# Counties in South Carolina by COPD 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_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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Union County | 11.9 |
| 2 | Dillon County | 11.8 |
| 2 | Marion County | 11.8 |
| 4 | Barnwell County | 11.6 |
| 5 | Marlboro County | 11.4 |
| 6 | McCormick County | 11 |
| 7 | Allendale County | 10.7 |
| 8 | Clarendon County | 10.5 |
| 9 | Lee County | 10.4 |
| 10 | Chesterfield County | 10.3 |
| 10 | Fairfield County | 10.3 |
| 12 | Hampton County | 10.1 |
| 13 | Colleton County | 10 |
| 13 | Williamsburg County | 10 |
| 15 | Abbeville County | 9.9 |
| 15 | Bamberg County | 9.9 |
| 15 | Chester County | 9.9 |
| 15 | Oconee County | 9.9 |
| 19 | Orangeburg County | 9.6 |
| 19 | Saluda County | 9.6 |
| 21 | Cherokee County | 9.4 |
| 21 | Darlington County | 9.4 |
| 23 | Horry County | 9 |
| 23 | Laurens County | 9 |
| 25 | Jasper County | 8.9 |
| 26 | Calhoun County | 8.8 |
| 26 | Edgefield County | 8.8 |
| 28 | Newberry County | 8.7 |
| 29 | Georgetown County | 8.6 |
| 29 | Greenwood County | 8.6 |
| 31 | Anderson County | 8.2 |
| 32 | Florence County | 8.1 |
| 33 | Sumter County | 8 |
| 34 | Kershaw County | 7.9 |
| 35 | Pickens County | 7.8 |
| 36 | Aiken County | 7.5 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 7.5 |
| 36 | Spartanburg County | 7.5 |
| 39 | Beaufort County | 7 |
| 40 | Lexington County | 6.9 |
| 41 | Dorchester County | 6.5 |
| 42 | Greenville County | 6.4 |
| 43 | Berkeley County | 6.2 |
| 44 | York County | 6 |
| 45 | Richland County | 5.8 |
| 46 | Charleston County | 5.7 |