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Snowstorm history in South Carolina

South Carolina has 153 county-level snowstorm declarations across 46 counties. Cherokee County leads with 5 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for snowstorm events in this state: $114.6M.

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

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

Snowstorm in South Carolina

Counties ranked by snowstorm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Cherokee County5$1.3M
2Aiken County4$34.3M
3Bamberg County4$3.3M
4Barnwell County4$3.0M
5Calhoun County4$1.7M
6Clarendon County4$847K
7Dillon County4$324K
8Edgefield County4$276K
9Florence County4$1.4M
10Greenville County4$6.0M
11Horry County4$3.9M
12Laurens County4$679K
13Lexington County4$3.7M
14Marion County4$2.9M
15Oconee County4$375K
16Orangeburg County4$3.3M
17Saluda County4$70K
18Spartanburg County4$1.6M
19Sumter County4$5.6M
20Union County4$89K
21Williamsburg County4$10.4M
22Allendale County3$1.0M
23Anderson County3$544K
24Berkeley County3$9.3M
25Chester County3$0
26Chesterfield County3$79K
27Colleton County3$3.9M
28Darlington County3$376K
29Dorchester County3$3.3M
30Fairfield County3$0
31Georgetown County3$3.8M
32Hampton County3$354K
33Kershaw County3$116K
34Lee County3$10K
35McCormick County3$24K
36Newberry County3$284K
37Pickens County3$2.8M
38Richland County3$2.6M
39York County3$1.1M
40Abbeville County2$0
41Beaufort County2$0
42Charleston County2$0
43Greenwood County2$0
44Jasper County2$0
45Lancaster County2$0
46Marlboro County2$0