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Flood history in South Carolina

South Carolina has 57 county-level flood declarations across 39 counties. Calhoun County leads with 3 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $248.7M.

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

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

Flood in South Carolina

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Calhoun County3$714K
2Orangeburg County3$5.8M
3Aiken County2$371K
4Bamberg County2$616K
5Darlington County2$1.8M
6Dillon County2$40K
7Florence County2$6.0M
8Georgetown County2$8.5M
9Horry County2$7.3M
10Kershaw County2$2.0M
11Lancaster County2$24K
12Lee County2$1.6M
13Marion County2$507K
14Spartanburg County2$898K
15Sumter County2$17.4M
16Williamsburg County2$18.3M
17Abbeville County1$393K
18Allendale County1$0
19Anderson County1$417K
20Beaufort County1$828K
21Berkeley County1$16.4M
22Charleston County1$10.8M
23Cherokee County1$0
24Chesterfield County1$95K
25Clarendon County1$4.5M
26Colleton County1$2.4M
27Dorchester County1$6.4M
28Edgefield County1$0
29Fairfield County1$535K
30Greenville County1$898K
31Greenwood County1$717K
32Laurens County1$305K
33Lexington County1$30.4M
34Marlboro County1$0
35McCormick County1$9K
36Newberry County1$510K
37Richland County1$100.9M
38Saluda County1$110K
39Union County1$0