Counties in South Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Jasper County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 46 counties in 2022, at 71.9 per 100,000 people. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 4.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 27.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for South Carolina was 20.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest71.9Jasper County
Median27.246 counties
South Carolina20.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleAiken County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 20 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 32 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleColleton County: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDillon County: 36 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 12 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleHampton County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleHorry County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County: 25 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleLexington County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County: 50 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleOconee County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County: 56.5 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 9.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Jasper County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County71.9Lee County: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County68.2Chester County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleChester County62.6Colleton County: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleColleton County62.1Orangeburg County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County56.5Hampton County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleHampton County55.1Marlboro County: 50 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County50Clarendon County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County48.4Fairfield County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County44.1McCormick County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County41.1Dillon County: 36 per 100,000 peopleDillon County36Laurens County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County35.2Union County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County33.6Chesterfield County: 32 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County32Darlington County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County30.4Williamsburg County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County29.8Edgefield County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County29.3Sumter County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County28.8Abbeville County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County28.7Florence County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County28.5Cherokee County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County28.5Calhoun County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County28.2Georgetown County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County27.8Allendale County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County26.6Newberry County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County26.1Kershaw County: 25 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County25Anderson County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County21.4Marion County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County21.1Horry County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHorry County20.9Berkeley County: 20 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County20Oconee County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleOconee County19.9Greenville County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County18.8Greenwood County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County18.8Spartanburg County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County17Aiken County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleAiken County16.7Richland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County15.9Bamberg County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County15.4Charleston County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County15.2Lancaster County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County14.3Lexington County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleLexington County14.1Pickens County: 13.4 per 100,000 peoplePickens County13.4Dorchester County: 12 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County12Beaufort County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County11.2Saluda County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County10.5York County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleYork County9.5Barnwell County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County4.9Jasper County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County71.9Lee County: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County68.2Chester County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleChester County62.6Colleton County: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleColleton County62.1Orangeburg County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleOrangeburg County56.5Hampton County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleHampton County55.1Marlboro County: 50 per 100,000 peopleMarlboro County50Clarendon County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleClarendon County48.4Fairfield County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County44.1McCormick County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleMcCormick County41.1Dillon County: 36 per 100,000 peopleDillon County36Laurens County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLaurens County35.2Union County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County33.6Chesterfield County: 32 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County32Darlington County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDarlington County30.4Williamsburg County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliamsburg County29.8Edgefield County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleEdgefield County29.3Sumter County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County28.8Abbeville County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleAbbeville County28.7Florence County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County28.5Cherokee County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County28.5Calhoun County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County28.2Georgetown County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorgetown County27.8Allendale County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleAllendale County26.6Newberry County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleNewberry County26.1Kershaw County: 25 per 100,000 peopleKershaw County25Anderson County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County21.4Marion County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County21.1Horry County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHorry County20.9Berkeley County: 20 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County20Oconee County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleOconee County19.9Greenville County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenville County18.8Greenwood County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County18.8Spartanburg County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSpartanburg County17Aiken County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleAiken County16.7Richland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County15.9Bamberg County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBamberg County15.4Charleston County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCharleston County15.2Lancaster County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County14.3Lexington County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleLexington County14.1Pickens County: 13.4 per 100,000 peoplePickens County13.4Dorchester County: 12 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County12Beaufort County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County11.2Saluda County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSaluda County10.5York County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleYork County9.5Barnwell County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnwell County4.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people
Change on 2021
1Jasper County71.9-3.7 pts
2Lee County68.2+31.4 pts
3Chester County62.6+12.8 pts
4Colleton County62.1+12.7 pts
5Orangeburg County56.5+1 pts
6Hampton County55.1+5.8 pts
7Marlboro County50-3.6 pts
8Clarendon County48.4+16.1 pts
9Fairfield County44.1-4.3 pts
10McCormick County41.1+0.1 pts
11Dillon County36-24.7 pts
12Laurens County35.2+4.3 pts
13Union County33.6+7.7 pts
14Chesterfield County32+11.3 pts
15Darlington County30.4-6.2 pts
16Williamsburg County29.8-16.2 pts
17Edgefield County29.3+14 pts
18Sumter County28.8-0.7 pts
19Abbeville County28.7+8.1 pts
20Florence County28.5-1.6 pts
21Cherokee County28.5-12.5 pts
22Calhoun County28.2-35.5 pts
23Georgetown County27.8+7.5 pts
24Allendale County26.6+13.7 pts
25Newberry County26.1-21.3 pts
26Kershaw County25-11.2 pts
27Anderson County21.4-5.2 pts
28Marion County21.1-10.1 pts
29Horry County20.9-1 pts
30Berkeley County20+6 pts
31Oconee County19.9+7.3 pts
32Greenville County18.8+1.4 pts
33Greenwood County18.8+2.9 pts
34Spartanburg County17-8 pts
35Aiken County16.7-4.4 pts
36Richland County15.9-1.8 pts
37Bamberg County15.4+0.2 pts
38Charleston County15.2-3.3 pts
39Lancaster County14.3-6.6 pts
40Lexington County14.1-4.9 pts
41Pickens County13.4-8.6 pts
42Dorchester County12-3.9 pts
43Beaufort County11.2-2.3 pts
44Saluda County10.5-26.5 pts
45York County9.5-5.4 pts
46Barnwell County4.9-33.9 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, 2022. 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 71.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Barnwell County, with 4.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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