# Counties in South Carolina by adult obesity rate, 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_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults with a body mass index of 30 or more, calculated from self-reported weight and height. 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, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, 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, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, 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-obesity-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Allendale County | 46.7 |
| 2 | Fairfield County | 45.7 |
| 3 | Darlington County | 45.6 |
| 4 | Dillon County | 45.3 |
| 4 | Marion County | 45.3 |
| 6 | Chesterfield County | 45.2 |
| 7 | Williamsburg County | 45 |
| 8 | Barnwell County | 44.2 |
| 9 | Union County | 44 |
| 10 | Lee County | 43.7 |
| 11 | Saluda County | 43.6 |
| 12 | Sumter County | 42.7 |
| 13 | Orangeburg County | 42.2 |
| 14 | Bamberg County | 42 |
| 15 | Hampton County | 41.6 |
| 16 | Marlboro County | 41 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 40.7 |
| 18 | Florence County | 40.6 |
| 19 | Edgefield County | 39.9 |
| 20 | Colleton County | 39.3 |
| 21 | Cherokee County | 38.8 |
| 22 | Oconee County | 38.2 |
| 23 | Newberry County | 38.1 |
| 24 | Clarendon County | 38 |
| 25 | Berkeley County | 37.9 |
| 25 | Chester County | 37.9 |
| 25 | Spartanburg County | 37.9 |
| 28 | Abbeville County | 37.6 |
| 29 | York County | 37.3 |
| 30 | McCormick County | 36.9 |
| 31 | Greenwood County | 36.8 |
| 32 | Kershaw County | 36.6 |
| 33 | Anderson County | 36.3 |
| 33 | Laurens County | 36.3 |
| 35 | Lexington County | 36.2 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 36.1 |
| 37 | Dorchester County | 35.4 |
| 37 | Pickens County | 35.4 |
| 39 | Jasper County | 35 |
| 40 | Richland County | 34.7 |
| 41 | Aiken County | 34.4 |
| 42 | Greenville County | 32.5 |
| 43 | Horry County | 32.3 |
| 44 | Georgetown County | 31.8 |
| 45 | Charleston County | 30 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 29.6 |