Mediator deserts · South Carolina
8 of South Carolina’s 46 counties have no certified family mediator based in the county
149,132 people live in those counties, 2.7% of the state. The largest are Union (26,678 residents), Abbeville (24,607 residents) and Barnwell (20,495 residents).[1][2]
- Counties with none
- 8 of 46
- Statewide rate
- 6.0
- Counties with 1 or 2
- 15
149,132 residents
family mediators per 100,000 residents (331 people on the roster with a South Carolina county)
fewer than 3 family mediators to choose from
- Under 5
- 5–10
- 10–20
- 20–40
- 40–80
- 80 or more
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Sources: South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification ADR directory (family), read October 8, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (July 1, 2024). Counties: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (us-atlas), Albers USA.
Roster read October 8, 2026. Population as of July 1, 2024. County = the county on the directory. 14 of the 345 family mediators on the roster have no South Carolina county on record and aren’t counted in any county. Not legal advice.
Every South Carolina county
Counties with none first, then the fewest per resident. For counties with fewer than 3, the last column lists bordering counties that have family mediators, and how many. Colour chips match the map.
| County | Family mediators | Residents | Per 100k | Nearby counties with family mediators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | None | 26,678 | — | Mediators serving Union York 18, Spartanburg 10, Cherokee 5, Laurens 3 |
| Abbeville | None | 24,607 | — | Mediators serving Abbeville Greenville 29, Greenwood 6, Anderson 5, Laurens 3 |
| Barnwell | None | 20,495 | — | Mediators serving Barnwell Aiken 7, Orangeburg 2, Allendale 1 |
| Fairfield | None | 20,369 | — | Mediators serving Fairfield Richland 44, Kershaw 3, Newberry 3, Chester 2 |
| Hampton | None | 18,172 | — | Mediators serving Hampton Beaufort 22, Colleton 5, Allendale 1, Jasper 1 |
| Lee | None | 15,958 | — | Mediators serving Lee Florence 11, Sumter 6, Kershaw 3, Darlington 1 |
| Bamberg | None | 12,870 | — | Mediators serving Bamberg Colleton 5, Orangeburg 2, Allendale 1 |
| McCormick | None | 9,983 | — | Mediators serving McCormick Greenwood 6, Edgefield 1 |
| Pickens | 2 family mediators | 138,207 | 1.4 | Greenville 29, Anderson 5, Oconee 2 |
| Darlington | 1 family mediator | 62,425 | 1.6 | Florence 11, Chesterfield 4, Kershaw 3, Marlboro 1 |
| Lancaster | 2 family mediators | 111,652 | 1.8 | York 18, Chesterfield 4, Kershaw 3, Chester 2 |
| Anderson | 5 family mediators | 217,183 | 2.3 | — |
| Orangeburg | 2 family mediators | 83,129 | 2.4 | Lexington 10, Berkeley 9, Dorchester 9, Aiken 7 |
| Oconee | 2 family mediators | 82,475 | 2.4 | Anderson 5, Pickens 2 |
| Spartanburg | 10 family mediators | 369,256 | 2.7 | — |
| Jasper | 1 family mediator | 35,618 | 2.8 | Beaufort 22 |
| Lexington | 10 family mediators | 313,774 | 3.2 | — |
| Clarendon | 1 family mediator | 31,030 | 3.2 | Florence 11, Berkeley 9, Sumter 6, Orangeburg 2 |
| Edgefield | 1 family mediator | 29,455 | 3.4 | Aiken 7, Greenwood 6, Saluda 1 |
| Berkeley | 9 family mediators | 264,276 | 3.4 | — |
| Aiken | 7 family mediators | 179,245 | 3.9 | — |
| Marlboro | 1 family mediator | 25,498 | 3.9 | Florence 11, Chesterfield 4, Dillon 4, Darlington 1 |
| Kershaw | 3 family mediators | 71,698 | 4.2 | — |
| Laurens | 3 family mediators | 70,545 | 4.3 | — |
| Greenville | 29 family mediators | 570,745 | 5.1 | — |
| Saluda | 1 family mediator | 19,452 | 5.1 | Lexington 10, Aiken 7, Greenwood 6, Newberry 3 |
| Dorchester | 9 family mediators | 174,663 | 5.2 | — |
| Sumter | 6 family mediators | 104,776 | 5.7 | — |
| York | 18 family mediators | 303,001 | 5.9 | — |
| Chester | 2 family mediators | 32,323 | 6.2 | York 18, Lancaster 2 |
| Williamsburg | 2 family mediators | 29,865 | 6.7 | Florence 11, Berkeley 9, Georgetown 7, Marion 2 |
| Horry | 28 family mediators | 413,391 | 6.8 | — |
| Calhoun | 1 family mediator | 14,249 | 7.0 | Richland 44, Lexington 10, Sumter 6, Orangeburg 2 |
| Marion | 2 family mediators | 28,368 | 7.1 | Horry 28, Florence 11, Georgetown 7, Dillon 4 |
| Newberry | 3 family mediators | 39,203 | 7.7 | — |
| Florence | 11 family mediators | 138,049 | 8.0 | — |
| Greenwood | 6 family mediators | 70,041 | 8.6 | — |
| Cherokee | 5 family mediators | 57,770 | 8.7 | — |
| Chesterfield | 4 family mediators | 44,488 | 9.0 | — |
| Richland | 44 family mediators | 430,651 | 10.2 | — |
| Georgetown | 7 family mediators | 66,035 | 10.6 | — |
| Beaufort | 22 family mediators | 201,775 | 10.9 | — |
| Colleton | 5 family mediators | 39,259 | 12.7 | — |
| Allendale | 1 family mediator | 7,551 | 13.2 | Colleton 5 |
| Charleston | 61 family mediators | 431,001 | 14.2 | — |
| Dillon | 4 family mediators | 27,577 | 14.5 | — |
About this data
How we count
Each county’s number is the family mediators on the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification ADR directory (family) listed in that county (the county on the directory), the same count its county page shows. People no longer on the roster are left out. Population is the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2024 county estimate. The colour bins are the same on every state’s map, so states can be compared.
What a zero means
No family mediator on the roster lists that county. Mediators from nearby counties and online mediators may still take cases there; a court may require a mediator from its own roster.
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Sources
The official court roster and U.S. Census Bureau data only, each with the date we last checked it.
This page reports counts from an official court roster for general information. It is not legal advice and not an endorsement of any mediator. Rosters change; check the roster linked above for the current list.