It is endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Edisto, Combahee, Broad and Savannah River drainages in South Carolina and Georgia.

This is variable in color and sometimes appears faded, but the pale dorsal stripe is always distinct.

[4] The Savannah darter is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in South Carolina and Georgia in the Edisto, Combahee, Savannah and Broad River basins, below the fall line.

Its typical habitat is in riffles and fast-flowing sections of creeks and small rivers, over sand and gravel substrates, in the vicinity of aquatic vegetation or woody debris, or under overhanging banks.

[4] The Savannah darter is a common species and is widespread in the smaller streams of the river basins it inhabits.