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Counties in South Carolina by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Dillon County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 46 counties in 2023, at 20.2%. Beaufort County had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 17.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest20.2Dillon County
Lowest13.1Beaufort County
Median17.446 counties

All counties, 2023

Dillon County: 20.2 %Dillon County20.2Marlboro County: 19.4 %Marlboro County19.4Marion County: 19.1 %Marion County19.1Barnwell County: 18.9 %Barnwell County18.9Union County: 18.8 %Union County18.8Cherokee County: 18.7 %Cherokee County18.7Lee County: 18.6 %Lee County18.6Chester County: 18.5 %Chester County18.5Chesterfield County: 18.4 %Chesterfield County18.4Hampton County: 18.4 %Hampton County18.4Allendale County: 18.3 %Allendale County18.3Orangeburg County: 18 %Orangeburg County18Pickens County: 18 %Pickens County18Laurens County: 17.9 %Laurens County17.9Williamsburg County: 17.9 %Williamsburg County17.9Colleton County: 17.8 %Colleton County17.8Darlington County: 17.8 %Darlington County17.8Anderson County: 17.7 %Anderson County17.7Bamberg County: 17.7 %Bamberg County17.7Abbeville County: 17.6 %Abbeville County17.6Florence County: 17.6 %Florence County17.6Clarendon County: 17.5 %Clarendon County17.5Sumter County: 17.4 %Sumter County17.4Spartanburg County: 17.3 %Spartanburg County17.3Fairfield County: 17.2 %Fairfield County17.2Edgefield County: 17.1 %Edgefield County17.1Greenwood County: 17.1 %Greenwood County17.1Newberry County: 17 %Newberry County17Berkeley County: 16.7 %Berkeley County16.7Kershaw County: 16.7 %Kershaw County16.7Horry County: 16.6 %Horry County16.6Richland County: 16.6 %Richland County16.6Saluda County: 16.5 %Saluda County16.5Dorchester County: 16.2 %Dorchester County16.2Lexington County: 16.2 %Lexington County16.2Greenville County: 16 %Greenville County16York County: 15.9 %York County15.9Calhoun County: 15.8 %Calhoun County15.8Jasper County: 15.8 %Jasper County15.8Lancaster County: 15.8 %Lancaster County15.8Oconee County: 15.8 %Oconee County15.8Aiken County: 15.6 %Aiken County15.6Charleston County: 14.4 %Charleston County14.4Georgetown County: 14 %Georgetown County14McCormick County: 13.9 %McCormick County13.9Beaufort County: 13.1 %Beaufort County13.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dillon County20.2-1.4 pts
2Marlboro County19.4-0.4 pts
3Marion County19.1+0.3 pts
4Barnwell County18.9+0.8 pts
5Union County18.8-0.6 pts
6Cherokee County18.7+0.5 pts
7Lee County18.6-0.6 pts
8Chester County18.5+0.5 pts
9Chesterfield County18.4+1.2 pts
9Hampton County18.4-0.1 pts
11Allendale County18.3+0.5 pts
12Orangeburg County180 pts
12Pickens County18-1.7 pts
14Laurens County17.9+0.2 pts
14Williamsburg County17.90 pts
16Colleton County17.8-0.2 pts
16Darlington County17.8+0.1 pts
18Anderson County17.7+0.8 pts
18Bamberg County17.7+0.2 pts
20Abbeville County17.6+1 pts
20Florence County17.6+0.4 pts
22Clarendon County17.5+0.9 pts
23Sumter County17.4+0.7 pts
24Spartanburg County17.3+0.5 pts
25Fairfield County17.2-1 pts
26Edgefield County17.1-0.3 pts
26Greenwood County17.1-0.8 pts
28Newberry County17+0.2 pts
29Berkeley County16.7+0.6 pts
29Kershaw County16.7-0.1 pts
31Horry County16.6+1.2 pts
31Richland County16.6-0.9 pts
33Saluda County16.5+0.1 pts
34Dorchester County16.2-0.4 pts
34Lexington County16.2+1 pts
36Greenville County16+1.5 pts
37York County15.9+0.1 pts
38Calhoun County15.8-0.9 pts
38Jasper County15.8-0.4 pts
38Lancaster County15.8+0.3 pts
38Oconee County15.80 pts
42Aiken County15.6-1.6 pts
43Charleston County14.4+1.1 pts
44Georgetown County14-0.9 pts
45McCormick County13.9+0.2 pts
46Beaufort County13.1-1.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in South Carolina by frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in South Carolina by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties.

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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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Dillon County, with 20.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Beaufort County, with 13.1% in 2023.

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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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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