Charleston County, SC Sex Offender Registry
As of August 2026, we index about 998 registrants with a Charleston County, SC address — about 24.4 per 10,000 residents. The figure is approximate and moves continuously — search below for the current picture on any specific person.
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Charleston County sex offenders by the numbers
- About 998 registrants we index list a Charleston County address — about 1 in 409 residents.
- That is 24.4 per 10,000 residents, about 31% below the South Carolina average of 35.5.
- Charleston County holds about 5% of the registrants we index in South Carolina.
- It ranks 4th of the 6 South Carolina counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 6th of 6 by rate per resident.
- Of the 2 Charleston County cities we publish pages for, North Charleston has the most, at about 967.
Counts are registrants we index with a Charleston County address as of August 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. Rates use 2020 Census population.
How Charleston County compares
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the South Carolina and national averages. All three rows come from the same continuously updated dataset, so the comparison divides like by like.
| Area | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston County, SC | 998 | 24.4 |
| South Carolina average | 18,180 | 35.5 |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Search Charleston County — and everywhere else at once
People move. A check limited to Charleston County misses a registration anywhere else, so a search here covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC and the territories — and lets you narrow to a Charleston County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
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City pages in Charleston County
Per-city counts and search for the Charleston County cities we publish pages for.
| City | Records indexed | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| North Charleston | 967 | 84.2 |
| Charleston | 962 | 64 |
How a Charleston County sex offender search works
South Carolina's registry publishes a full date of birth, so if you know the person's birthday a match can be confirmed precisely. With a common name, a matching date of birth is the fastest way to tell two people apart.
Registries in South Carolina are kept at the state level, so there is no separate county registry to check. The state’s own public search is South Carolina Sex Offender Registry (SLED).
People move across county and state lines, so a Charleston County search is not bounded by the county line. It reaches South Carolina, its neighbours (Georgia, North Carolina) and every other US registry in the same pass — so someone who lived elsewhere before Charleston County still surfaces, which a single-county or single-state search would miss.
Checking an address in Charleston County
A county is a big area; the useful question is usually one street. Start from the address you care about — a home you are buying or renting, a school, a daycare, a relative’s house — or its ZIP code, and set the radius to match: a few blocks for one home, a mile or two for a neighborhood, or the whole of a Charleston County city such as North Charleston, Charleston.
Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offenses, the address last reported and the official record link. Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so search a name as well when you are checking a particular person.
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Reading a Charleston County result
Each Charleston County result is one registry record: the registrant’s name and aliases, a photograph, the address they last reported, the offenses that carry a registration duty and their current registration status, usually with a physical description and often a risk level or tier.
Two things it is not. It is not a full criminal history — offenses that never required registration do not appear, which is what a criminal record search covers. And the address is where the person last reported living, not proof of where they are today, so check the record date and confirm the photograph before acting on it. How to read a record · Criminal record search
Charleston County offender search FAQ
How many registered sex offenders are in Charleston County?
As of August 2026, we index approximately 998 registrants with a Charleston County, SC address — about 24.4 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 409 residents. Treat the figure as scale rather than a fixed number: the registered population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. When you need an answer about a specific person, run a search.
How does Charleston County compare with the rest of South Carolina?
Charleston County sits at about 24.4 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a South Carolina average of about 35.5 and a national average of about 47.2. Density varies block by block inside any county, so use the ratio as context — and a search, not an average, to answer about a specific address or person.
How do I check a specific person in Charleston County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Charleston County city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links, and the search covers every US registry at once, so someone now in Charleston County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Charleston County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Charleston County. Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offense history and the official state link — and you can widen the radius from one mile to a hundred to cover a neighbourhood or the whole area. It is address-and-radius search rather than a map, and it sees registrants whose published address we hold and have placed on a coordinate.
Is there a Charleston County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Charleston County is a search: we index about 998 registrants with a Charleston County address, and narrowing a search to the county, one of its cities, or a ZIP code returns them with photographs and official record links. To keep an eye on a specific area rather than read a long list, search outward from an address instead.
Which Charleston County city has the most registered sex offenders?
Among the 2 Charleston County cities we publish pages for, North Charleston has the most registrants we index, at about 967. Larger cities usually have larger counts, so the per-10,000 column in the city table is the fairer comparison.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Charleston County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Charleston County and emails you when someone registered nearby is added or moves in, so you don't have to re-run the same search.
Is this the official Charleston County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Charleston County registry" list exists. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset with every US registry in one place, and each record links back to the official state entry that published it — so you can verify any Charleston County result at its source.
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