Horry, SC
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Horry in South Carolina · Population: 368,937
Horry, SC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 15 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 12 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 32/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 323.9K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 40 and a peak AQI of 87 in 2024, with 79% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 287 (79%) | 77 | 0 | 87 |
| 2023 | 238 (72%) | 94 | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 | 247 (94%) | 16 | 0 | 93 |
| 2021 | 238 (90%) | 26 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | 214 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in South Carolina, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (12)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| GSW&SA (SC2620004) | 247,550 | 0 |
| N MYRTLE BEACH CITY OF (SC2610011) | 40,625 | 0 |
| CONWAY CITY OF (SC2610008) | 27,005 | 0 |
| CONWAY RURAL (SC2620001) | 12,740 | 0 |
| OCEAN LAKES LTD (SC2660048) | 10,727 | 0 |
| GSW&SA-MARION CITY OF (SC3310001) | 9,104 | 0 |
| MULLINS CITY OF (SC3310002) | 7,366 | 0 |
| LAKEWOOD CAMPGROUND (SC2660049) | 4,415 | 0 |
| LORIS CITY OF (SC2610010) | 3,428 | 0 |
| LAKE VIEW TOWN OF (SC1710003) | 1,293 | 3 |
| GSW&SA-NICHOLS TOWN OF (SC3310003) | 678 | 0 |
| THOMPKINS MHP (SC2660045) | 42 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (15)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos. - Conway Plant | 180.2K lbs |
| 2 | Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Americas | 143.3K lbs |
| 3 | Wolverine Brass Inc | 260 lbs |
| 4 | Avx Corp Myrtle Beach | 157 lbs |
| 5 | Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Conway | 11 lbs |
| 6 | Concrete Supply Co - South Myrtle Beach | 1 lbs |
| 7 | Argos Ready Mix Surfside Concrete Plant | 0 lbs |
| 8 | S&w Little River Plant | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Ready Mixed Concrete #64 Conway | 0 lbs |
| 10 | S&w Murrells Inlet | 0 lbs |
| 11 | Argos Ready Mix N Myrtle Beach Concrete Plant | 0 lbs |
| 12 | Rinker Myrtle Beach Pipe | 0 lbs |
| 13 | Concrete Supply Co Llc-Nmb | 0 lbs |
| 14 | S&w Conway Plant | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Metglas Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Horry (6)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.