Cities in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023
Clemson, SC had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 43 cities in 2023, at 27%. Hilton Head Island, SC had the lowest, at 16.8%. The median was 22.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All cities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson, SC | 27 | +1.1 pts |
| 2 | Cayce, SC | 25.7 | +4.1 pts |
| 3 | Anderson, SC | 25.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 4 | Columbia, SC | 25.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 5 | Conway, SC | 24.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 5 | Easley, SC | 24.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 5 | West Columbia, SC | 24.1 | +3.9 pts |
| 8 | Greenwood, SC | 24 | +0.5 pts |
| 9 | Lexington, SC | 23.8 | +4.5 pts |
| 9 | Spartanburg, SC | 23.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 11 | Hanahan, SC | 23.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 12 | Moncks Corner, SC | 22.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 12 | North Augusta, SC | 22.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 14 | Goose Creek, SC | 22.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 14 | Irmo, SC | 22.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 14 | Summerville, SC | 22.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 14 | York, SC | 22.8 | +2.5 pts |
| 18 | Forest Acres, SC | 22.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 19 | Charleston, SC | 22.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 19 | Greer, SC | 22.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 19 | Newberry, SC | 22.6 | +1 pts |
| 22 | Fountain Inn, SC | 22.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 23 | Gaffney, SC | 22.4 | +1 pts |
| 23 | Greenville, SC | 22.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 25 | Florence, SC | 22.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 26 | Rock Hill, SC | 22.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 27 | Fort Mill, SC | 22 | +2.5 pts |
| 28 | Simpsonville, SC | 21.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 29 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 21.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 30 | Aiken, SC | 21.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 30 | North Charleston, SC | 21.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 32 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 21.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 32 | Orangeburg, SC | 21.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 34 | Mauldin, SC | 21.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 35 | Sumter, SC | 21.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 36 | James Island, SC | 20.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 37 | Tega Cay, SC | 20.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 38 | Hardeeville, SC | 20.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 39 | Port Royal, SC | 20.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 40 | Beaufort, SC | 19.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 41 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 19.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 42 | Bluffton, SC | 19.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 43 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 16.8 | +0.1 pts |
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About this ranking
Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Harvard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?
Clemson, SC, with 27% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which city has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?
Hilton Head Island, SC, with 16.8% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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