Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Jasper County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2021, at 75.6 per 100,000 people. Oconee County had the lowest, at 12.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 28.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 23.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest75.6Jasper County
Lowest12.6Oconee County
Median28.146 counties
South Carolina23.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 21 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 63.6 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 41 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 49.3 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 75.6 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 31 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 41 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 55.5 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 37 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 46 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 14.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Jasper County: 75.6 per 100,000 peopleJasper County75.6Calhoun County: 63.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County63.6Dillon County: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleDillon County60.8Orangeburg County: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County55.5Marlboro County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County53.6Chester County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleChester County49.8Colleton County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleColleton County49.4Hampton County: 49.3 per 100,000 peopleHampton County49.3Fairfield County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County48.3Newberry County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County47.4Williamsburg County: 46 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County46Cherokee County: 41 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County41McCormick County: 41 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County41Barnwell County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County38.8Saluda County: 37 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County37Lee County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County36.9Darlington County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County36.7Kershaw County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County36.2Clarendon County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County32.3Marion County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County31.2Laurens County: 31 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County31Florence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County30.1Sumter County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleSumter County29.6Anderson County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County26.6Union County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.9Spartanburg County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County25Pickens County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePickens County21.9Horry County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHorry County21.8Aiken County: 21 per 100,000 peopleAiken County21Lancaster County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County20.9Chesterfield County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County20.8Abbeville County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County20.6Georgetown County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County20.3Lexington County: 19 per 100,000 peopleLexington County19Charleston County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County18.6Richland County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County17.7Greenville County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County17.4Greenwood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County15.9Dorchester County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County15.9Bamberg County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County15.2Edgefield County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County15.2York County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County14.9Berkeley County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County13.9Beaufort County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County13.5Allendale County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County13Oconee County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleOconee County12.6Jasper County: 75.6 per 100,000 peopleJasper County75.6Calhoun County: 63.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County63.6Dillon County: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleDillon County60.8Orangeburg County: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County55.5Marlboro County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County53.6Chester County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleChester County49.8Colleton County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleColleton County49.4Hampton County: 49.3 per 100,000 peopleHampton County49.3Fairfield County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County48.3Newberry County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County47.4Williamsburg County: 46 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County46Cherokee County: 41 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County41McCormick County: 41 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County41Barnwell County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County38.8Saluda County: 37 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County37Lee County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County36.9Darlington County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County36.7Kershaw County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County36.2Clarendon County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County32.3Marion County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County31.2Laurens County: 31 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County31Florence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County30.1Sumter County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleSumter County29.6Anderson County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County26.6Union County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.9Spartanburg County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County25Pickens County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePickens County21.9Horry County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHorry County21.8Aiken County: 21 per 100,000 peopleAiken County21Lancaster County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County20.9Chesterfield County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County20.8Abbeville County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County20.6Georgetown County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County20.3Lexington County: 19 per 100,000 peopleLexington County19Charleston County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County18.6Richland County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County17.7Greenville County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County17.4Greenwood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County15.9Dorchester County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County15.9Bamberg County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County15.2Edgefield County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County15.2York County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County14.9Berkeley County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County13.9Beaufort County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County13.5Allendale County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County13Oconee County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleOconee County12.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people
Change on 2020
1Jasper County75.6+27.5 pts
2Calhoun County63.6+35.3 pts
3Dillon County60.8+14.8 pts
4Orangeburg County55.5+11.5 pts
5Marlboro County53.6+0.8 pts
6Chester County49.8+15.7 pts
7Colleton County49.4-49.2 pts
8Hampton County49.3-20.9 pts
9Fairfield County48.3-33.1 pts
10Newberry County47.4+15.6 pts
11Williamsburg County46+7.2 pts
12Cherokee County41+19.6 pts
13McCormick County41+30.4 pts
14Barnwell County38.8+24.3 pts
15Saluda County37+10.6 pts
16Lee County36.9+0.6 pts
17Darlington County36.7+14.4 pts
18Kershaw County36.2+8.8 pts
19Clarendon County32.3+3.1 pts
20Marion County31.2-3.2 pts
21Laurens County31-3.1 pts
22Florence County30.1+6.7 pts
23Sumter County29.6+5.9 pts
24Anderson County26.6+3.1 pts
25Union County25.9+0.1 pts
26Spartanburg County25+6.2 pts
27Pickens County21.9+7.5 pts
28Horry County21.8+4 pts
29Aiken County21+2.1 pts
30Lancaster County20.9+2.3 pts
31Chesterfield County20.8-7 pts
32Abbeville County20.60 pts
33Georgetown County20.3+1.4 pts
34Lexington County19+4.4 pts
35Charleston County18.6+0.8 pts
36Richland County17.7+4.5 pts
37Greenville County17.4+1.8 pts
38Greenwood County15.9-12.9 pts
39Dorchester County15.9+1.1 pts
40Bamberg County15.2-14.9 pts
41Edgefield County15.2-15.9 pts
42York County14.9+2.2 pts
43Berkeley County13.9-12 pts
44Beaufort County13.5+2.9 pts
45Allendale County13-62.7 pts
46Oconee County12.6-5.2 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, 2021. 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 75.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Oconee County, with 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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