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Drought history in South Carolina

South Carolina has 31 county-level drought declarations across 31 counties. Abbeville County leads with 1 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for drought events in this state: $0.

This page shows every South Carolina county in South Carolina that has at least one FEMA drought 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 drought events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Drought in South Carolina

Counties ranked by drought declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Abbeville County1$0
2Aiken County1$0
3Allendale County1$0
4Anderson County1$0
5Bamberg County1$0
6Barnwell County1$0
7Beaufort County1$0
8Calhoun County1$0
9Charleston County1$0
10Cherokee County1$0
11Chester County1$0
12Edgefield County1$0
13Greenville County1$0
14Greenwood County1$0
15Hampton County1$0
16Jasper County1$0
17Kershaw County1$0
18Lancaster County1$0
19Laurens County1$0
20Lexington County1$0
21McCormick County1$0
22Newberry County1$0
23Oconee County1$0
24Orangeburg County1$0
25Pickens County1$0
26Richland County1$0
27Saluda County1$0
28Spartanburg County1$0
29Sumter County1$0
30Union County1$0
31York County1$0