Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Calhoun County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2014, at 81.9 per 100,000 people. Chesterfield County had the lowest, at 6.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 20.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 17.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest81.9Calhoun County
Median20.646 counties
South Carolina17.2History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 81.9 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 46.1 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 10.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Calhoun County: 81.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County81.9Jasper County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleJasper County58.5Dillon County: 46.1 per 100,000 peopleDillon County46.1Marlboro County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County45.7Colleton County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleColleton County44.8McCormick County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County40.6Laurens County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County36.2Fairfield County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County35.5Williamsburg County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County33.1Lee County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County32.9Allendale County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County31.4Orangeburg County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County31.3Saluda County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County30.9Clarendon County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County30.1Marion County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County28.6Chester County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleChester County27.7Barnwell County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County27.4Cherokee County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County26.8Hampton County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHampton County24.4Abbeville County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County24.3Sumter County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSumter County24.2Anderson County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County23.5Kershaw County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County20.8Berkeley County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County20.4Horry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleHorry County19.8Darlington County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County19.7Lancaster County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County19.6Union County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County17.9Oconee County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleOconee County17.4Florence County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County16.6Aiken County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleAiken County14.1Bamberg County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County13.5Beaufort County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County13.4Spartanburg County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County13.2Greenville County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County12.9Lexington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleLexington County12.8Charleston County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County12.5Edgefield County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County11.5Georgetown County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County11.5Dorchester County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County10.9Newberry County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County10.7Pickens County: 10.6 per 100,000 peoplePickens County10.6York County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleYork County10.3Richland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County10.3Greenwood County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County10.2Chesterfield County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County6.6Calhoun County: 81.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County81.9Jasper County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleJasper County58.5Dillon County: 46.1 per 100,000 peopleDillon County46.1Marlboro County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County45.7Colleton County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleColleton County44.8McCormick County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County40.6Laurens County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County36.2Fairfield County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County35.5Williamsburg County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County33.1Lee County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County32.9Allendale County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County31.4Orangeburg County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County31.3Saluda County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County30.9Clarendon County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County30.1Marion County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County28.6Chester County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleChester County27.7Barnwell County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County27.4Cherokee County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County26.8Hampton County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHampton County24.4Abbeville County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County24.3Sumter County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSumter County24.2Anderson County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County23.5Kershaw County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County20.8Berkeley County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County20.4Horry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleHorry County19.8Darlington County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County19.7Lancaster County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County19.6Union County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County17.9Oconee County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleOconee County17.4Florence County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County16.6Aiken County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleAiken County14.1Bamberg County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County13.5Beaufort County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County13.4Spartanburg County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County13.2Greenville County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County12.9Lexington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleLexington County12.8Charleston County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County12.5Edgefield County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County11.5Georgetown County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County11.5Dorchester County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County10.9Newberry County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County10.7Pickens County: 10.6 per 100,000 peoplePickens County10.6York County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleYork County10.3Richland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County10.3Greenwood County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County10.2Chesterfield County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County6.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Calhoun County81.9+34.7 pts
2Jasper County58.5+27.1 pts
3Dillon County46.1+23.3 pts
4Marlboro County45.7+31.6 pts
5Colleton County44.8+10.6 pts
6McCormick County40.6+30.5 pts
7Laurens County36.2+19.5 pts
8Fairfield County35.5+0.4 pts
9Williamsburg County33.1-14.7 pts
10Lee County32.9+11 pts
11Allendale County31.4-9.8 pts
12Orangeburg County31.3-6.4 pts
13Saluda County30.9+5.3 pts
14Clarendon County30.1-2.7 pts
15Marion County28.6+3.4 pts
16Chester County27.7-2.8 pts
17Barnwell County27.4+9.3 pts
18Cherokee County26.8+10.7 pts
19Hampton County24.4+9.7 pts
20Abbeville County24.3-3.9 pts
21Sumter County24.2+8.4 pts
22Anderson County23.5+6.1 pts
23Kershaw County20.8-6.6 pts
24Berkeley County20.4+6.3 pts
25Horry County19.8+0.5 pts
26Darlington County19.7-7.4 pts
27Lancaster County19.6+13.3 pts
28Union County17.9+7.2 pts
29Oconee County17.4+13.4 pts
30Florence County16.6-5.9 pts
31Aiken County14.1-1.2 pts
32Bamberg County13.5-12.9 pts
33Beaufort County13.4+5.7 pts
34Spartanburg County13.2+1.9 pts
35Greenville County12.9-2.1 pts
36Lexington County12.8-1.6 pts
37Charleston County12.5+0.6 pts
38Edgefield County11.5+11.5 pts
39Georgetown County11.5-10 pts
40Dorchester County10.9-0.9 pts
41Newberry County10.7-8.1 pts
42Pickens County10.6-1 pts
43York County10.3+0.6 pts
44Richland County10.3-5.6 pts
45Greenwood County10.2+1.5 pts
46Chesterfield County6.6-19.8 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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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, 2014. 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?

Calhoun County, with 81.9 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Chesterfield County, with 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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