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 2022, at 21.8%. Marion County had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 15%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Lowest12.5Marion County
Median1546 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 15.3 %Aiken County: 15.9 %Allendale County: 13.3 %Anderson County: 17.3 %Bamberg County: 13.3 %Barnwell County: 14 %Beaufort County: 17.5 %Berkeley County: 18.5 %Calhoun County: 14.4 %Charleston County: 21.8 %Cherokee County: 15.9 %Chester County: 14.5 %Chesterfield County: 14.6 %Clarendon County: 14.2 %Colleton County: 14.5 %Darlington County: 14.4 %Dillon County: 12.9 %Dorchester County: 17.8 %Edgefield County: 16.6 %Fairfield County: 12.9 %Florence County: 15.6 %Georgetown County: 14.1 %Greenville County: 17.5 %Greenwood County: 14.9 %Hampton County: 14.3 %Horry County: 15.7 %Jasper County: 14.6 %Kershaw County: 17.3 %Lancaster County: 15.2 %Laurens County: 16.7 %Lee County: 13.1 %Lexington County: 18.6 %McCormick County: 12.8 %Marion County: 12.5 %Marlboro County: 13.8 %Newberry County: 16.2 %Oconee County: 15.9 %Orangeburg County: 13.2 %Pickens County: 18.1 %Richland County: 17.4 %Saluda County: 15 %Spartanburg County: 14.9 %Sumter County: 16 %Union County: 13.9 %Williamsburg County: 12.8 %York County: 17.6 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Charleston County: 21.8 %Charleston County21.8Lexington County: 18.6 %Lexington County18.6Berkeley County: 18.5 %Berkeley County18.5Pickens County: 18.1 %Pickens County18.1Dorchester County: 17.8 %Dorchester County17.8York County: 17.6 %York County17.6Beaufort County: 17.5 %Beaufort County17.5Greenville County: 17.5 %Greenville County17.5Richland County: 17.4 %Richland County17.4Anderson County: 17.3 %Anderson County17.3Kershaw County: 17.3 %Kershaw County17.3Laurens County: 16.7 %Laurens County16.7Edgefield County: 16.6 %Edgefield County16.6Newberry County: 16.2 %Newberry County16.2Sumter County: 16 %Sumter County16Aiken County: 15.9 %Aiken County15.9Cherokee County: 15.9 %Cherokee County15.9Oconee County: 15.9 %Oconee County15.9Horry County: 15.7 %Horry County15.7Florence County: 15.6 %Florence County15.6Abbeville County: 15.3 %Abbeville County15.3Lancaster County: 15.2 %Lancaster County15.2Saluda County: 15 %Saluda County15Greenwood County: 14.9 %Greenwood County14.9Spartanburg County: 14.9 %Spartanburg County14.9Chesterfield County: 14.6 %Chesterfield County14.6Jasper County: 14.6 %Jasper County14.6Chester County: 14.5 %Chester County14.5Colleton County: 14.5 %Colleton County14.5Calhoun County: 14.4 %Calhoun County14.4Darlington County: 14.4 %Darlington County14.4Hampton County: 14.3 %Hampton County14.3Clarendon County: 14.2 %Clarendon County14.2Georgetown County: 14.1 %Georgetown County14.1Barnwell County: 14 %Barnwell County14Union County: 13.9 %Union County13.9Marlboro County: 13.8 %Marlboro County13.8Allendale County: 13.3 %Allendale County13.3Bamberg County: 13.3 %Bamberg County13.3Orangeburg County: 13.2 %Orangeburg County13.2Lee County: 13.1 %Lee County13.1Dillon County: 12.9 %Dillon County12.9Fairfield County: 12.9 %Fairfield County12.9McCormick County: 12.8 %McCormick County12.8Williamsburg County: 12.8 %Williamsburg County12.8Marion County: 12.5 %Marion County12.5Charleston County: 21.8 %Charleston County21.8Lexington County: 18.6 %Lexington County18.6Berkeley County: 18.5 %Berkeley County18.5Pickens County: 18.1 %Pickens County18.1Dorchester County: 17.8 %Dorchester County17.8York County: 17.6 %York County17.6Beaufort County: 17.5 %Beaufort County17.5Greenville County: 17.5 %Greenville County17.5Richland County: 17.4 %Richland County17.4Anderson County: 17.3 %Anderson County17.3Kershaw County: 17.3 %Kershaw County17.3Laurens County: 16.7 %Laurens County16.7Edgefield County: 16.6 %Edgefield County16.6Newberry County: 16.2 %Newberry County16.2Sumter County: 16 %Sumter County16Aiken County: 15.9 %Aiken County15.9Cherokee County: 15.9 %Cherokee County15.9Oconee County: 15.9 %Oconee County15.9Horry County: 15.7 %Horry County15.7Florence County: 15.6 %Florence County15.6Abbeville County: 15.3 %Abbeville County15.3Lancaster County: 15.2 %Lancaster County15.2Saluda County: 15 %Saluda County15Greenwood County: 14.9 %Greenwood County14.9Spartanburg County: 14.9 %Spartanburg County14.9Chesterfield County: 14.6 %Chesterfield County14.6Jasper County: 14.6 %Jasper County14.6Chester County: 14.5 %Chester County14.5Colleton County: 14.5 %Colleton County14.5Calhoun County: 14.4 %Calhoun County14.4Darlington County: 14.4 %Darlington County14.4Hampton County: 14.3 %Hampton County14.3Clarendon County: 14.2 %Clarendon County14.2Georgetown County: 14.1 %Georgetown County14.1Barnwell County: 14 %Barnwell County14Union County: 13.9 %Union County13.9Marlboro County: 13.8 %Marlboro County13.8Allendale County: 13.3 %Allendale County13.3Bamberg County: 13.3 %Bamberg County13.3Orangeburg County: 13.2 %Orangeburg County13.2Lee County: 13.1 %Lee County13.1Dillon County: 12.9 %Dillon County12.9Fairfield County: 12.9 %Fairfield County12.9McCormick County: 12.8 %McCormick County12.8Williamsburg County: 12.8 %Williamsburg County12.8Marion County: 12.5 %Marion County12.5
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Charleston County21.8+0.1 pts
2Lexington County18.6+2.6 pts
3Berkeley County18.5+0.6 pts
4Pickens County18.1+1.9 pts
5Dorchester County17.8+1.2 pts
6York County17.6+0.8 pts
7Beaufort County17.5+1.3 pts
7Greenville County17.5+1.8 pts
9Richland County17.4-1 pts
10Anderson County17.3+1.6 pts
10Kershaw County17.3+2.9 pts
12Laurens County16.7+1.7 pts
13Edgefield County16.6+1.8 pts
14Newberry County16.2+0.9 pts
15Sumter County16+1.5 pts
16Aiken County15.9+1.4 pts
16Cherokee County15.9+0.8 pts
16Oconee County15.9+0.9 pts
19Horry County15.7+1.1 pts
20Florence County15.6+1.5 pts
21Abbeville County15.3+0.8 pts
22Lancaster County15.2+0.2 pts
23Saluda County15+0.7 pts
24Greenwood County14.9+1.3 pts
24Spartanburg County14.9+0.1 pts
26Chesterfield County14.6+0.3 pts
26Jasper County14.6+0.6 pts
28Chester County14.5+0.6 pts
28Colleton County14.5-0.1 pts
30Calhoun County14.4+0.6 pts
30Darlington County14.4+0.4 pts
32Hampton County14.3+1.6 pts
33Clarendon County14.2+0.9 pts
34Georgetown County14.1+1 pts
35Barnwell County14+0.2 pts
36Union County13.9+0.5 pts
37Marlboro County13.8+0.1 pts
38Allendale County13.3+0.6 pts
38Bamberg County13.3+0.3 pts
40Orangeburg County13.2+0.9 pts
41Lee County13.1-0.2 pts
42Dillon County12.90 pts
42Fairfield County12.9+0.6 pts
44McCormick County12.8+0.5 pts
44Williamsburg County12.8+0.3 pts
46Marion County12.5+0.1 pts

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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, 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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Charleston County, with 21.8% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Marion County, with 12.5% in 2022.

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