Counties in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Anderson County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 46 counties in 2023, at 25.9%. Beaufort County had the lowest, at 18%. The median was 22%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.9Anderson County
Median2246 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 23.2 %Aiken County: 22.7 %Allendale County: 19.6 %Anderson County: 25.9 %Bamberg County: 20.1 %Barnwell County: 22.4 %Beaufort County: 18 %Berkeley County: 22.4 %Calhoun County: 21.2 %Charleston County: 21.3 %Cherokee County: 24.1 %Chester County: 23 %Chesterfield County: 23.1 %Clarendon County: 22 %Colleton County: 22.6 %Darlington County: 22.9 %Dillon County: 22.8 %Dorchester County: 21.7 %Edgefield County: 20.6 %Fairfield County: 20.6 %Florence County: 22.7 %Georgetown County: 19.8 %Greenville County: 21.8 %Greenwood County: 23.6 %Hampton County: 21.1 %Horry County: 21.5 %Jasper County: 20.6 %Kershaw County: 21.9 %Lancaster County: 22.1 %Laurens County: 23.4 %Lee County: 21.1 %Lexington County: 24.4 %McCormick County: 18.8 %Marion County: 21.6 %Marlboro County: 21.8 %Newberry County: 22.1 %Oconee County: 25 %Orangeburg County: 21.4 %Pickens County: 25.4 %Richland County: 22.3 %Saluda County: 21.4 %Spartanburg County: 24.1 %Sumter County: 21 %Union County: 23.4 %Williamsburg County: 20 %York County: 21.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Anderson County: 25.9 %Anderson County25.9Pickens County: 25.4 %Pickens County25.4Oconee County: 25 %Oconee County25Lexington County: 24.4 %Lexington County24.4Cherokee County: 24.1 %Cherokee County24.1Spartanburg County: 24.1 %Spartanburg County24.1Greenwood County: 23.6 %Greenwood County23.6Laurens County: 23.4 %Laurens County23.4Union County: 23.4 %Union County23.4Abbeville County: 23.2 %Abbeville County23.2Chesterfield County: 23.1 %Chesterfield County23.1Chester County: 23 %Chester County23Darlington County: 22.9 %Darlington County22.9Dillon County: 22.8 %Dillon County22.8Aiken County: 22.7 %Aiken County22.7Florence County: 22.7 %Florence County22.7Colleton County: 22.6 %Colleton County22.6Barnwell County: 22.4 %Barnwell County22.4Berkeley County: 22.4 %Berkeley County22.4Richland County: 22.3 %Richland County22.3Lancaster County: 22.1 %Lancaster County22.1Newberry County: 22.1 %Newberry County22.1Clarendon County: 22 %Clarendon County22Kershaw County: 21.9 %Kershaw County21.9York County: 21.9 %York County21.9Greenville County: 21.8 %Greenville County21.8Marlboro County: 21.8 %Marlboro County21.8Dorchester County: 21.7 %Dorchester County21.7Marion County: 21.6 %Marion County21.6Horry County: 21.5 %Horry County21.5Orangeburg County: 21.4 %Orangeburg County21.4Saluda County: 21.4 %Saluda County21.4Charleston County: 21.3 %Charleston County21.3Calhoun County: 21.2 %Calhoun County21.2Hampton County: 21.1 %Hampton County21.1Lee County: 21.1 %Lee County21.1Sumter County: 21 %Sumter County21Edgefield County: 20.6 %Edgefield County20.6Fairfield County: 20.6 %Fairfield County20.6Jasper County: 20.6 %Jasper County20.6Bamberg County: 20.1 %Bamberg County20.1Williamsburg County: 20 %Williamsburg County20Georgetown County: 19.8 %Georgetown County19.8Allendale County: 19.6 %Allendale County19.6McCormick County: 18.8 %McCormick County18.8Beaufort County: 18 %Beaufort County18Anderson County: 25.9 %Anderson County25.9Pickens County: 25.4 %Pickens County25.4Oconee County: 25 %Oconee County25Lexington County: 24.4 %Lexington County24.4Cherokee County: 24.1 %Cherokee County24.1Spartanburg County: 24.1 %Spartanburg County24.1Greenwood County: 23.6 %Greenwood County23.6Laurens County: 23.4 %Laurens County23.4Union County: 23.4 %Union County23.4Abbeville County: 23.2 %Abbeville County23.2Chesterfield County: 23.1 %Chesterfield County23.1Chester County: 23 %Chester County23Darlington County: 22.9 %Darlington County22.9Dillon County: 22.8 %Dillon County22.8Aiken County: 22.7 %Aiken County22.7Florence County: 22.7 %Florence County22.7Colleton County: 22.6 %Colleton County22.6Barnwell County: 22.4 %Barnwell County22.4Berkeley County: 22.4 %Berkeley County22.4Richland County: 22.3 %Richland County22.3Lancaster County: 22.1 %Lancaster County22.1Newberry County: 22.1 %Newberry County22.1Clarendon County: 22 %Clarendon County22Kershaw County: 21.9 %Kershaw County21.9York County: 21.9 %York County21.9Greenville County: 21.8 %Greenville County21.8Marlboro County: 21.8 %Marlboro County21.8Dorchester County: 21.7 %Dorchester County21.7Marion County: 21.6 %Marion County21.6Horry County: 21.5 %Horry County21.5Orangeburg County: 21.4 %Orangeburg County21.4Saluda County: 21.4 %Saluda County21.4Charleston County: 21.3 %Charleston County21.3Calhoun County: 21.2 %Calhoun County21.2Hampton County: 21.1 %Hampton County21.1Lee County: 21.1 %Lee County21.1Sumter County: 21 %Sumter County21Edgefield County: 20.6 %Edgefield County20.6Fairfield County: 20.6 %Fairfield County20.6Jasper County: 20.6 %Jasper County20.6Bamberg County: 20.1 %Bamberg County20.1Williamsburg County: 20 %Williamsburg County20Georgetown County: 19.8 %Georgetown County19.8Allendale County: 19.6 %Allendale County19.6McCormick County: 18.8 %McCormick County18.8Beaufort County: 18 %Beaufort County18
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Anderson County25.9+2.5 pts
2Pickens County25.4+0.3 pts
3Oconee County25+2 pts
4Lexington County24.4+4.5 pts
5Cherokee County24.1+0.7 pts
5Spartanburg County24.1+0.3 pts
7Greenwood County23.6+0.3 pts
8Laurens County23.4+0.6 pts
8Union County23.4+0.2 pts
10Abbeville County23.2+2 pts
11Chesterfield County23.1+2.5 pts
12Chester County23+1.3 pts
13Darlington County22.9+2 pts
14Dillon County22.8-0.8 pts
15Aiken County22.7+0.9 pts
15Florence County22.7+2.5 pts
17Colleton County22.6+1.2 pts
18Barnwell County22.4+1.9 pts
18Berkeley County22.4+0.8 pts
20Richland County22.3+2.1 pts
21Lancaster County22.1+1.7 pts
21Newberry County22.1+1 pts
23Clarendon County22+2.4 pts
24Kershaw County21.9+1 pts
24York County21.9+1.7 pts
26Greenville County21.8-0.3 pts
26Marlboro County21.8+1.4 pts
28Dorchester County21.7+0.8 pts
29Marion County21.6+0.4 pts
30Horry County21.5+0.4 pts
31Orangeburg County21.4+2.1 pts
31Saluda County21.4+1.2 pts
33Charleston County21.3+2.1 pts
34Calhoun County21.2+1 pts
35Hampton County21.1+0.7 pts
35Lee County21.1+0.4 pts
37Sumter County21+0.9 pts
38Edgefield County20.6+0.6 pts
38Fairfield County20.6-0.1 pts
38Jasper County20.6+1.3 pts
41Bamberg County20.1+0.9 pts
42Williamsburg County20+1.5 pts
43Georgetown County19.8+0.5 pts
44Allendale County19.6+1.7 pts
45McCormick County18.8+1 pts
46Beaufort County18-0.6 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.

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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), 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Anderson County, with 25.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Beaufort County, with 18% in 2023.

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