Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Jasper County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2016, at 94.1 per 100,000 people. Hampton County had the lowest, at 5 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 20.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest94.1Jasper County
Median21.646 counties
South Carolina20.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 5 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 94.1 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 34.3 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 14.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Jasper County: 94.1 per 100,000 peopleJasper County94.1Calhoun County: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County69.1Clarendon County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County64.1Colleton County: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleColleton County62.7Chester County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleChester County55.7Williamsburg County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County52.2Bamberg County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County49.8Fairfield County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County45.6McCormick County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County41.4Dillon County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleDillon County37.4Darlington County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County36.9Orangeburg County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County34.3Marlboro County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County32.6Laurens County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County31.6Anderson County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County29.2Marion County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County28.9Lee County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County28.8Kershaw County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County28.5Union County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.2Barnwell County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County23.3Allendale County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County22.6Aiken County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleAiken County22.4Horry County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleHorry County22.3Florence County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County21Dorchester County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County20.8Chesterfield County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County20.2Sumter County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.7Spartanburg County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County17.8Greenville County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County17.5Greenwood County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County17.4Richland County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County16.9Beaufort County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County16.8Berkeley County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County16.5Abbeville County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County16.3Lancaster County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County16Newberry County: 16 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County16Lexington County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleLexington County15.3Pickens County: 15.1 per 100,000 peoplePickens County15.1Oconee County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOconee County14.5York County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County14.1Charleston County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County13.8Edgefield County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County11.7Georgetown County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County9.7Cherokee County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County8.9Saluda County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County5.2Hampton County: 5 per 100,000 peopleHampton County5Jasper County: 94.1 per 100,000 peopleJasper County94.1Calhoun County: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County69.1Clarendon County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County64.1Colleton County: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleColleton County62.7Chester County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleChester County55.7Williamsburg County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County52.2Bamberg County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County49.8Fairfield County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County45.6McCormick County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County41.4Dillon County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleDillon County37.4Darlington County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County36.9Orangeburg County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County34.3Marlboro County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County32.6Laurens County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County31.6Anderson County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County29.2Marion County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County28.9Lee County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County28.8Kershaw County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County28.5Union County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.2Barnwell County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County23.3Allendale County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County22.6Aiken County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleAiken County22.4Horry County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleHorry County22.3Florence County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County21Dorchester County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County20.8Chesterfield County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County20.2Sumter County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.7Spartanburg County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County17.8Greenville County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County17.5Greenwood County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County17.4Richland County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County16.9Beaufort County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County16.8Berkeley County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County16.5Abbeville County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County16.3Lancaster County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County16Newberry County: 16 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County16Lexington County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleLexington County15.3Pickens County: 15.1 per 100,000 peoplePickens County15.1Oconee County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOconee County14.5York County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County14.1Charleston County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County13.8Edgefield County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County11.7Georgetown County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County9.7Cherokee County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County8.9Saluda County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County5.2Hampton County: 5 per 100,000 peopleHampton County5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Jasper County94.1+36.8 pts
2Calhoun County69.1+0.2 pts
3Clarendon County64.1+12.2 pts
4Colleton County62.7+7.5 pts
5Chester County55.7+3.3 pts
6Williamsburg County52.2+28 pts
7Bamberg County49.8+21.8 pts
8Fairfield County45.6+14.2 pts
9McCormick County41.4+10.6 pts
10Dillon County37.4+14.1 pts
11Darlington County36.9-1.2 pts
12Orangeburg County34.3-0.8 pts
13Marlboro County32.6+0.6 pts
14Laurens County31.6-1.6 pts
15Anderson County29.2+12.6 pts
16Marion County28.9-6.3 pts
17Lee County28.8-16.4 pts
18Kershaw County28.5-0.2 pts
19Union County25.2+3.6 pts
20Barnwell County23.3+0.2 pts
21Allendale County22.6-20.7 pts
22Aiken County22.4+6.6 pts
23Horry County22.3-4.4 pts
24Florence County21-6.5 pts
25Dorchester County20.8-0.4 pts
26Chesterfield County20.2-15.5 pts
27Sumter County18.70 pts
28Spartanburg County17.8-7.3 pts
29Greenville County17.5+2.6 pts
30Greenwood County17.4+1.4 pts
31Richland County16.9+5.8 pts
32Beaufort County16.8+7.1 pts
33Berkeley County16.5-1.4 pts
34Abbeville County16.3-8 pts
35Lancaster County16-1.8 pts
36Newberry County16-2.7 pts
37Lexington County15.3-1.3 pts
38Pickens County15.1+2.2 pts
39Oconee County14.5-2.7 pts
40York County14.1+6.9 pts
41Charleston County13.8-2.8 pts
42Edgefield County11.7+4 pts
43Georgetown County9.7-19.5 pts
44Cherokee County8.9-21.5 pts
45Saluda County5.2+5.2 pts
46Hampton County5-29.9 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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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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?

Jasper County, with 94.1 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Hampton County, with 5 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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