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Counties in South Carolina by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023

McCormick County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 46 counties in 2023, at 47.7%. Richland County had the lowest, at 34.3%. The median was 39.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest47.7McCormick County
Lowest34.3Richland County
Median39.646 counties

All counties, 2023

McCormick County: 47.7 %McCormick County47.7Horry County: 43.5 %Horry County43.5Fairfield County: 43 %Fairfield County43Union County: 42.2 %Union County42.2Jasper County: 41.9 %Jasper County41.9Oconee County: 41.8 %Oconee County41.8Saluda County: 41.5 %Saluda County41.5Abbeville County: 41.4 %Abbeville County41.4Marlboro County: 40.8 %Marlboro County40.8Chesterfield County: 40.7 %Chesterfield County40.7Chester County: 40.6 %Chester County40.6Beaufort County: 40.5 %Beaufort County40.5Lancaster County: 40.5 %Lancaster County40.5Kershaw County: 40.3 %Kershaw County40.3Barnwell County: 40.2 %Barnwell County40.2Calhoun County: 40.1 %Calhoun County40.1Florence County: 40 %Florence County40Newberry County: 40 %Newberry County40Bamberg County: 39.9 %Bamberg County39.9Clarendon County: 39.8 %Clarendon County39.8Hampton County: 39.8 %Hampton County39.8Williamsburg County: 39.7 %Williamsburg County39.7Allendale County: 39.6 %Allendale County39.6Darlington County: 39.6 %Darlington County39.6Lee County: 39.5 %Lee County39.5Marion County: 39.4 %Marion County39.4Orangeburg County: 39.3 %Orangeburg County39.3Laurens County: 39.2 %Laurens County39.2Cherokee County: 39.1 %Cherokee County39.1Dillon County: 39.1 %Dillon County39.1Georgetown County: 39.1 %Georgetown County39.1Anderson County: 38.7 %Anderson County38.7Edgefield County: 38.6 %Edgefield County38.6Spartanburg County: 38.5 %Spartanburg County38.5Colleton County: 37.9 %Colleton County37.9Lexington County: 37.6 %Lexington County37.6Aiken County: 37.3 %Aiken County37.3Sumter County: 37.3 %Sumter County37.3Greenwood County: 37.2 %Greenwood County37.2Berkeley County: 36.7 %Berkeley County36.7Greenville County: 36.3 %Greenville County36.3Charleston County: 36.1 %Charleston County36.1York County: 35.8 %York County35.8Pickens County: 35.6 %Pickens County35.6Dorchester County: 35.5 %Dorchester County35.5Richland County: 34.3 %Richland County34.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)
1McCormick County47.7
2Horry County43.5
3Fairfield County43
4Union County42.2
5Jasper County41.9
6Oconee County41.8
7Saluda County41.5
8Abbeville County41.4
9Marlboro County40.8
10Chesterfield County40.7
11Chester County40.6
12Beaufort County40.5
12Lancaster County40.5
14Kershaw County40.3
15Barnwell County40.2
16Calhoun County40.1
17Florence County40
17Newberry County40
19Bamberg County39.9
20Clarendon County39.8
20Hampton County39.8
22Williamsburg County39.7
23Allendale County39.6
23Darlington County39.6
25Lee County39.5
26Marion County39.4
27Orangeburg County39.3
28Laurens County39.2
29Cherokee County39.1
29Dillon County39.1
29Georgetown County39.1
32Anderson County38.7
33Edgefield County38.6
34Spartanburg County38.5
35Colleton County37.9
36Lexington County37.6
37Aiken County37.3
37Sumter County37.3
39Greenwood County37.2
40Berkeley County36.7
41Greenville County36.3
42Charleston County36.1
43York County35.8
44Pickens County35.6
45Dorchester County35.5
46Richland County34.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever had their cholesterol checked and were told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that it was high. 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 2021; its eight former counties are not served. The question is asked in odd years only.

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 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened 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 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence (Counties in South Carolina by high cholesterol in screened 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 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by high cholesterol in screened 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-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Counties in South Carolina by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties.

Harvard

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate?

McCormick County, with 47.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate?

Richland County, with 34.3% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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