8.7Beaufort County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County7.7Lancaster County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County6.3Oconee County: 4 per 100,000 peopleOconee County4Edgefield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County0Williamsburg County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County47.9Calhoun County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County47.2Allendale County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County41.2Orangeburg County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County37.7Fairfield County: 35 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County35Colleton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleColleton County34.2Clarendon County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County32.9Jasper County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County31.3Chester County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleChester County30.5Abbeville County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County28.2Kershaw County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County27.4Darlington County: 27 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County27Chesterfield County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County26.5Bamberg County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County26.4Saluda County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County25.5Marion County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County25.2Dillon County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleDillon County22.8Florence County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County22.5Lee County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County21.8Georgetown County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County21.5Horry County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleHorry County19.3Newberry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County18.8Barnwell County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County18.1Anderson County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County17.4Laurens County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County16.6Cherokee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County16.2Richland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County15.9Sumter County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County15.8Aiken County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAiken County15.4Greenville County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County15.1Hampton County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleHampton County14.7Lexington County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLexington County14.4Marlboro County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County14.1Berkeley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County14Charleston County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County11.9Dorchester County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County11.8Pickens County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePickens County11.6Spartanburg County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County11.3Union County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County10.7McCormick County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County10.1York County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleYork County9.7Greenwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County8.7Beaufort County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County7.7Lancaster County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County6.3Oconee County: 4 per 100,000 peopleOconee County4Edgefield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Williamsburg County47.9+9.4 pts
2Calhoun County47.2-34.1 pts
3Allendale County41.2+10.9 pts
4Orangeburg County37.7+9.2 pts
5Fairfield County35-3.8 pts
6Colleton County34.2-10.1 pts
7Clarendon County32.9-2.7 pts
8Jasper County31.3-28.2 pts
9Chester County30.5+12.2 pts
10Abbeville County28.2+12.2 pts
11Kershaw County27.4+6.4 pts
12Darlington County27+3.2 pts
13Chesterfield County26.5+6.7 pts
14Bamberg County26.4+13.5 pts
15Saluda County25.5-15.4 pts
16Marion County25.2-2.8 pts
17Dillon County22.8-19.1 pts
18Florence County22.5-0 pts
19Lee County21.8+0.3 pts
20Georgetown County21.5-1.8 pts
21Horry County19.3+0.6 pts
22Newberry County18.8-16 pts
23Barnwell County18.1+0.1 pts
24Anderson County17.4-8.1 pts
25Laurens County16.6-16.6 pts
26Cherokee County16.2-0 pts
27Richland County15.9+2.9 pts
28Sumter County15.80 pts
29Aiken County15.4+3 pts
30Greenville County15.1+0.4 pts
31Hampton County14.7-14.2 pts
32Lexington County14.4-3.5 pts
33Marlboro County14.1+7.1 pts
34Berkeley County14-3.5 pts
35Charleston County11.9-1.3 pts
36Dorchester County11.8-2.3 pts
37Pickens County11.6-1.6 pts
38Spartanburg County11.3-6 pts
39Union County10.7+7.2 pts
40McCormick County10.1-20.1 pts
41York County9.7-1.9 pts
42Greenwood County8.7-5.7 pts
43Beaufort County7.7-6.2 pts
44Lancaster County6.3-5.2 pts
45Oconee County4-25.6 pts
46Edgefield County0-19.1 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate, 2013. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Williamsburg County, with 47.9 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Edgefield County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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