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

All 46 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_high_cholesterol_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | McCormick County | 47.7 |
| 2 | Horry County | 43.5 |
| 3 | Fairfield County | 43 |
| 4 | Union County | 42.2 |
| 5 | Jasper County | 41.9 |
| 6 | Oconee County | 41.8 |
| 7 | Saluda County | 41.5 |
| 8 | Abbeville County | 41.4 |
| 9 | Marlboro County | 40.8 |
| 10 | Chesterfield County | 40.7 |
| 11 | Chester County | 40.6 |
| 12 | Beaufort County | 40.5 |
| 12 | Lancaster County | 40.5 |
| 14 | Kershaw County | 40.3 |
| 15 | Barnwell County | 40.2 |
| 16 | Calhoun County | 40.1 |
| 17 | Florence County | 40 |
| 17 | Newberry County | 40 |
| 19 | Bamberg County | 39.9 |
| 20 | Clarendon County | 39.8 |
| 20 | Hampton County | 39.8 |
| 22 | Williamsburg County | 39.7 |
| 23 | Allendale County | 39.6 |
| 23 | Darlington County | 39.6 |
| 25 | Lee County | 39.5 |
| 26 | Marion County | 39.4 |
| 27 | Orangeburg County | 39.3 |
| 28 | Laurens County | 39.2 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 39.1 |
| 29 | Dillon County | 39.1 |
| 29 | Georgetown County | 39.1 |
| 32 | Anderson County | 38.7 |
| 33 | Edgefield County | 38.6 |
| 34 | Spartanburg County | 38.5 |
| 35 | Colleton County | 37.9 |
| 36 | Lexington County | 37.6 |
| 37 | Aiken County | 37.3 |
| 37 | Sumter County | 37.3 |
| 39 | Greenwood County | 37.2 |
| 40 | Berkeley County | 36.7 |
| 41 | Greenville County | 36.3 |
| 42 | Charleston County | 36.1 |
| 43 | York County | 35.8 |
| 44 | Pickens County | 35.6 |
| 45 | Dorchester County | 35.5 |
| 46 | Richland County | 34.3 |