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Hurricane history in South Carolina

South Carolina has 613 county-level hurricane declarations across 46 counties. Horry County leads with 18 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for hurricane events in this state: $1.1B.

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

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

Hurricane in South Carolina

Counties ranked by hurricane declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Horry County18$85.4M
2Berkeley County17$50.6M
3Georgetown County17$12.3M
4Williamsburg County17$16.0M
5Calhoun County16$1.3M
6Charleston County16$57.8M
7Colleton County16$9.1M
8Dillon County16$8.3M
9Marion County16$20.4M
10Chesterfield County15$5.2M
11Clarendon County15$897K
12Darlington County15$7.5M
13Dorchester County15$3.8M
14Florence County15$10.1M
15Jasper County15$10.4M
16Kershaw County15$1.5M
17Marlboro County15$4.6M
18Orangeburg County15$16.8M
19Richland County15$155.5M
20Sumter County15$2.9M
21Allendale County14$2.0M
22Beaufort County14$87.5M
23Lee County14$688K
24Bamberg County13$5.9M
25Barnwell County13$3.3M
26Hampton County13$5.2M
27Lancaster County13$98K
28Lexington County13$34.7M
29Chester County12$3.3M
30Fairfield County12$4.2M
31York County12$8.6M
32Cherokee County11$13.3M
33Greenville County11$119.1M
34Newberry County11$10.4M
35Oconee County11$5.9M
36Pickens County11$56.5M
37Spartanburg County11$82.4M
38Abbeville County10$9.8M
39Aiken County10$69.9M
40Anderson County10$30.9M
41Edgefield County10$9.0M
42Greenwood County10$18.9M
43Laurens County10$44.4M
44McCormick County10$3.6M
45Saluda County10$4.2M
46Union County10$4.5M