Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Jasper County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2019, at 71.4 per 100,000 people. Bamberg County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 22.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 19.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest71.4Jasper County
Median22.246 counties
South Carolina19.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Abbeville County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 14 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 41 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 30 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 50.6 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 32 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 18.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Jasper County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County71.4McCormick County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County62.9Orangeburg County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County50.6Clarendon County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County47.5Fairfield County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County47.1Colleton County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleColleton County41.4Hampton County: 41 per 100,000 peopleHampton County41Darlington County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County39.5Marion County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County37.2Chesterfield County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County36.9Laurens County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County34.2Marlboro County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County33.3Williamsburg County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County32Chester County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleChester County31.1Lee County: 30 per 100,000 peopleLee County30Dillon County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleDillon County28.2Florence County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County26.9Cherokee County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County26.7Newberry County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County26.5Union County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.5Allendale County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County24.2Kershaw County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County23.1Horry County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHorry County22.7Oconee County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleOconee County21.7Sumter County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County20.8Spartanburg County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County19.8Lancaster County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County19.1Anderson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County18.8Charleston County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County18.8Lexington County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLexington County18.2York County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County18.1Aiken County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAiken County17.9Georgetown County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County17.4Saluda County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County15.8Edgefield County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County15.4Pickens County: 15.3 per 100,000 peoplePickens County15.3Barnwell County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County14.5Berkeley County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County14.2Calhoun County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14.2Greenville County: 14 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County14Richland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.1Dorchester County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County11.9Greenwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County8.7Beaufort County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County8.1Abbeville County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County4.1Bamberg County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County0Jasper County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County71.4McCormick County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County62.9Orangeburg County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County50.6Clarendon County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County47.5Fairfield County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County47.1Colleton County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleColleton County41.4Hampton County: 41 per 100,000 peopleHampton County41Darlington County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County39.5Marion County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County37.2Chesterfield County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County36.9Laurens County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County34.2Marlboro County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County33.3Williamsburg County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County32Chester County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleChester County31.1Lee County: 30 per 100,000 peopleLee County30Dillon County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleDillon County28.2Florence County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County26.9Cherokee County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County26.7Newberry County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County26.5Union County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.5Allendale County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County24.2Kershaw County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County23.1Horry County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHorry County22.7Oconee County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleOconee County21.7Sumter County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County20.8Spartanburg County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County19.8Lancaster County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County19.1Anderson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County18.8Charleston County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County18.8Lexington County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLexington County18.2York County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County18.1Aiken County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAiken County17.9Georgetown County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County17.4Saluda County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County15.8Edgefield County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County15.4Pickens County: 15.3 per 100,000 peoplePickens County15.3Barnwell County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County14.5Berkeley County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County14.2Calhoun County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14.2Greenville County: 14 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County14Richland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.1Dorchester County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County11.9Greenwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County8.7Beaufort County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County8.1Abbeville County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County4.1Bamberg County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Jasper County71.4+31 pts
2McCormick County62.9+52.3 pts
3Orangeburg County50.6+5.2 pts
4Clarendon County47.5+0.3 pts
5Fairfield County47.1-8.9 pts
6Colleton County41.4-15.6 pts
7Hampton County41+30.8 pts
8Darlington County39.5+9.7 pts
9Marion County37.2+4 pts
10Chesterfield County36.9+9.5 pts
11Laurens County34.2-13.8 pts
12Marlboro County33.3+3.9 pts
13Williamsburg County32-5.7 pts
14Chester County31.1+3.2 pts
15Lee County30-22.6 pts
16Dillon County28.2-10.1 pts
17Florence County26.9-4.3 pts
18Cherokee County26.7-5.3 pts
19Newberry County26.5+5.4 pts
20Union County25.5+7.4 pts
21Allendale County24.2-22.4 pts
22Kershaw County23.1-3.4 pts
23Horry County22.7+1.5 pts
24Oconee County21.7+1 pts
25Sumter County20.8+6.6 pts
26Spartanburg County19.8-3.2 pts
27Lancaster County19.1+4.9 pts
28Anderson County18.8-3.2 pts
29Charleston County18.8+2.3 pts
30Lexington County18.2-5.5 pts
31York County18.1+5.1 pts
32Aiken County17.9+2.9 pts
33Georgetown County17.4-8.2 pts
34Saluda County15.8+0.1 pts
35Edgefield County15.4-19.3 pts
36Pickens County15.3-2.6 pts
37Barnwell County14.5+9.7 pts
38Berkeley County14.2-1.4 pts
39Calhoun County14.2-42.3 pts
40Greenville County14-1 pts
41Richland County12.1-0 pts
42Dorchester County11.9-2.7 pts
43Greenwood County8.7-20.2 pts
44Beaufort County8.1-3.4 pts
45Abbeville County4.1-8.2 pts
46Bamberg County0-21.8 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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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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 71.4 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Bamberg County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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