Charleston County tops SC in vaccination rate

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A breakdown of vaccination rates across the Palmetto State shows that Lowcountry counties lead most of the rest of the state’s 46 counties in being vaccinated against COVID-19.

The United States as of Feb. 25 reached 946,481 COVID-19-related deaths and 78.8 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 64.8% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 43.5% have received booster doses.

As of Feb. 25, South Carolina reported a total of 16,790 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 1.5 million COVID-19 cases.

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 Feb. 24, 2022.

The table includes the county ranks, the percentage of the population considered fully vaccinated and where that county stands compared with the statewide average.

Rank	County	County Population Fully Vaccinated	Compared with State Vaccination Rate
1	Charleston County	64.1%	15.5% higher than SC
2	Beaufort County	63.8%	15.0% higher than SC
3	Fairfield County	63.2%	13.9% higher than SC
4	Hampton County	63.1%	13.7% higher than SC
5	Edgefield County	58.9%	6.1% higher than SC
6	McCormick County	58.0%	4.5% higher than SC
7	Kershaw County	57.3%	3.2% higher than SC
8	Richland County	57.2%	3.1% higher than SC
9	Allendale County	57.2%	3.1% higher than SC
10	Williamsburg County	56.1%	1.1% higher than SC
11	Horry County	55.7%	0.4% lower than SC
12	Barnwell County	55.0%	0.9% lower than SC
13	Orangeburg County	54.6%	1.6% lower than SC
14	Lexington County	54.2%	2.3% lower than SC
15	Greenville County	54.0%	2.7% lower than SC
16	Florence County	53.9%	2.9% lower than SC
17	Georgetown County	53.7%	3.2% lower than SC
18	Dorchester County	52.4%	5.6% lower than SC
19	Newberry County	51.6%	7.0% lower than SC
20	Berkeley County	51.5%	7.9% lower than SC
21	Sumter County	50.7%	8.6% lower than SC
22	Bamberg County	50.3%	9.4% lower than SC
23	York County	48.4%	12.8% lower than SC
24	Marion County	48.0%	13.5% lower than SC
25	Darlington County	47.9%	13.7% lower than SC
26	Colleton County	47.7%	14.1% lower than SC
27	Greenwood County	47.4%	14.6% lower than SC
28	Clarendon County	47.3%	14.8% lower than SC
29	Lee County	46.5%	16.2% lower than SC
30	Pickens County	45.8%	17.5% lower than SC
31	Chester County	45.3%	18.4% lower than SC
32	Aiken County	44.9%	19.1% lower than SC
33	Lancaster County	44.8%	19.3% lower than SC
34	Oconee County	44.8%	20.2% lower than SC
35	Dillon County	43.8%	21.1% lower than SC
36	Spartanburg County	43.2%	22.2% lower than SC
37	Marlboro County	42.8%	22.9% lower than SC
38	Union County	41.0%	26.1% lower than SC
39	Calhoun County	40.1%	27.7% lower than SC
40	Anderson County	39.8%	28.3% lower than SC
41	Abbeville County	39.5%	28.8% lower than SC
42	Laurens County	37.9%	31.7% lower than SC
43	Jasper County	36.7%	33.9% lower than SC
44	Chesterfield County	36.2%	34.8% lower than SC
45	Cherokee County	33.8%	39.1% lower than SC
46	Saluda County	29.8%	46.3% lower than SC

Because of inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available.

One is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two weeks after receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.