Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Deaths for South Carolina was 48.80K. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest number of deaths (4.43K), followed by Horry County (3.56K), and Charleston County (3.30K).

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 2017
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Greenville County 4427
2 Horry County 3558
3 Charleston County 3296
4 Spartanburg County 3107
5 Richland County 3034
6 Lexington County 2513
7 Anderson County 2251
8 York County 2084
9 Aiken County 1785
10 Beaufort County 1602
11 Florence County 1574
12 Berkeley County 1508
13 Dorchester County 1210
14 Pickens County 1195
15 Sumter County 1138
16 Orangeburg County 1012
17 Darlington County 903
18 Laurens County 894
19 Oconee County 884
20 Lancaster County 866
21 Georgetown County 790
22 Greenwood County 759
23 Kershaw County 657
24 Cherokee County 626
25 Colleton County 586
26 Chesterfield County 536
27 Marion County 442
28 Newberry County 439
29 Chester County 429
30 Clarendon County 419
31 Williamsburg County 415
32 Dillon County 403
33 Union County 401
34 Marlboro County 356
35 Abbeville County 311
36 Fairfield County 298
37 Barnwell County 271
38 Lee County 261
39 Hampton County 241
39 Jasper County 241
40 Saluda County 227
41 Edgefield County 223
42 Bamberg County 194
43 Calhoun County 173
44 McCormick County 145
45 Allendale County 118