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CHARLESTON (19) County, South Carolina: Road Fatality Risk
Gera US Road Fatality Index: 6/10 (High) · 72/yr avg · 17.167/100k. Risk-context signals only.
What is the road fatality rate for CHARLESTON (19) County, South Carolina?
CHARLESTON (19) County, South Carolina averaged 72 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 17.167 per 100,000 population — 4.47/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 6/10 (High).
Road fatality data — CHARLESTON (19) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Road fatalities 2021 | 77 | NHTSA FARS 2021 |
| Road fatalities 2022 | 64 | NHTSA FARS 2022 |
| Road fatalities 2023 | 75 | NHTSA FARS 2023 |
| 3yr average annual fatalities | 72.0 | Gera calculation |
| 3yr average population | 419,410 | Census PEP 2021-2023 |
| Fatalities per 100k population | 17.167 | Gera formula |
| US average per 100k | 12.695 | NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 |
| GUSRFI score | 6/10 | High |
CHARLESTON (19) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer
Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.
GUSRFI
6 / 10
High
CHARLESTON (19) County, SC
CHARLESTON (19) County, SC has a High road fatality index (17.2/100k vs US avg 12.7/100k). Above-average risk signals from both fatality rate and VMT exposure.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.
Risk signal components
US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP
County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).
Avg annual fatals
72
2021-2023
Per 100k pop
17.17
3yr avg
South Carolina state context
South Carolina has a state GUSRFI of 8.8/10 (Very High), with 21.066/100k (3yr avg). CHARLESTON (19) County (17.167/100k) is 3.90/100k below the state average.
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CHARLESTON (19) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions
- How many road fatalities occur in CHARLESTON (19) County per year?
- NHTSA FARS recorded 77 road fatalities in CHARLESTON (19) County, South Carolina in 2021; 64 in 2022; and 75 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 72.0 per year.
- How does CHARLESTON (19) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
- CHARLESTON (19) County has 17.167/100k road fatalities — 4.47/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for South Carolina is 21.066/100k (GUSRFI 8.8/10).
- What is CHARLESTON (19) County's GUSRFI score?
- CHARLESTON (19) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 6/10 (High). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 79 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).
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All counties →Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).
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