South Carolina Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 4 local news markets, 75 sources, and 46 counties across South Carolina.
Coverage Snapshot
46
Total Counties
13
Strong
3
Covered
10
Thin
3
DMA-Only
17
Desert
35% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 37% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in South Carolina
Counties Needing Coverage
17 of 46 counties in South Carolina are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Abbeville County Allendale County Bamberg County Barnwell County Beaufort County Berkeley County Colleton County Dorchester County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 24 counties in South Carolina.
Aiken County 1 Anderson County 1 Beaufort County 0 Berkeley County 0 Charleston County 2 Cherokee County 4 Darlington County 3 Dorchester County 0 Florence County 3 Georgetown County 0 Greenville County 15 Greenwood County 15 Horry County 10 Kershaw County 1 Lancaster County 0 Laurens County 0 Lexington County 9 Oconee County 0 Orangeburg County 5 Pickens County 0 Richland County 9 Spartanburg County 4 Sumter County 1 York County 1
Strongest Coverage Areas
Greenville County 15 sources
Greenwood County 15 sources
Horry County 10 sources
Lexington County 9 sources
Richland County 9 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.