Counties with the Most Wildfires in South Carolina
The top 25 of 46 South Carolina counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.
| # | County | Recorded wildfires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg County | 4,660 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 4,368 |
| 3 | Orangeburg County | 3,361 |
| 4 | Aiken County | 3,289 |
| 5 | Colleton County | 3,105 |
| 6 | Florence County | 2,770 |
| 7 | Clarendon County | 2,426 |
| 8 | Lexington County | 2,384 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 2,182 |
| 10 | Horry County | 2,134 |
| 11 | Chesterfield County | 2,074 |
| 12 | Sumter County | 1,985 |
| 13 | Darlington County | 1,968 |
| 14 | Kershaw County | 1,803 |
| 15 | Georgetown County | 1,678 |
| 16 | Dorchester County | 1,502 |
| 17 | Hampton County | 1,264 |
| 18 | Lee County | 1,258 |
| 19 | Marlboro County | 1,171 |
| 20 | Charleston County | 1,104 |
| 21 | Dillon County | 1,052 |
| 22 | Richland County | 1,038 |
| 23 | Abbeville County | 1,033 |
| 24 | Beaufort County | 957 |
| 25 | Fairfield County | 955 |
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 Most Wildfires in South Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-carolina/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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