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Counties in South Carolina by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Marlboro County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 46 counties in 2021, at 38.6%. Charleston County had the lowest, at 19.1%. The median was 30.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest38.6Marlboro County
Lowest19.1Charleston County
Median30.546 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 30.3 %Aiken County: 26.1 %Allendale County: 38.2 %Anderson County: 28.3 %Bamberg County: 32.3 %Barnwell County: 36 %Beaufort County: 19.5 %Berkeley County: 24.4 %Calhoun County: 31.7 %Charleston County: 19.1 %Cherokee County: 31.6 %Chester County: 29.7 %Chesterfield County: 32.5 %Clarendon County: 32.7 %Colleton County: 32.8 %Darlington County: 30.6 %Dillon County: 36.4 %Dorchester County: 23.9 %Edgefield County: 30.9 %Fairfield County: 35 %Florence County: 31.1 %Georgetown County: 26.8 %Greenville County: 23.6 %Greenwood County: 28.5 %Hampton County: 36.4 %Horry County: 25.4 %Jasper County: 30.3 %Kershaw County: 25.7 %Lancaster County: 24.9 %Laurens County: 30.6 %Lee County: 33.5 %Lexington County: 24.9 %McCormick County: 29.8 %Marion County: 37.6 %Marlboro County: 38.6 %Newberry County: 28.3 %Oconee County: 26.6 %Orangeburg County: 33.6 %Pickens County: 25.6 %Richland County: 23.9 %Saluda County: 31.6 %Spartanburg County: 25.4 %Sumter County: 32.3 %Union County: 35.9 %Williamsburg County: 33.2 %York County: 21.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Marlboro County: 38.6 %Marlboro County38.6Allendale County: 38.2 %Allendale County38.2Marion County: 37.6 %Marion County37.6Dillon County: 36.4 %Dillon County36.4Hampton County: 36.4 %Hampton County36.4Barnwell County: 36 %Barnwell County36Union County: 35.9 %Union County35.9Fairfield County: 35 %Fairfield County35Orangeburg County: 33.6 %Orangeburg County33.6Lee County: 33.5 %Lee County33.5Williamsburg County: 33.2 %Williamsburg County33.2Colleton County: 32.8 %Colleton County32.8Clarendon County: 32.7 %Clarendon County32.7Chesterfield County: 32.5 %Chesterfield County32.5Bamberg County: 32.3 %Bamberg County32.3Sumter County: 32.3 %Sumter County32.3Calhoun County: 31.7 %Calhoun County31.7Cherokee County: 31.6 %Cherokee County31.6Saluda County: 31.6 %Saluda County31.6Florence County: 31.1 %Florence County31.1Edgefield County: 30.9 %Edgefield County30.9Darlington County: 30.6 %Darlington County30.6Laurens County: 30.6 %Laurens County30.6Abbeville County: 30.3 %Abbeville County30.3Jasper County: 30.3 %Jasper County30.3McCormick County: 29.8 %McCormick County29.8Chester County: 29.7 %Chester County29.7Greenwood County: 28.5 %Greenwood County28.5Anderson County: 28.3 %Anderson County28.3Newberry County: 28.3 %Newberry County28.3Georgetown County: 26.8 %Georgetown County26.8Oconee County: 26.6 %Oconee County26.6Aiken County: 26.1 %Aiken County26.1Kershaw County: 25.7 %Kershaw County25.7Pickens County: 25.6 %Pickens County25.6Horry County: 25.4 %Horry County25.4Spartanburg County: 25.4 %Spartanburg County25.4Lancaster County: 24.9 %Lancaster County24.9Lexington County: 24.9 %Lexington County24.9Berkeley County: 24.4 %Berkeley County24.4Dorchester County: 23.9 %Dorchester County23.9Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Greenville County: 23.6 %Greenville County23.6York County: 21.7 %York County21.7Beaufort County: 19.5 %Beaufort County19.5Charleston County: 19.1 %Charleston County19.1Marlboro County: 38.6 %Marlboro County38.6Allendale County: 38.2 %Allendale County38.2Marion County: 37.6 %Marion County37.6Dillon County: 36.4 %Dillon County36.4Hampton County: 36.4 %Hampton County36.4Barnwell County: 36 %Barnwell County36Union County: 35.9 %Union County35.9Fairfield County: 35 %Fairfield County35Orangeburg County: 33.6 %Orangeburg County33.6Lee County: 33.5 %Lee County33.5Williamsburg County: 33.2 %Williamsburg County33.2Colleton County: 32.8 %Colleton County32.8Clarendon County: 32.7 %Clarendon County32.7Chesterfield County: 32.5 %Chesterfield County32.5Bamberg County: 32.3 %Bamberg County32.3Sumter County: 32.3 %Sumter County32.3Calhoun County: 31.7 %Calhoun County31.7Cherokee County: 31.6 %Cherokee County31.6Saluda County: 31.6 %Saluda County31.6Florence County: 31.1 %Florence County31.1Edgefield County: 30.9 %Edgefield County30.9Darlington County: 30.6 %Darlington County30.6Laurens County: 30.6 %Laurens County30.6Abbeville County: 30.3 %Abbeville County30.3Jasper County: 30.3 %Jasper County30.3McCormick County: 29.8 %McCormick County29.8Chester County: 29.7 %Chester County29.7Greenwood County: 28.5 %Greenwood County28.5Anderson County: 28.3 %Anderson County28.3Newberry County: 28.3 %Newberry County28.3Georgetown County: 26.8 %Georgetown County26.8Oconee County: 26.6 %Oconee County26.6Aiken County: 26.1 %Aiken County26.1Kershaw County: 25.7 %Kershaw County25.7Pickens County: 25.6 %Pickens County25.6Horry County: 25.4 %Horry County25.4Spartanburg County: 25.4 %Spartanburg County25.4Lancaster County: 24.9 %Lancaster County24.9Lexington County: 24.9 %Lexington County24.9Berkeley County: 24.4 %Berkeley County24.4Dorchester County: 23.9 %Dorchester County23.9Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Greenville County: 23.6 %Greenville County23.6York County: 21.7 %York County21.7Beaufort County: 19.5 %Beaufort County19.5Charleston County: 19.1 %Charleston County19.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Marlboro County38.6
2Allendale County38.2
3Marion County37.6
4Dillon County36.4
4Hampton County36.4
6Barnwell County36
7Union County35.9
8Fairfield County35
9Orangeburg County33.6
10Lee County33.5
11Williamsburg County33.2
12Colleton County32.8
13Clarendon County32.7
14Chesterfield County32.5
15Bamberg County32.3
15Sumter County32.3
17Calhoun County31.7
18Cherokee County31.6
18Saluda County31.6
20Florence County31.1
21Edgefield County30.9
22Darlington County30.6
22Laurens County30.6
24Abbeville County30.3
24Jasper County30.3
26McCormick County29.8
27Chester County29.7
28Greenwood County28.5
29Anderson County28.3
29Newberry County28.3
31Georgetown County26.8
32Oconee County26.6
33Aiken County26.1
34Kershaw County25.7
35Pickens County25.6
36Horry County25.4
36Spartanburg County25.4
38Lancaster County24.9
38Lexington County24.9
40Berkeley County24.4
41Dorchester County23.9
41Richland County23.9
43Greenville County23.6
44York County21.7
45Beaufort County19.5
46Charleston County19.1

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About this ranking

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.

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.

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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.

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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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in South Carolina by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in South Carolina by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Marlboro County, with 38.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Charleston County, with 19.1% in 2021.

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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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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