Which county in South Carolina has the lowest natural disaster risk?

Pickens has the lowest natural disaster risk in South Carolina, at 41.5.

What is the natural disaster risk in Pickens?

Pickens is ranked #1 in South Carolina for natural disaster risk, at 41.5.

What are the top counties in South Carolina for natural disaster risk?

Pickens (41.5), then Greenville (46.9), and Spartanburg (47.0). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.

How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?

Counties in South Carolina are ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.

How does South Carolina compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?

This list is South Carolina only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.

Lowest Natural Disaster Risk Counties in South Carolina (2026)

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in South Carolina

Top 25 of 46 counties with data.

Ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first.

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in South Carolina

Rank	County	Value
01	Pickens41.5 County page
02	Greenville46.9 County page
03	Spartanburg47.0 County page
04	Anderson52.8 County page
05	Chester55.1 County page
06	Laurens55.8 County page
07	York56.3 County page
08	Oconee57.4 County page
09	Greenwood58.1 County page
10	McCormick59.0 County page
11	Richland59.2 County page
12	Charleston59.5 County page
13	Lexington60.8 County page
14	Cherokee61.6 County page
15	Lancaster62.3 County page
16	Union64.2 County page
17	Abbeville64.6 County page
18	Orangeburg65.5 County page
19	Berkeley65.7 County page
20	Lee66.1 County page
21	Edgefield66.6 County page
22	Dorchester66.9 County page
23	Fairfield67.5 County page
24	Aiken68.3 County page
25	Kershaw70.2 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks South Carolina counties by natural disaster risk, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For natural disaster risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh natural disaster risk against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of natural disaster risk.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in South Carolina has the lowest natural disaster risk?: Pickens has the lowest natural disaster risk in South Carolina, at 41.5.
What is the natural disaster risk in Pickens?: Pickens is ranked #1 in South Carolina for natural disaster risk, at 41.5.
What are the top counties in South Carolina for natural disaster risk?: Pickens (41.5), then Greenville (46.9), and Spartanburg (47.0). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?: Counties in South Carolina are ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
How does South Carolina compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?: This list is South Carolina only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.