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Biological history in South Carolina

South Carolina has 92 county-level biological declarations across 46 counties. Abbeville County leads with 2 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for biological events in this state: $735.8M.

This page shows every South Carolina county in South Carolina that has at least one FEMA biological declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to biological events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of biological declarations across all states, see the biological disaster type page. For all hazard types in South Carolina, see the South Carolina state page.

Biological in South Carolina

Counties ranked by biological declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Abbeville County2$209K
2Aiken County2$2.0M
3Allendale County2$55K
4Anderson County2$11.2M
5Bamberg County2$159K
6Barnwell County2$110K
7Beaufort County2$1.6M
8Berkeley County2$5.8M
9Calhoun County2$181K
10Charleston County2$87.5M
11Cherokee County2$548K
12Chester County2$481K
13Chesterfield County2$760K
14Clarendon County2$489K
15Colleton County2$944K
16Darlington County2$1.5M
17Dillon County2$470K
18Dorchester County2$1.3M
19Edgefield County2$143K
20Fairfield County2$146K
21Florence County2$6.4M
22Georgetown County2$1.5M
23Greenville County2$181.8M
24Greenwood County2$2.0M
25Hampton County2$336K
26Horry County2$18.4M
27Jasper County2$513K
28Kershaw County2$795K
29Lancaster County2$1.0M
30Laurens County2$1.3M
31Lee County2$86K
32Lexington County2$79.3M
33Marion County2$490K
34Marlboro County2$162K
35McCormick County2$66K
36Newberry County2$485K
37Oconee County2$1.4M
38Orangeburg County2$4.9M
39Pickens County2$1.6M
40Richland County2$237.8M
41Saluda County2$175K
42Spartanburg County2$74.3M
43Sumter County2$1.9M
44Union County2$264K
45Williamsburg County2$466K
46York County2$2.5M