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State Rollup · SC

South Carolina.

46 counties scored. Ranked by the Scout composite resilience index, which combines climate stability, water and food, social stability, infrastructure, and self-sufficiency.

MIN 40│MEDIAN 48│MAX 59
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Top 20 counties

Highest Scout composite scores in the state.
  1. #1
    McCormick County
    FIPS 45065·POP 9,500·#760 US
    59
    good
  2. #2
    Abbeville County
    FIPS 45001·POP 24,291·#973 US
    58
    good
  3. #3
    Calhoun County
    FIPS 45017·POP 14,114·#1,041 US
    57
    good
  4. #4
    Clarendon County
    FIPS 45027·POP 31,118·#1,252 US
    56
    good
  5. #5
    Williamsburg County
    FIPS 45089·POP 30,987·#1,579 US
    54
    good
  6. #6
    Georgetown County
    FIPS 45043·POP 63,262·#1,678 US
    53
    good
  7. #7
    Orangeburg County
    FIPS 45075·POP 84,183·#1,728 US
    53
    good
  8. #8
    Edgefield County
    FIPS 45037·POP 25,644·#1,780 US
    53
    good
  9. #9
    Marion County
    FIPS 45067·POP 29,137·#1,841 US
    52
    good
  10. #10
    Bamberg County
    FIPS 45009·POP 13,290·#1,925 US
    52
    fair
  11. #11
    Dillon County
    FIPS 45033·POP 28,257·#1,940 US
    52
    fair
  12. #12
    Greenwood County
    FIPS 45047·POP 69,326·#1,986 US
    51
    fair
  13. #13
    Horry County
    FIPS 45051·POP 348,574·#2,038 US
    51
    fair
  14. #14
    Saluda County
    FIPS 45081·POP 18,852·#2,076 US
    51
    fair
  15. #15
    Cherokee County
    FIPS 45021·POP 56,186·#2,146 US
    50
    fair
  16. #16
    Lee County
    FIPS 45061·POP 16,515·#2,185 US
    50
    fair
  17. #17
    Marlboro County
    FIPS 45069·POP 26,656·#2,202 US
    50
    fair
  18. #18
    Hampton County
    FIPS 45049·POP 18,531·#2,267 US
    49
    fair
  19. #19
    Laurens County
    FIPS 45059·POP 67,470·#2,278 US
    49
    fair
  20. #20
    Oconee County
    FIPS 45073·POP 78,560·#2,290 US
    49
    fair
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Bottom 10 counties

Lowest composite scores. Included for transparency, not alarm.
  1. #37
    York County
    FIPS 45091·POP 281,543·#2,979 US
    40
    poor
  2. #38
    Charleston County
    FIPS 45019·POP 407,722·#2,883 US
    42
    poor
  3. #39
    Richland County
    FIPS 45079·POP 415,644·#2,838 US
    43
    poor
  4. #40
    Greenville County
    FIPS 45045·POP 525,347·#2,823 US
    43
    poor
  5. #41
    Aiken County
    FIPS 45003·POP 168,745·#2,727 US
    45
    fair
  6. #42
    Fairfield County
    FIPS 45039·POP 20,909·#2,711 US
    45
    fair
  7. #43
    Lexington County
    FIPS 45063·POP 293,888·#2,701 US
    45
    fair
  8. #44
    Anderson County
    FIPS 45007·POP 203,620·#2,660 US
    46
    fair
  9. #45
    Lancaster County
    FIPS 45057·POP 95,804·#2,657 US
    46
    fair
  10. #46
    Barnwell County
    FIPS 45011·POP 20,573·#2,621 US
    46
    fair
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Every county

Alphabetical · 46
Scout composite resilience index · Get Ready

Composite combines five sub-scores using a weighted average. Source datasets: FEMA National Risk Index, NOAA temperature anomaly, NOAA precipitation normals, IRS county-to-county migration, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Codes. Open Scout map.