South Carolina Lawn Care Guide
Lawn care guide for 46 counties · Average LDS: 28/100
USDA SSURGO / PHZMSouth Carolina covers USDA hardiness zones 8–9, with lawn difficulty averaging 28/100 across 46 counties. Centipedegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.
County grass atlas
South Carolina grass suitability by county
A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.
Counties
46/46
Avg best fit
93%
Species
4
Counties by Lawn Difficulty
| County | LDS | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 19 | 8a |
| Fairfield County | 19 | 8a |
| Kershaw County | 19 | 8a |
| Lancaster County | 19 | 8a |
| Union County | 19 | 8a |
| Abbeville County | 20 | 8a |
| Chester County | 20 | 8a |
| Laurens County | 20 | 8a |
| Charleston County | 21 | 9a |
| Barnwell County | 23 | 8b |
| Cherokee County | 23 | 8a |
| Greenwood County | 23 | 8a |
| Newberry County | 24 | 8a |
| Aiken County | 25 | 8b |
| Calhoun County | 25 | 8b |
| Jasper County | 25 | 9a |
| Saluda County | 25 | 8a |
| York County | 25 | 8a |
| Lexington County | 26 | 8b |
| Richland County | 26 | 8b |
| Spartanburg County | 26 | 8a |
| Edgefield County | 27 | 8b |
| Greenville County | 27 | 8a |
| McCormick County | 27 | 8b |
| Chesterfield County | 28 | 8a |
| Oconee County | 29 | 8a |
| Pickens County | 29 | 8a |
| Berkeley County | 30 | 8b |
| Beaufort County | 31 | 9a |
| Marlboro County | 31 | 8a |
| Sumter County | 31 | 8b |
| Dillon County | 32 | 8b |
| Lee County | 32 | 8b |
| Horry County | 33 | 8b |
| Darlington County | 34 | 8b |
| Florence County | 34 | 8b |
| Marion County | 34 | 8b |
| Bamberg County | 35 | 8b |
| Georgetown County | 35 | 8b |
| Allendale County | 36 | 8b |
| Colleton County | 36 | 8b |
| Orangeburg County | 36 | 8b |
| Clarendon County | 37 | 8b |
| Hampton County | 37 | 8b |
| Williamsburg County | 37 | 8b |
| Dorchester County | 38 | 8b |