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

Dillon County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 46 counties in 2022, at 21.6%. Charleston County had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 17.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest21.6Dillon County
Lowest13.3Charleston County
Median17.246 counties

All counties, 2022

Dillon County: 21.6 %Dillon County21.6Marlboro County: 19.8 %Marlboro County19.8Pickens County: 19.7 %Pickens County19.7Union County: 19.4 %Union County19.4Lee County: 19.2 %Lee County19.2Marion County: 18.8 %Marion County18.8Hampton County: 18.5 %Hampton County18.5Cherokee County: 18.2 %Cherokee County18.2Fairfield County: 18.2 %Fairfield County18.2Barnwell County: 18.1 %Barnwell County18.1Chester County: 18 %Chester County18Colleton County: 18 %Colleton County18Orangeburg County: 18 %Orangeburg County18Greenwood County: 17.9 %Greenwood County17.9Williamsburg County: 17.9 %Williamsburg County17.9Allendale County: 17.8 %Allendale County17.8Darlington County: 17.7 %Darlington County17.7Laurens County: 17.7 %Laurens County17.7Bamberg County: 17.5 %Bamberg County17.5Richland County: 17.5 %Richland County17.5Edgefield County: 17.4 %Edgefield County17.4Aiken County: 17.2 %Aiken County17.2Chesterfield County: 17.2 %Chesterfield County17.2Florence County: 17.2 %Florence County17.2Anderson County: 16.9 %Anderson County16.9Kershaw County: 16.8 %Kershaw County16.8Newberry County: 16.8 %Newberry County16.8Spartanburg County: 16.8 %Spartanburg County16.8Calhoun County: 16.7 %Calhoun County16.7Sumter County: 16.7 %Sumter County16.7Abbeville County: 16.6 %Abbeville County16.6Clarendon County: 16.6 %Clarendon County16.6Dorchester County: 16.6 %Dorchester County16.6Saluda County: 16.4 %Saluda County16.4Jasper County: 16.2 %Jasper County16.2Berkeley County: 16.1 %Berkeley County16.1Oconee County: 15.8 %Oconee County15.8York County: 15.8 %York County15.8Lancaster County: 15.5 %Lancaster County15.5Horry County: 15.4 %Horry County15.4Lexington County: 15.2 %Lexington County15.2Georgetown County: 14.9 %Georgetown County14.9Beaufort County: 14.7 %Beaufort County14.7Greenville County: 14.5 %Greenville County14.5McCormick County: 13.7 %McCormick County13.7Charleston County: 13.3 %Charleston County13.3
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dillon County21.6+1.7 pts
2Marlboro County19.8+0.7 pts
3Pickens County19.7+1.6 pts
4Union County19.4+0.7 pts
5Lee County19.2+1.3 pts
6Marion County18.8+0.1 pts
7Hampton County18.5+0.5 pts
8Cherokee County18.2-0.1 pts
8Fairfield County18.2+1.1 pts
10Barnwell County18.1-0.6 pts
11Chester County180 pts
11Colleton County18+0.7 pts
11Orangeburg County18+0.2 pts
14Greenwood County17.9+0.5 pts
14Williamsburg County17.9+0.7 pts
16Allendale County17.8-0.8 pts
17Darlington County17.70 pts
17Laurens County17.70 pts
19Bamberg County17.50 pts
19Richland County17.5+0.1 pts
21Edgefield County17.4+0.5 pts
22Aiken County17.2+1.2 pts
22Chesterfield County17.2-0.7 pts
22Florence County17.2-0.1 pts
25Anderson County16.9+0.1 pts
26Kershaw County16.8+0.5 pts
26Newberry County16.8+0.1 pts
26Spartanburg County16.8-0.2 pts
29Calhoun County16.7+0.5 pts
29Sumter County16.7-0.7 pts
31Abbeville County16.6-0.9 pts
31Clarendon County16.6-1 pts
31Dorchester County16.6+0.2 pts
34Saluda County16.4-0.6 pts
35Jasper County16.2+0.2 pts
36Berkeley County16.1-0.6 pts
37Oconee County15.8-0.1 pts
37York County15.8+0.4 pts
39Lancaster County15.5+0.4 pts
40Horry County15.4-0.8 pts
41Lexington County15.2-1.8 pts
42Georgetown County14.9+0.1 pts
43Beaufort County14.7+0.7 pts
44Greenville County14.5-0.7 pts
45McCormick County13.7-0.4 pts
46Charleston County13.3-1.8 pts

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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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dillon County, with 21.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Charleston County, with 13.3% in 2022.

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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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