Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in South Carolina
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in South Carolina
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
The United States as of Oct. 28 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 97.4 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.4% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 7.3% of people have received the most recent bivalent booster dose.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in South Carolina using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Oct. 27, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. Case count data based on Oct. 13 numbers reported by the Department of Health and Human Services. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#46. Saluda County
--- 59.5% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 401 (82 total deaths)
--- 11.1% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,379 (4,377 total cases)
--- 36.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#45. Cherokee County
--- 54.3% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 571 (327 total deaths)
--- 58.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,072 (17,231 total cases)
--- 10.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#44. Chesterfield County
--- 50.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 445 (203 total deaths)
--- 23.3% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,618 (13,977 total cases)
--- 8.4% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#43. Jasper County
--- 48.8% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 316 (95 total deaths)
--- 12.5% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,695 (6,825 total cases)
--- 32.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#42. Laurens County
--- 48.5% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 453 (306 total deaths)
--- 25.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,999 (21,597 total cases)
--- 4.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#41. Abbeville County
--- 46.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 289 (71 total deaths)
--- 19.9% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,718 (7,289 total cases)
--- 11.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#40. Anderson County
--- 46.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 517 (1,048 total deaths)
--- 43.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,508 (65,847 total cases)
--- 2.8% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#39. Calhoun County
--- 44.9% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (61 total deaths)
--- 16.1% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,088 (3,360 total cases)
--- 31.0% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#38. Union County
--- 44.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 567 (155 total deaths)
--- 57.1% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,047 (9,027 total cases)
--- 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#37. Spartanburg County
--- 41.6% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (1,585 total deaths)
--- 37.4% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,229 (109,458 total cases)
--- 2.4% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#36. Marlboro County
--- 40.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 421 (110 total deaths)
--- 16.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,673 (9,317 total cases)
--- 6.7% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#35. Dillon County
--- 40.1% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 489 (149 total deaths)
--- 35.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,008 (10,975 total cases)
--- 7.7% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#34. Oconee County
--- 39.9% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 453 (360 total deaths)
--- 25.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,741 (27,635 total cases)
--- 3.9% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#33. Chester County
--- 38.4% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 487 (157 total deaths)
--- 34.9% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,428 (11,746 total cases)
--- 8.9% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#32. Pickens County
--- 38.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 515 (654 total deaths)
--- 42.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,624 (51,545 total cases)
--- 21.5% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#31. Aiken County
--- 37.7% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 261 (446 total deaths)
--- 27.7% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,476 (48,658 total cases)
--- 14.8% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#30. Greenwood County
--- 36.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (320 total deaths)
--- 25.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,790 (25,343 total cases)
--- 7.0% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#29. Lancaster County
--- 36.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 297 (291 total deaths)
--- 17.7% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,051 (29,454 total cases)
--- 10.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#28. Lee County
--- 35.9% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 582 (98 total deaths)
--- 61.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,476 (4,792 total cases)
--- 14.8% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#27. Marion County
--- 35.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 548 (168 total deaths)
--- 51.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,759 (10,043 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#26. Colleton County
--- 35.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 592 (223 total deaths)
--- 64.0% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,213 (10,630 total cases)
--- 15.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#25. Darlington County
--- 34.9% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 495 (330 total deaths)
--- 37.1% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,874 (21,234 total cases)
--- 4.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#24. Clarendon County
--- 34.5% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (164 total deaths)
--- 34.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,390 (10,255 total cases)
--- 9.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#23. York County
--- 32.3% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 250 (702 total deaths)
--- 30.7% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,087 (90,157 total cases)
--- 4.0% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#22. Bamberg County
--- 32.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 540 (76 total deaths)
--- 49.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,935 (4,070 total cases)
--- 13.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#21. Newberry County
--- 29.8% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 539 (207 total deaths)
--- 49.3% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,023 (15,385 total cases)
--- 19.7% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#20. Berkeley County
--- 29.7% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 203 (462 total deaths)
--- 43.8% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,467 (62,599 total cases)
--- 17.9% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#19. Dorchester County
--- 28.5% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 324 (527 total deaths)
--- 10.2% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,773 (66,382 total cases)
--- 21.9% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#18. Georgetown County
--- 27.4% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 377 (236 total deaths)
--- 4.4% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,676 (18,601 total cases)
--- 11.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#17. Florence County
--- 26.7% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 482 (666 total deaths)
--- 33.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,770 (48,085 total cases)
--- 4.0% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#16. Greenville County
--- 25.8% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 395 (2,067 total deaths)
--- 9.4% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,387 (195,737 total cases)
--- 11.8% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#15. Lexington County
--- 25.6% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 308 (920 total deaths)
--- 14.7% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,427 (114,801 total cases)
--- 14.9% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#14. Orangeburg County
--- 25.3% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 499 (430 total deaths)
--- 38.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,272 (27,810 total cases)
--- 3.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#13. Barnwell County
--- 25.2% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 498 (104 total deaths)
--- 38.0% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,118 (6,493 total cases)
--- 6.9% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#12. Horry County
--- 24.4% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 348 (1,231 total deaths)
--- 3.6% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,324 (114,454 total cases)
--- 3.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#11. Williamsburg County
--- 24.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 494 (150 total deaths)
--- 36.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,083 (9,743 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#10. Sumter County
--- 24.0% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 389 (415 total deaths)
--- 7.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,994 (33,077 total cases)
--- 7.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#9. Kershaw County
--- 21.4% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 407 (271 total deaths)
--- 12.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,588 (25,681 total cases)
--- 15.4% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#8. Allendale County
--- 21.3% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 276 (24 total deaths)
--- 23.5% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,060 (2,351 total cases)
--- 19.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#7. McCormick County
--- 21.3% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 423 (40 total deaths)
--- 17.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,158 (2,570 total cases)
--- 18.8% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#6. Edgefield County
--- 18.9% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 268 (73 total deaths)
--- 25.8% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,613 (7,800 total cases)
--- 14.4% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#5. Richland County
--- 18.4% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 238 (989 total deaths)
--- 34.1% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,105 (150,109 total cases)
--- 8.0% more cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#4. Hampton County
--- 14.8% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 447 (86 total deaths)
--- 23.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,596 (5,689 total cases)
--- 11.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#3. Fairfield County
--- 13.1% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 497 (111 total deaths)
--- 37.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,651 (7,073 total cases)
--- 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#2. Charleston County
--- 12.1% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 240 (988 total deaths)
--- 33.5% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,008 (131,683 total cases)
--- 4.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina
#1. Beaufort County
--- 8.8% lower vaccination rate than South Carolina
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 208 (400 total deaths)
--- 42.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Carolina
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,404 (50,728 total cases)
--- 21.0% less cases per 100k residents than South Carolina