Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for South Carolina was 58.97K. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest number of deaths (5.40K), followed by Horry County (4.94K), and Spartanburg County (3.67K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Greenville County 5403
2 Horry County 4943
3 Spartanburg County 3671
4 Charleston County 3664
5 Richland County 3488
6 Lexington County 3122
7 York County 2683
8 Anderson County 2602
9 Aiken County 2208
10 Beaufort County 2109
11 Berkeley County 2010
12 Florence County 1800
13 Dorchester County 1418
14 Pickens County 1386
15 Orangeburg County 1248
16 Sumter County 1244
17 Lancaster County 1148
18 Oconee County 1121
19 Darlington County 1010
20 Georgetown County 1001
21 Laurens County 911
22 Greenwood County 903
23 Kershaw County 830
24 Cherokee County 725
25 Chesterfield County 639
26 Colleton County 621
27 Newberry County 534
28 Chester County 529
29 Clarendon County 507
30 Marion County 465
31 Williamsburg County 460
32 Union County 458
33 Dillon County 442
34 Marlboro County 419
35 Jasper County 417
36 Fairfield County 353
37 Abbeville County 342
38 Edgefield County 332
39 Barnwell County 299
40 Saluda County 275
41 Hampton County 256
41 Lee County 256
42 Bamberg County 232
43 Calhoun County 213
44 McCormick County 162
45 Allendale County 106