NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in South Carolina
Quick answer: US-17 is the deadliest road in South Carolina: 246 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Horry County (18 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-26 (172) and I-95 (119).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-17 U.S. Highway |
246 | 221 | 47 → 44 | near Horry County: 18 deaths map | Horry County, Charleston County, Berkeley County, Georgetown County |
| 2 | I-26 Interstate |
172 | 146 | 38 → 33 | near Lexington County: 13 deaths map | Orangeburg County, Spartanburg County, Lexington County, Charleston County |
| 3 | I-95 Interstate · live page |
119 | 106 | 21 → 15 | near Colleton County: 12 deaths map | Colleton County, Dillon County, Clarendon County, Jasper County |
| 4 | US-52 U.S. Highway |
105 | 98 | 17 → 23 | near Charleston County: 17 deaths map | Berkeley County, Charleston County, Florence County, Williamsburg County |
| 5 | US-76 U.S. Highway |
102 | 100 | 18 → 17 | near Anderson County: 8 deaths map | Richland County, Anderson County, Sumter County, Florence County |
| 6 | US-21 U.S. Highway |
96 | 81 | 17 → 27 | near Beaufort County: 14 deaths map | Beaufort County, Orangeburg County, York County, Richland County |
| 7 | SR-9 State Highway |
93 | 85 | 21 → 24 | near Spartanburg County: 7 deaths map | Horry County, Spartanburg County, Lancaster County, Chesterfield County |
| 8 | I-20 Interstate |
89 | 80 | 20 → 18 | near Richland County: 11 deaths map | Richland County, Aiken County, Kershaw County, Lexington County |
| 9 | I-77 Interstate |
88 | 79 | 14 → 17 | near Richland County: 10 deaths map | Richland County, Chester County, York County, Fairfield County |
| 10 | US-29 U.S. Highway |
87 | 80 | 13 → 14 | near Greenville County: 19 deaths map | Spartanburg County, Greenville County, Anderson County, Cherokee County |
| 11 | US-25 U.S. Highway |
87 | 82 | 18 → 15 | near Greenville County: 15 deaths map | Greenville County, Greenwood County, Edgefield County, Aiken County |
| 12 | I-85 Interstate |
76 | 65 | 15 → 16 | near Spartanburg County: 15 deaths map | Spartanburg County, Greenville County, Cherokee County, Anderson County |
| 13 | US-1 U.S. Highway |
74 | 67 | 19 → 9 | near Richland County: 14 deaths map | Richland County, Lexington County, Aiken County, Kershaw County |
| 14 | US-176 U.S. Highway |
72 | 70 | 13 → 11 | near Richland County: 10 deaths map | Spartanburg County, Richland County, Berkeley County, Union County |
| 15 | US-378 U.S. Highway |
57 | 48 | 16 → 8 | near Florence County: 6 deaths map | Sumter County, Florence County, Lexington County, Marion County |
| 16 | US-15 U.S. Highway |
56 | 54 | 10 → 11 | near Dorchester County: 7 deaths map | Sumter County, Darlington County, Dorchester County, Colleton County |
| 17 | US-278 U.S. Highway |
54 | 48 | 19 → 10 | near Beaufort County: 9 deaths map | Beaufort County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Jasper County |
| 18 | US-301 U.S. Highway |
54 | 48 | 7 → 11 | near Orangeburg County: 9 deaths map | Orangeburg County, Dillon County, Florence County, Clarendon County |
| 19 | SR-34 State Highway |
52 | 50 | 14 → 6 | near Greenwood County: 4 deaths map | Newberry County, Kershaw County, Greenwood County, Lexington County |
| 20 | US-321 U.S. Highway |
52 | 50 | 15 → 14 | near Fairfield County: 6 deaths map | Orangeburg County, Fairfield County, Lexington County, Richland County |
| 21 | US-521 U.S. Highway |
51 | 45 | 8 → 8 | near Lancaster County: 6 deaths map | Lancaster County, Sumter County, Kershaw County, Clarendon County |
| 22 | US-501 U.S. Highway |
51 | 50 | 7 → 8 | near Horry County: 17 deaths map | Horry County, Marion County, Orangeburg County |
| 23 | SR-6 State Highway |
50 | 49 | 12 → 8 | near Lexington County: 6 deaths map | Lexington County, Berkeley County, Orangeburg County, Calhoun County |
| 24 | US-178 U.S. Highway |
49 | 43 | 8 → 9 | near Orangeburg County: 5 deaths map | Orangeburg County, Lexington County, Pickens County, Anderson County |
| 25 | US-221 U.S. Highway |
46 | 40 | 11 → 7 | near Spartanburg County: 11 deaths map | Spartanburg County, Cherokee County, Greenwood County, McCormick County |
| 26 | SR-20 State Highway |
42 | 41 | 15 → 5 | near Greenville County: 7 deaths map | Greenville County, Charleston County, Anderson County, Darlington County |
| 27 | SR-41 State Highway |
39 | 35 | 8 → 4 | near Williamsburg County: 4 deaths map | Marion County, Williamsburg County, Berkeley County, Colleton County |
| 28 | SR-28 State Highway |
38 | 35 | 5 → 8 | near Anderson County: 9 deaths map | Anderson County, McCormick County, Darlington County, Oconee County |
| 29 | SR-642 State Highway |
36 | 30 | 2 → 11 | near Charleston County: 19 deaths map | Charleston County, Dorchester County |
| 30 | SR-19 State Highway |
34 | 33 | 6 → 7 | near Aiken County: 8 deaths map | Aiken County, Horry County, Edgefield County, Dorchester County |
| 31 | I-385 Interstate |
33 | 27 | 7 → 8 | near Greenville County: 10 deaths map | Greenville County, Laurens County |
| 32 | SR-49 State Highway |
32 | 30 | 12 → 4 | near York County: 3 deaths map | York County, Union County, Laurens County, Darlington County |
| 33 | SR-72 State Highway |
32 | 28 | 4 → 6 | near York County: 6 deaths map | York County, Laurens County, Chester County, Abbeville County |
| 34 | US-601 U.S. Highway |
32 | 31 | 5 → 10 | near Orangeburg County: 6 deaths map | Hampton County, Richland County, Orangeburg County, Chesterfield County |
| 35 | US-78 U.S. Highway |
32 | 30 | 4 → 9 | near Charleston County: 8 deaths map | Charleston County, Dorchester County, Barnwell County, Aiken County |
| 36 | SR-31 State Highway |
31 | 27 | 8 → 2 | near Horry County: 8 deaths map | Horry County, Spartanburg County, Richland County, Lee County |
| 37 | SR-14 State Highway |
30 | 27 | 9 → 5 | near Laurens County: 5 deaths map | Greenville County, Laurens County, Spartanburg County, Darlington County |
| 38 | SR-81 State Highway |
30 | 26 | 6 → 5 | near Anderson County: 6 deaths map | Anderson County, Greenville County, Abbeville County, Aiken County |
| 39 | SR-61 State Highway |
27 | 26 | 6 → 4 | near Charleston County: 9 deaths map | Charleston County, Dorchester County, Colleton County, Cherokee County |
| 40 | US-123 U.S. Highway |
27 | 26 | 6 → 5 | near Pickens County: 10 deaths map | Pickens County, Greenville County, Oconee County |
| 41 | SR-291 State Highway |
27 | 26 | 6 → 7 | near Greenville County: 13 deaths map | Greenville County, Pickens County |
| 42 | SR-11 State Highway |
27 | 25 | 3 → 4 | near Spartanburg County: 3 deaths map | Oconee County, Spartanburg County, Pickens County, Greenville County |
| 43 | SR-62 State Highway |
26 | 25 | 4 → 2 | near Berkeley County: 14 deaths map | Berkeley County, Dorchester County, Spartanburg County, Greenville County |
| 44 | US-276 U.S. Highway |
25 | 24 | 3 → 7 | near Greenville County: 10 deaths map | Greenville County |
| 45 | SR-24 State Highway |
25 | 21 | 9 → 3 | near Colleton County: 3 deaths map | Oconee County, Anderson County, Colleton County, Florence County |
| 46 | US-701 U.S. Highway |
25 | 24 | 5 → 6 | near Horry County: 7 deaths map | Horry County, Georgetown County |
| 47 | SR-22 State Highway |
24 | 22 | 4 → 4 | near Anderson County: 6 deaths map | Anderson County, York County, Dorchester County, Horry County |
| 48 | SR-39 State Highway |
23 | 20 | 6 → 4 | — | Saluda County, Laurens County, Greenwood County, Dillon County |
| 49 | SR-51 State Highway |
23 | 20 | 2 → 3 | near Georgetown County: 5 deaths map | Georgetown County, Florence County, Sumter County, Lancaster County |
| 50 | SR-183 State Highway |
22 | 22 | 6 → 4 | near Greenville County: 8 deaths map | Greenville County, Pickens County, Oconee County |
| 51 | SR-48 State Highway |
22 | 21 | 5 → 2 | near Richland County: 7 deaths map | Richland County, Berkeley County, Kershaw County, Clarendon County |
| 52 | SR-53 State Highway |
22 | 18 | 5 → 2 | near Charleston County: 6 deaths map | Sumter County, Charleston County, Florence County, Laurens County |
| 53 | SR-215 State Highway |
21 | 16 | 3 → 4 | near Spartanburg County: 7 deaths map | Union County, Spartanburg County, Fairfield County, Richland County |
| 54 | SR-45 State Highway |
21 | 18 | 7 → 1 | near Orangeburg County: 6 deaths map | Orangeburg County, Colleton County, Berkeley County, Marion County |
| 55 | SR-38 State Highway |
21 | 21 | 7 → 0 | near Dillon County: 3 deaths map | Marlboro County, Dillon County, Georgetown County, Florence County |
| 56 | SR-162 State Highway |
20 | 20 | 6 → 6 | near Charleston County: 7 deaths map | Charleston County, York County, Dorchester County, Anderson County |
| 57 | SR-5 State Highway |
20 | 17 | 5 → 2 | near York County: 5 deaths map | York County, Greenville County, Cherokee County, Lancaster County |
| 58 | SR-13 State Highway |
20 | 18 | 4 → 0 | near Charleston County: 8 deaths map | Charleston County, Florence County, Oconee County, Darlington County |
| 59 | SR-29 State Highway |
19 | 19 | 6 → 2 | near Berkeley County: 9 deaths map | Berkeley County, Horry County, Chesterfield County, Laurens County |
| 60 | SR-12 State Highway |
19 | 18 | 3 → 3 | near Richland County: 5 deaths map | Richland County, Kershaw County, Florence County, Lancaster County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in South Carolina?
US-17 is the deadliest road in South Carolina: 246 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Horry County (18 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-26 (172) and I-95 (119). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.