What information can people find on their county's website in South Carolina?
This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on South Carolina county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on South Carolina's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
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Conclusions chart
2012
In June of 2012, Sunshine Review re-evaluated the top five largest counties according to our transparency checklist. These five largest counties, Greenville County, Richland County, Charleston County, Spartanburg County, and Horry County, averaged a "C+" website transparency grade.
Comparison chart
2009
The rest of the evalautions for counties in South Carolina were conducted in 2009, where the counties averaged a "D" website transparency grade.
Comparison chart
Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.
| County
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Grades
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Budget
|
Meetings
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Elected Officials
|
Admin.
Officials
|
Permits/
Zoning
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Audits
|
Contracts
|
Lobbying
|
Public records
|
Taxes
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| Abbeville County, South Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Aiken County, South Carolina
|
A+
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Allendale County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Anderson County, South Carolina
|
A-
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Bamberg County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Barnwell County, South Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Beaufort County, South Carolina
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Berkeley County, South Carolina
|
C
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Calhoun County, South Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Charleston County, South Carolina
|
B
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Cherokee County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Chester County, South Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Chesterfield County, South Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Clarendon County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Colleton County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
| Darlington County, South Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Dillon County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Dorchester County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Edgefield County, South Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Fairfield County, South Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Florence County, South Carolina
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
| Georgetown County, South Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Greenville County, South Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Greenwood County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Hampton County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Horry County, South Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Jasper County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
| Kershaw County, South Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
| Lancaster County, South Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Laurens County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Lee County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Lexington County, South Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Marion County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Marlboro County, South Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| McCormick County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Newberry County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Oconee County, South Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Orangeburg County, South Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Pickens County, South Carolina
|
D-
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Richland County, South Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Saluda County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Spartanburg County, South Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Sumter County, South Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Union County, South Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Williamsburg County, South Carolina
|
F
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| York County, South Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
