State index

South Carolina

Environmental and community health profiles for all 46 counties in South Carolina. Sorted by opportunity score (highest need first).

Counties

Avg opportunity score

Converging-risk counties

What the data shows in South Carolina

Across South Carolina's 46 counties, 3 have two or more of the four health-risk areas (environmental, disease, provider access, and social conditions) above the national threshold at the same time. These are the places where several pressures land together rather than one at a time.

Statewide, the health-risk area scoring highest on average is social and economic conditions, the leading driver of community health need in South Carolina.

The most widespread specific risk pattern is Heat Vulnerability, triggered in 24 counties, followed by Industrial Burden in 19 counties.

Chesterfield County carries the highest overall need in the state, with an opportunity score of 56 out of 100 (elevated). Higher scores mean more burden relative to the rest of the country.

County	Opportunity	Env	Disease	Provider	Social	Pop
Chesterfield County 45025	56	53	65	29	63	44,031
Allendale County 45005	55	24	65	46	78	7,369
McCormick County 45065	53	25	74	41	57	9,941
Barnwell County 45011	53	24	72	28	78	20,447
Darlington County 45031	52	51	61	24	63	62,416
Union County 45087	52	25	76	22	68	26,629
Dillon County 45033	52	22	73	23	78	27,698
Marlboro County 45069	51	22	68	29	77	25,704
Marion County 45067	51	19	73	26	71	28,508
Fairfield County 45039	50	26	68	27	67	20,422
Anderson County 45007	50	74	48	28	50	213,076
Bamberg County 45009	50	23	65	28	73	12,974
Hampton County 45049	50	23	62	35	69	18,122
Colleton County 45029	49	19	66	28	73	38,874
Edgefield County 45037	49	54	48	42	51	27,607
Chester County 45023	48	25	65	25	66	32,226
Jasper County 45053	48	22	57	40	66	33,544
Florence County 45041	48	58	46	24	58	137,214
Clarendon County 45027	48	19	71	24	62	31,004
Lee County 45061	48	23	65	23	69	15,967
Oconee County 45073	48	31	67	33	50	81,221
Abbeville County 45001	47	33	67	28	52	24,434
Orangeburg County 45075	47	19	63	25	71	82,820
Williamsburg County 45089	47	18	63	25	71	29,891
Horry County 45051	47	40	59	29	52	397,478
Laurens County 45059	46	34	54	27	61	68,873
Spartanburg County 45083	45	75	34	27	50	356,698
Saluda County 45081	44	26	59	29	54	19,123
Cherokee County 45021	44	31	56	28	54	56,714
Calhoun County 45017	43	21	59	23	61	14,186
Newberry County 45071	43	26	52	28	58	38,825
Aiken County 45003	42	43	42	33	50	177,130
Greenwood County 45047	41	25	52	28	54	69,460
Georgetown County 45043	41	17	62	25	51	65,731
Greenville County 45045	38	71	23	28	41	558,036
Pickens County 45077	37	30	34	28	58	135,495
Sumter County 45085	36	20	45	25	53	104,165
Kershaw County 45055	35	24	43	24	50	69,905
Richland County 45079	35	44	21	26	55	425,138
Lancaster County 45057	34	23	42	29	45	108,215
York County 45091	33	61	19	29	38	298,320
Beaufort County 45013	30	18	41	28	38	198,979
Charleston County 45019	29	38	17	27	47	424,367
Berkeley County 45015	27	31	22	26	41	255,217
Lexington County 45063	27	24	28	26	39	309,528
Dorchester County 45035	26	20	23	27	44	169,833

Scores are national percentile ranks (0–100) from the Banana Analytics methodology (v1.2.0). Higher scores indicate more burden. Click any county for its full environmental and community health profile.