# Counties in South Carolina by physical inactivity in 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_physical_inactivity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who did no physical activity or exercise outside their regular job in the past month, such as running, golf, gardening or walking for exercise. 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), physical inactivity in 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, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Marlboro County | 38.8 |
| 2 | Allendale County | 38.4 |
| 3 | Marion County | 36.8 |
| 4 | Barnwell County | 36.2 |
| 4 | Lee County | 36.2 |
| 6 | Dillon County | 35.8 |
| 7 | Hampton County | 35.1 |
| 8 | Williamsburg County | 34.9 |
| 9 | Chesterfield County | 34.6 |
| 10 | Union County | 34 |
| 11 | Orangeburg County | 33.9 |
| 12 | Clarendon County | 33.7 |
| 13 | Fairfield County | 33.4 |
| 14 | Colleton County | 33.2 |
| 15 | Chester County | 32.8 |
| 16 | Bamberg County | 32.7 |
| 17 | Saluda County | 32.2 |
| 18 | Laurens County | 31.9 |
| 19 | Cherokee County | 31.4 |
| 20 | Abbeville County | 31 |
| 21 | Newberry County | 30.8 |
| 22 | McCormick County | 30.6 |
| 23 | Darlington County | 30.3 |
| 24 | Jasper County | 30.2 |
| 25 | Florence County | 30.1 |
| 26 | Calhoun County | 29.1 |
| 27 | Edgefield County | 29 |
| 28 | Oconee County | 28.6 |
| 29 | Greenwood County | 28.5 |
| 30 | Kershaw County | 27.5 |
| 31 | Spartanburg County | 27.4 |
| 31 | Sumter County | 27.4 |
| 33 | Aiken County | 26.5 |
| 33 | Lancaster County | 26.5 |
| 35 | Anderson County | 26.4 |
| 36 | Lexington County | 25.9 |
| 37 | Berkeley County | 25.6 |
| 37 | Pickens County | 25.6 |
| 39 | Georgetown County | 25.2 |
| 40 | Horry County | 25 |
| 41 | Dorchester County | 24.6 |
| 42 | York County | 23.3 |
| 43 | Greenville County | 23.2 |
| 44 | Richland County | 21.7 |
| 45 | Charleston County | 20.3 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 19.9 |