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Best Disaster Risk Counties in South Carolina

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 46 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
29/100
Top County
McCormick County
Counties Ranked
46

Top 10

#1
McCormick County
SC
91/100
#2
Edgefield County
SC
78/100
#3
Calhoun County
SC
77/100
#4
Allendale County
SC
65/100
#5
Lee County
SC
64/100
#6
Saluda County
SC
60/100
#7
Fairfield County
SC
59/100
#8
Chester County
SC
57/100
#9
Abbeville County
SC
55/100
#10
Barnwell County
SC
54/100

All South Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1McCormick County, SC
90.5
59.4
2Edgefield County, SC
78
59
3Calhoun County, SC
77.4
47.8
4Allendale County, SC
64.6
43.9
5Lee County, SC
64
43.9
6Saluda County, SC
59.9
50.1
7Fairfield County, SC
59.2
45.3
8Chester County, SC
56.9
40.3
9Abbeville County, SC
54.7
51
10Barnwell County, SC
54.2
39.8
11Bamberg County, SC
53.5
39.5
12Marlboro County, SC
42.5
39.8
13Union County, SC
41.8
38.6
14Newberry County, SC
38
43.4
15Hampton County, SC
35.2
39.2
16Kershaw County, SC
33.3
42.5
17Cherokee County, SC
30.3
44.8
18Darlington County, SC
27.7
44.9
19Greenwood County, SC
27.3
39
20Chesterfield County, SC
26
43.2
21Laurens County, SC
23.8
43.8
22Clarendon County, SC
23.5
42.6
23Pickens County, SC
22.4
50.4
24Jasper County, SC
21.4
34.6
25Lancaster County, SC
20.6
44.8
26Marion County, SC
19.3
46.2
27Sumter County, SC
18.3
35.2
28Williamsburg County, SC
17.9
39.3
29Aiken County, SC
15.8
44.5
30Dillon County, SC
15.7
40.3
31Colleton County, SC
14.5
31.7
32Oconee County, SC
14.4
48
33Anderson County, SC
12.8
40.9
34Orangeburg County, SC
12.3
36.4
35York County, SC
11.3
44.5
36Florence County, SC
10.4
39.5
37Spartanburg County, SC
9.4
40.3
38Lexington County, SC
9.1
38.3
39Georgetown County, SC
7.5
41.8
40Richland County, SC
6.9
36.7
41Dorchester County, SC
6.3
48.5
42Greenville County, SC
6
40.8
43Berkeley County, SC
5.2
35.1
44Beaufort County, SC
2.9
45.5
45Horry County, SC
1.8
39.4
46Charleston County, SC
1.4
43.4

Data Source

Disaster Risk data from RiskByCounty. See full details at RiskByCounty. Data updated February 2026.