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

All 46 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_binge_drinking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Charleston County | 21.4 |
| 2 | Pickens County | 17.1 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | 16.8 |
| 4 | Dorchester County | 16.7 |
| 5 | Richland County | 16.3 |
| 6 | York County | 16.2 |
| 7 | Berkeley County | 16 |
| 7 | Oconee County | 16 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 15.8 |
| 9 | Spartanburg County | 15.8 |
| 11 | Greenville County | 15.6 |
| 12 | Aiken County | 15.5 |
| 13 | Edgefield County | 15.4 |
| 13 | Newberry County | 15.4 |
| 15 | Lexington County | 15.3 |
| 16 | Lancaster County | 15 |
| 17 | Kershaw County | 14.9 |
| 18 | Horry County | 14.7 |
| 19 | Anderson County | 14.6 |
| 20 | Saluda County | 14.4 |
| 21 | Darlington County | 14.2 |
| 22 | Florence County | 14.1 |
| 22 | Greenwood County | 14.1 |
| 24 | Chester County | 14 |
| 24 | Laurens County | 14 |
| 26 | Chesterfield County | 13.9 |
| 27 | Sumter County | 13.8 |
| 27 | Union County | 13.8 |
| 29 | Jasper County | 13.7 |
| 30 | Abbeville County | 13.6 |
| 31 | Hampton County | 13.5 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 13.4 |
| 33 | Colleton County | 13.2 |
| 34 | Georgetown County | 13.1 |
| 35 | Barnwell County | 13 |
| 35 | Dillon County | 13 |
| 35 | Marlboro County | 13 |
| 38 | Clarendon County | 12.6 |
| 38 | Lee County | 12.6 |
| 38 | Orangeburg County | 12.6 |
| 41 | Bamberg County | 12.3 |
| 42 | Fairfield County | 12.2 |
| 43 | Allendale County | 12 |
| 44 | Marion County | 11.8 |
| 45 | Williamsburg County | 11.7 |
| 46 | McCormick County | 11.4 |