South Carolina has about 4.6 million acres of wetlands, accounting for about 23.4 percent of the surface area of the state. Only two other States, Florida and Louisiana, have a higher percentage of land area as wetlands.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency tasked with providing information to the public on the extent and status of the nation’s wetland and deepwater habitats, as well as changes to these habitats over time.
