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

Charleston County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 46 counties in 2021, at 21.7%. Orangeburg County had the lowest, at 12.3%. The median was 14.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.7Charleston County
Lowest12.3Orangeburg County
Median14.446 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 14.5 %Aiken County: 14.5 %Allendale County: 12.7 %Anderson County: 15.7 %Bamberg County: 13 %Barnwell County: 13.8 %Beaufort County: 16.2 %Berkeley County: 17.9 %Calhoun County: 13.8 %Charleston County: 21.7 %Cherokee County: 15.1 %Chester County: 13.9 %Chesterfield County: 14.3 %Clarendon County: 13.3 %Colleton County: 14.6 %Darlington County: 14 %Dillon County: 12.9 %Dorchester County: 16.6 %Edgefield County: 14.8 %Fairfield County: 12.3 %Florence County: 14.1 %Georgetown County: 13.1 %Greenville County: 15.7 %Greenwood County: 13.6 %Hampton County: 12.7 %Horry County: 14.6 %Jasper County: 14 %Kershaw County: 14.4 %Lancaster County: 15 %Laurens County: 15 %Lee County: 13.3 %Lexington County: 16 %McCormick County: 12.3 %Marion County: 12.4 %Marlboro County: 13.7 %Newberry County: 15.3 %Oconee County: 15 %Orangeburg County: 12.3 %Pickens County: 16.2 %Richland County: 18.4 %Saluda County: 14.3 %Spartanburg County: 14.8 %Sumter County: 14.5 %Union County: 13.4 %Williamsburg County: 12.5 %York County: 16.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Charleston County: 21.7 %Charleston County21.7Richland County: 18.4 %Richland County18.4Berkeley County: 17.9 %Berkeley County17.9York County: 16.8 %York County16.8Dorchester County: 16.6 %Dorchester County16.6Beaufort County: 16.2 %Beaufort County16.2Pickens County: 16.2 %Pickens County16.2Lexington County: 16 %Lexington County16Anderson County: 15.7 %Anderson County15.7Greenville County: 15.7 %Greenville County15.7Newberry County: 15.3 %Newberry County15.3Cherokee County: 15.1 %Cherokee County15.1Lancaster County: 15 %Lancaster County15Laurens County: 15 %Laurens County15Oconee County: 15 %Oconee County15Edgefield County: 14.8 %Edgefield County14.8Spartanburg County: 14.8 %Spartanburg County14.8Colleton County: 14.6 %Colleton County14.6Horry County: 14.6 %Horry County14.6Abbeville County: 14.5 %Abbeville County14.5Aiken County: 14.5 %Aiken County14.5Sumter County: 14.5 %Sumter County14.5Kershaw County: 14.4 %Kershaw County14.4Chesterfield County: 14.3 %Chesterfield County14.3Saluda County: 14.3 %Saluda County14.3Florence County: 14.1 %Florence County14.1Darlington County: 14 %Darlington County14Jasper County: 14 %Jasper County14Chester County: 13.9 %Chester County13.9Barnwell County: 13.8 %Barnwell County13.8Calhoun County: 13.8 %Calhoun County13.8Marlboro County: 13.7 %Marlboro County13.7Greenwood County: 13.6 %Greenwood County13.6Union County: 13.4 %Union County13.4Clarendon County: 13.3 %Clarendon County13.3Lee County: 13.3 %Lee County13.3Georgetown County: 13.1 %Georgetown County13.1Bamberg County: 13 %Bamberg County13Dillon County: 12.9 %Dillon County12.9Allendale County: 12.7 %Allendale County12.7Hampton County: 12.7 %Hampton County12.7Williamsburg County: 12.5 %Williamsburg County12.5Marion County: 12.4 %Marion County12.4Fairfield County: 12.3 %Fairfield County12.3McCormick County: 12.3 %McCormick County12.3Orangeburg County: 12.3 %Orangeburg County12.3Charleston County: 21.7 %Charleston County21.7Richland County: 18.4 %Richland County18.4Berkeley County: 17.9 %Berkeley County17.9York County: 16.8 %York County16.8Dorchester County: 16.6 %Dorchester County16.6Beaufort County: 16.2 %Beaufort County16.2Pickens County: 16.2 %Pickens County16.2Lexington County: 16 %Lexington County16Anderson County: 15.7 %Anderson County15.7Greenville County: 15.7 %Greenville County15.7Newberry County: 15.3 %Newberry County15.3Cherokee County: 15.1 %Cherokee County15.1Lancaster County: 15 %Lancaster County15Laurens County: 15 %Laurens County15Oconee County: 15 %Oconee County15Edgefield County: 14.8 %Edgefield County14.8Spartanburg County: 14.8 %Spartanburg County14.8Colleton County: 14.6 %Colleton County14.6Horry County: 14.6 %Horry County14.6Abbeville County: 14.5 %Abbeville County14.5Aiken County: 14.5 %Aiken County14.5Sumter County: 14.5 %Sumter County14.5Kershaw County: 14.4 %Kershaw County14.4Chesterfield County: 14.3 %Chesterfield County14.3Saluda County: 14.3 %Saluda County14.3Florence County: 14.1 %Florence County14.1Darlington County: 14 %Darlington County14Jasper County: 14 %Jasper County14Chester County: 13.9 %Chester County13.9Barnwell County: 13.8 %Barnwell County13.8Calhoun County: 13.8 %Calhoun County13.8Marlboro County: 13.7 %Marlboro County13.7Greenwood County: 13.6 %Greenwood County13.6Union County: 13.4 %Union County13.4Clarendon County: 13.3 %Clarendon County13.3Lee County: 13.3 %Lee County13.3Georgetown County: 13.1 %Georgetown County13.1Bamberg County: 13 %Bamberg County13Dillon County: 12.9 %Dillon County12.9Allendale County: 12.7 %Allendale County12.7Hampton County: 12.7 %Hampton County12.7Williamsburg County: 12.5 %Williamsburg County12.5Marion County: 12.4 %Marion County12.4Fairfield County: 12.3 %Fairfield County12.3McCormick County: 12.3 %McCormick County12.3Orangeburg County: 12.3 %Orangeburg County12.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Charleston County21.7
2Richland County18.4
3Berkeley County17.9
4York County16.8
5Dorchester County16.6
6Beaufort County16.2
6Pickens County16.2
8Lexington County16
9Anderson County15.7
9Greenville County15.7
11Newberry County15.3
12Cherokee County15.1
13Lancaster County15
13Laurens County15
13Oconee County15
16Edgefield County14.8
16Spartanburg County14.8
18Colleton County14.6
18Horry County14.6
20Abbeville County14.5
20Aiken County14.5
20Sumter County14.5
23Kershaw County14.4
24Chesterfield County14.3
24Saluda County14.3
26Florence County14.1
27Darlington County14
27Jasper County14
29Chester County13.9
30Barnwell County13.8
30Calhoun County13.8
32Marlboro County13.7
33Greenwood County13.6
34Union County13.4
35Clarendon County13.3
35Lee County13.3
37Georgetown County13.1
38Bamberg County13
39Dillon County12.9
40Allendale County12.7
40Hampton County12.7
42Williamsburg County12.5
43Marion County12.4
44Fairfield County12.3
44McCormick County12.3
44Orangeburg County12.3

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Charleston County, with 21.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Orangeburg County, with 12.3% in 2021.

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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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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