Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for South Carolina was 64.95K. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest number of deaths (5.76K), followed by Horry County (5.16K), and Spartanburg County (4.32K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: South Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Greenville County | 5760 |
| 2 | Horry County | 5156 |
| 3 | Spartanburg County | 4320 |
| 4 | Charleston County | 4029 |
| 5 | Richland County | 3972 |
| 6 | Lexington County | 3321 |
| 7 | Anderson County | 3087 |
| 8 | York County | 2650 |
| 9 | Florence County | 2171 |
| 10 | Aiken County | 2162 |
| 11 | Berkeley County | 2117 |
| 12 | Beaufort County | 2017 |
| 13 | Pickens County | 1726 |
| 14 | Dorchester County | 1586 |
| 15 | Sumter County | 1523 |
| 16 | Orangeburg County | 1418 |
| 17 | Lancaster County | 1183 |
| 18 | Oconee County | 1165 |
| 19 | Darlington County | 1135 |
| 20 | Laurens County | 1127 |
| 21 | Georgetown County | 1123 |
| 22 | Greenwood County | 1073 |
| 23 | Kershaw County | 958 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 886 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 692 |
| 26 | Colleton County | 689 |
| 27 | Newberry County | 610 |
| 28 | Clarendon County | 576 |
| 29 | Williamsburg County | 567 |
| 30 | Marion County | 548 |
| 31 | Chester County | 544 |
| 32 | Dillon County | 540 |
| 33 | Union County | 494 |
| 34 | Marlboro County | 436 |
| 35 | Abbeville County | 401 |
| 36 | Fairfield County | 397 |
| 37 | Edgefield County | 350 |
| 38 | Barnwell County | 348 |
| 39 | Jasper County | 343 |
| 40 | Saluda County | 306 |
| 41 | Lee County | 301 |
| 42 | Hampton County | 292 |
| 43 | Bamberg County | 270 |
| 44 | Calhoun County | 240 |
| 45 | McCormick County | 194 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 145 |