Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in South Carolina
The top 25 of 46 South Carolina counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.
| # | County | Largest single fire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horry County | 19,130 |
| 2 | Pickens County | 10,623 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 2,466 |
| 4 | Berkeley County | 1,922 |
| 5 | Colleton County | 1,275 |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 1,247 |
| 7 | Clarendon County | 1,200 |
| 8 | Jasper County | 1,016 |
| 9 | Oconee County | 990 |
| 10 | Richland County | 985 |
| 11 | Aiken County | 950 |
| 12 | Chesterfield County | 950 |
| 13 | Williamsburg County | 862 |
| 14 | Darlington County | 730 |
| 15 | Orangeburg County | 650 |
| 16 | Dillon County | 541 |
| 17 | Marion County | 530 |
| 18 | Lee County | 500 |
| 19 | Georgetown County | 430 |
| 20 | Marlboro County | 420 |
| 21 | Florence County | 404 |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 382 |
| 23 | Greenville County | 351 |
| 24 | Hampton County | 346 |
| 25 | Anderson County | 325 |
Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in South Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-carolina/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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