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, 2 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 Field Burden, triggered in 46 counties, followed by Heat Vulnerability in 24 counties.

McCormick 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
McCormick County 45065	56	25	74	41	65	9,941
Chesterfield County 45025	55	53	65	29	63	44,031
Allendale County 45005	54	24	65	46	73	7,369
Barnwell County 45011	53	24	72	28	75	20,447
Union County 45087	52	25	76	22	68	26,629
Edgefield County 45037	52	54	48	42	59	27,607
Darlington County 45031	51	51	61	24	61	62,416
Anderson County 45007	51	74	48	28	52	213,076
Fairfield County 45039	51	26	68	27	70	20,422
Dillon County 45033	51	22	73	23	70	27,698
Marlboro County 45069	50	22	68	29	69	25,704
Abbeville County 45001	50	33	67	28	59	24,434
Bamberg County 45009	50	23	65	28	71	12,974
Colleton County 45029	50	19	66	28	74	38,874
Hampton County 45049	50	23	62	35	69	18,122
Marion County 45067	49	19	73	26	65	28,508
Chester County 45023	49	25	65	25	70	32,226
Jasper County 45053	48	22	57	40	66	33,544
Oconee County 45073	48	31	67	33	53	81,221
Lee County 45061	48	23	65	23	70	15,967
Clarendon County 45027	48	19	71	24	63	31,004
Williamsburg County 45089	47	18	63	25	69	29,891
Horry County 45051	46	40	59	29	51	397,478
Laurens County 45059	45	34	54	27	59	68,873
Florence County 45041	45	58	46	24	51	137,214
Spartanburg County 45083	45	75	34	27	50	356,698
Calhoun County 45017	45	21	59	23	67	14,186
Saluda County 45081	45	26	59	29	58	19,123
Orangeburg County 45075	45	19	63	25	62	82,820
Cherokee County 45021	44	31	56	28	55	56,714
Georgetown County 45043	43	17	62	25	59	65,731
Aiken County 45003	42	43	42	33	53	177,130
Newberry County 45071	42	26	52	28	58	38,825
Greenwood County 45047	39	25	52	28	48	69,460
Kershaw County 45055	37	24	43	24	55	69,905
Lancaster County 45057	36	23	42	29	52	108,215
Greenville County 45045	36	71	23	28	37	558,036
Pickens County 45077	35	30	34	28	53	135,495
Sumter County 45085	34	20	45	25	48	104,165
York County 45091	33	61	19	29	38	298,320
Beaufort County 45013	30	18	41	28	38	198,979
Richland County 45079	29	44	21	26	40	425,138
Lexington County 45063	28	24	28	26	43	309,528
Berkeley County 45015	26	31	22	26	41	255,217
Dorchester County 45035	25	20	23	27	43	169,833
Charleston County 45019	24	38	17	27	34	424,367

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.