Wildfire risk in South Carolina
South Carolina: 46 counties covered
Across 46 South Carolina counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 63 — but that average hides real spread between counties, which is why each community in this dataset gets its own page rather than one statewide number.
- Charleston County, SC — 88th percentile, Very High
- Georgetown County, SC — 86th percentile, Very High
- Beaufort County, SC — 83rd percentile, Very High
- Berkeley County, SC — 81st percentile, Very High
- Williamsburg County, SC — 80th percentile, High
- Jasper County, SC — 79th percentile, High
- Colleton County, SC — 77th percentile, High
- Clarendon County, SC — 76th percentile, High
- Marlboro County, SC — 76th percentile, High
- Florence County, SC — 72nd percentile, High
- Dillon County, SC — 72nd percentile, High
- Sumter County, SC — 68th percentile, High
- Dorchester County, SC — 68th percentile, High
- Darlington County, SC — 67th percentile, High
- Oconee County, SC — 67th percentile, High
- Lee County, SC — 65th percentile, High
- Marion County, SC — 65th percentile, High
- Chesterfield County, SC — 64th percentile, High
- Horry County, SC — 63rd percentile, High
- Kershaw County, SC — 61st percentile, High
- Barnwell County, SC — 61st percentile, High
- Edgefield County, SC — 61st percentile, High
- Hampton County, SC — 61st percentile, High
- Allendale County, SC — 60th percentile, High
- McCormick County, SC — 60th percentile, High
- Orangeburg County, SC — 60th percentile, Elevated
- Aiken County, SC — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Saluda County, SC — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Pickens County, SC — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Fairfield County, SC — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Calhoun County, SC — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Bamberg County, SC — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Richland County, SC — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Greenwood County, SC — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Abbeville County, SC — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Newberry County, SC — 53rd percentile, Elevated
- Lexington County, SC — 53rd percentile, Elevated
- Chester County, SC — 52nd percentile, Elevated
- Union County, SC — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Laurens County, SC — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Lancaster County, SC — 49th percentile, Elevated
- Anderson County, SC — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Greenville County, SC — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Cherokee County, SC — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Spartanburg County, SC — 47th percentile, Elevated
- York County, SC — 45th percentile, Elevated
The 10 highest-risk places in South Carolina on this site
Of the 474 South Carolina communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- McClellanville, SC — 98th percentile, Very High
- Daufuskie Island, SC — 95th percentile, Very High
- Awendaw, SC — 95th percentile, Very High
- Sullivan's Island, SC — 94th percentile, Very High
- Meggett, SC — 92nd percentile, Very High
- DeBordieu Colony, SC — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Folly Beach, SC — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Isle of Palms, SC — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Rockville, SC — 91st percentile, Very High
- Bluffton, SC — 91st percentile, Very High