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Cities in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Port Royal, SC had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 43 cities in 2023, at 23.7%. North Myrtle Beach, SC had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 15.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest23.7Port Royal, SC
Lowest12.4North Myrtle Beach, SC
Median15.943 cities

All cities, 2023

Port Royal, SC: 23.7 %Port Royal, SC23.7Mount Pleasant, SC: 23.1 %Mount Pleasant, SC23.1Charleston, SC: 22.9 %Charleston, SC22.9James Island, SC: 22.6 %James Island, SC22.6North Charleston, SC: 19.8 %North Charleston, SC19.8Bluffton, SC: 19.6 %Bluffton, SC19.6Beaufort, SC: 18.8 %Beaufort, SC18.8Clemson, SC: 17.7 %Clemson, SC17.7Columbia, SC: 17.7 %Columbia, SC17.7Tega Cay, SC: 17.6 %Tega Cay, SC17.6Fort Mill, SC: 17.5 %Fort Mill, SC17.5Goose Creek, SC: 17.5 %Goose Creek, SC17.5Greenville, SC: 17.1 %Greenville, SC17.1Forest Acres, SC: 17 %Forest Acres, SC17North Augusta, SC: 17 %North Augusta, SC17Summerville, SC: 16.8 %Summerville, SC16.8Moncks Corner, SC: 16.7 %Moncks Corner, SC16.7Hanahan, SC: 16.6 %Hanahan, SC16.6Irmo, SC: 16.4 %Irmo, SC16.4Conway, SC: 16.1 %Conway, SC16.1Simpsonville, SC: 16 %Simpsonville, SC16Greer, SC: 15.9 %Greer, SC15.9Lexington, SC: 15.9 %Lexington, SC15.9Cayce, SC: 15.8 %Cayce, SC15.8Easley, SC: 15.5 %Easley, SC15.5Mauldin, SC: 15.5 %Mauldin, SC15.5Fountain Inn, SC: 15.3 %Fountain Inn, SC15.3Rock Hill, SC: 15.1 %Rock Hill, SC15.1Newberry, SC: 14.8 %Newberry, SC14.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 14.4 %Hilton Head Island, SC14.4West Columbia, SC: 14.4 %West Columbia, SC14.4Gaffney, SC: 14.2 %Gaffney, SC14.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 14.1 %Myrtle Beach, SC14.1Sumter, SC: 14 %Sumter, SC14York, SC: 14 %York, SC14Aiken, SC: 13.9 %Aiken, SC13.9Florence, SC: 13.8 %Florence, SC13.8Spartanburg, SC: 13.8 %Spartanburg, SC13.8Greenwood, SC: 13.7 %Greenwood, SC13.7Anderson, SC: 13.6 %Anderson, SC13.6Orangeburg, SC: 12.8 %Orangeburg, SC12.8Hardeeville, SC: 12.6 %Hardeeville, SC12.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 12.4 %North Myrtle Beach, SC12.4Port Royal, SC: 23.7 %Port Royal, SC23.7Mount Pleasant, SC: 23.1 %Mount Pleasant, SC23.1Charleston, SC: 22.9 %Charleston, SC22.9James Island, SC: 22.6 %James Island, SC22.6North Charleston, SC: 19.8 %North Charleston, SC19.8Bluffton, SC: 19.6 %Bluffton, SC19.6Beaufort, SC: 18.8 %Beaufort, SC18.8Clemson, SC: 17.7 %Clemson, SC17.7Columbia, SC: 17.7 %Columbia, SC17.7Tega Cay, SC: 17.6 %Tega Cay, SC17.6Fort Mill, SC: 17.5 %Fort Mill, SC17.5Goose Creek, SC: 17.5 %Goose Creek, SC17.5Greenville, SC: 17.1 %Greenville, SC17.1Forest Acres, SC: 17 %Forest Acres, SC17North Augusta, SC: 17 %North Augusta, SC17Summerville, SC: 16.8 %Summerville, SC16.8Moncks Corner, SC: 16.7 %Moncks Corner, SC16.7Hanahan, SC: 16.6 %Hanahan, SC16.6Irmo, SC: 16.4 %Irmo, SC16.4Conway, SC: 16.1 %Conway, SC16.1Simpsonville, SC: 16 %Simpsonville, SC16Greer, SC: 15.9 %Greer, SC15.9Lexington, SC: 15.9 %Lexington, SC15.9Cayce, SC: 15.8 %Cayce, SC15.8Easley, SC: 15.5 %Easley, SC15.5Mauldin, SC: 15.5 %Mauldin, SC15.5Fountain Inn, SC: 15.3 %Fountain Inn, SC15.3Rock Hill, SC: 15.1 %Rock Hill, SC15.1Newberry, SC: 14.8 %Newberry, SC14.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 14.4 %Hilton Head Island, SC14.4West Columbia, SC: 14.4 %West Columbia, SC14.4Gaffney, SC: 14.2 %Gaffney, SC14.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 14.1 %Myrtle Beach, SC14.1Sumter, SC: 14 %Sumter, SC14York, SC: 14 %York, SC14Aiken, SC: 13.9 %Aiken, SC13.9Florence, SC: 13.8 %Florence, SC13.8Spartanburg, SC: 13.8 %Spartanburg, SC13.8Greenwood, SC: 13.7 %Greenwood, SC13.7Anderson, SC: 13.6 %Anderson, SC13.6Orangeburg, SC: 12.8 %Orangeburg, SC12.8Hardeeville, SC: 12.6 %Hardeeville, SC12.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 12.4 %North Myrtle Beach, SC12.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Port Royal, SC23.7-0.3 pts
2Mount Pleasant, SC23.1-0.1 pts
3Charleston, SC22.9-0.4 pts
4James Island, SC22.6-0.4 pts
5North Charleston, SC19.8-0.3 pts
6Bluffton, SC19.6-0.2 pts
7Beaufort, SC18.8-1.4 pts
8Clemson, SC17.7-0.6 pts
8Columbia, SC17.7-0.4 pts
10Tega Cay, SC17.6-1.5 pts
11Fort Mill, SC17.5-1.6 pts
11Goose Creek, SC17.5-2.3 pts
13Greenville, SC17.1-1.7 pts
14Forest Acres, SC17-0.4 pts
14North Augusta, SC17-0.6 pts
16Summerville, SC16.8-1.1 pts
17Moncks Corner, SC16.7-2.6 pts
18Hanahan, SC16.6-2.3 pts
19Irmo, SC16.4-1.5 pts
20Conway, SC16.1-1.1 pts
21Simpsonville, SC16-2 pts
22Greer, SC15.9-1 pts
22Lexington, SC15.9-3.3 pts
24Cayce, SC15.8-3.1 pts
25Easley, SC15.5-1.2 pts
25Mauldin, SC15.5-1.7 pts
27Fountain Inn, SC15.3-2 pts
28Rock Hill, SC15.1-1.4 pts
29Newberry, SC14.8-0.9 pts
30Hilton Head Island, SC14.4-0.5 pts
30West Columbia, SC14.4-2.7 pts
32Gaffney, SC14.2-0.2 pts
33Myrtle Beach, SC14.1-0.8 pts
34Sumter, SC14-2 pts
34York, SC14-1.3 pts
36Aiken, SC13.9-0.5 pts
37Florence, SC13.8-1.4 pts
37Spartanburg, SC13.8+0.8 pts
39Greenwood, SC13.7-1 pts
40Anderson, SC13.6-2.2 pts
41Orangeburg, SC12.8-0.7 pts
42Hardeeville, SC12.6-0.5 pts
43North Myrtle Beach, SC12.4-0.8 pts

Other periods

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Percentage of adults who had 5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

Port Royal, SC, with 23.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

North Myrtle Beach, SC, with 12.4% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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