Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Calhoun County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2015, at 68.9 per 100,000 people. Saluda County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 24.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 20.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest68.9Calhoun County
Median24.746 counties
South Carolina20.2History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 52.4 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 32 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 35 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 13 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 7.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Calhoun County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County68.9Jasper County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County57.3Colleton County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleColleton County55.3Chester County: 52.4 per 100,000 peopleChester County52.4Clarendon County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County51.9Lee County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County45.2Allendale County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County43.3Darlington County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County38.1Chesterfield County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County35.6Marion County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County35.3Orangeburg County: 35 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County35Hampton County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleHampton County34.9Laurens County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County33.2Marlboro County: 32 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County32Fairfield County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County31.4McCormick County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County30.9Cherokee County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County30.4Georgetown County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County29.2Kershaw County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County28.7Bamberg County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County27.9Florence County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County27.5Horry County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleHorry County26.7Spartanburg County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County25.1Abbeville County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County24.3Williamsburg County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County24.2Dillon County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleDillon County23.3Barnwell County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County23.1Union County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County21.6Dorchester County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County21.2Sumter County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.7Newberry County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County18.7Berkeley County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County17.9Lancaster County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County17.8Oconee County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOconee County17.3Charleston County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County16.6Lexington County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLexington County16.6Anderson County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County16.5Greenwood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County15.9Aiken County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleAiken County15.9Greenville County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County14.9Pickens County: 13 per 100,000 peoplePickens County13Richland County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County11.1Beaufort County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County9.7Edgefield County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County7.7York County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleYork County7.3Saluda County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County0Calhoun County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County68.9Jasper County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County57.3Colleton County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleColleton County55.3Chester County: 52.4 per 100,000 peopleChester County52.4Clarendon County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County51.9Lee County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County45.2Allendale County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County43.3Darlington County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County38.1Chesterfield County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County35.6Marion County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County35.3Orangeburg County: 35 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County35Hampton County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleHampton County34.9Laurens County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County33.2Marlboro County: 32 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County32Fairfield County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County31.4McCormick County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County30.9Cherokee County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County30.4Georgetown County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County29.2Kershaw County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County28.7Bamberg County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County27.9Florence County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County27.5Horry County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleHorry County26.7Spartanburg County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County25.1Abbeville County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County24.3Williamsburg County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County24.2Dillon County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleDillon County23.3Barnwell County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County23.1Union County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County21.6Dorchester County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County21.2Sumter County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.7Newberry County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County18.7Berkeley County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County17.9Lancaster County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County17.8Oconee County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOconee County17.3Charleston County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County16.6Lexington County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLexington County16.6Anderson County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County16.5Greenwood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County15.9Aiken County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleAiken County15.9Greenville County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County14.9Pickens County: 13 per 100,000 peoplePickens County13Richland County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County11.1Beaufort County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County9.7Edgefield County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County7.7York County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleYork County7.3Saluda County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Calhoun County68.9-13 pts
2Jasper County57.3-1.2 pts
3Colleton County55.3+10.5 pts
4Chester County52.4+24.7 pts
5Clarendon County51.9+21.8 pts
6Lee County45.2+12.3 pts
7Allendale County43.3+11.9 pts
8Darlington County38.1+18.4 pts
9Chesterfield County35.6+29 pts
10Marion County35.3+6.7 pts
11Orangeburg County35+3.8 pts
12Hampton County34.9+10.5 pts
13Laurens County33.2-3 pts
14Marlboro County32-13.7 pts
15Fairfield County31.4-4.1 pts
16McCormick County30.9-9.7 pts
17Cherokee County30.4+3.5 pts
18Georgetown County29.2+17.8 pts
19Kershaw County28.7+7.9 pts
20Bamberg County27.9+14.5 pts
21Florence County27.5+10.9 pts
22Horry County26.7+6.9 pts
23Spartanburg County25.1+11.9 pts
24Abbeville County24.30 pts
25Williamsburg County24.2-9 pts
26Dillon County23.3-22.8 pts
27Barnwell County23.1-4.3 pts
28Union County21.6+3.7 pts
29Dorchester County21.2+10.3 pts
30Sumter County18.7-5.5 pts
31Newberry County18.7+8 pts
32Berkeley County17.9-2.4 pts
33Lancaster County17.8-1.8 pts
34Oconee County17.3-0.1 pts
35Charleston County16.6+4.1 pts
36Lexington County16.6+3.8 pts
37Anderson County16.5-6.9 pts
38Greenwood County15.9+5.8 pts
39Aiken County15.9+1.7 pts
40Greenville County14.9+2 pts
41Pickens County13+2.3 pts
42Richland County11.1+0.8 pts
43Beaufort County9.7-3.7 pts
44Edgefield County7.7-3.8 pts
45York County7.3-3.1 pts
46Saluda County0-30.9 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, 2015. 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 68.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Saluda County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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