# Cities in South Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 43 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_copd_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd 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-copd-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 9.9 |
| 2 | Gaffney, SC | 9.7 |
| 3 | Greenwood, SC | 9.3 |
| 3 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 9.3 |
| 5 | Hardeeville, SC | 8.9 |
| 5 | Newberry, SC | 8.9 |
| 7 | Anderson, SC | 8.8 |
| 7 | York, SC | 8.8 |
| 9 | Spartanburg, SC | 8.6 |
| 10 | Orangeburg, SC | 8.5 |
| 11 | Easley, SC | 8.3 |
| 11 | Florence, SC | 8.3 |
| 13 | Conway, SC | 8.1 |
| 14 | Sumter, SC | 7.9 |
| 15 | West Columbia, SC | 7.6 |
| 16 | Aiken, SC | 7.5 |
| 17 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 7.1 |
| 17 | Summerville, SC | 7.1 |
| 19 | Cayce, SC | 7 |
| 20 | Fountain Inn, SC | 6.9 |
| 21 | Beaufort, SC | 6.8 |
| 22 | Greer, SC | 6.6 |
| 22 | Rock Hill, SC | 6.6 |
| 24 | Columbia, SC | 6.5 |
| 24 | North Charleston, SC | 6.5 |
| 26 | Hanahan, SC | 6.2 |
| 26 | North Augusta, SC | 6.2 |
| 28 | Simpsonville, SC | 5.9 |
| 29 | Clemson, SC | 5.8 |
| 30 | Irmo, SC | 5.7 |
| 30 | Mauldin, SC | 5.7 |
| 32 | Forest Acres, SC | 5.5 |
| 32 | Lexington, SC | 5.5 |
| 32 | Moncks Corner, SC | 5.5 |
| 35 | Bluffton, SC | 5.4 |
| 36 | Goose Creek, SC | 5.3 |
| 36 | Greenville, SC | 5.3 |
| 38 | James Island, SC | 5 |
| 39 | Charleston, SC | 4.8 |
| 39 | Fort Mill, SC | 4.8 |
| 41 | Port Royal, SC | 4.7 |
| 42 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.5 |
| 43 | Tega Cay, SC | 4 |