# Counties in South Carolina by adult cigarette smoking 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_smoking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and now smoke every day or on some days. 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 cigarette smoking 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 cigarette smoking 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-smoking-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dillon County | 21 |
| 1 | Marlboro County | 21 |
| 3 | Marion County | 20.1 |
| 4 | Barnwell County | 19.5 |
| 5 | Union County | 19.2 |
| 6 | Hampton County | 19.1 |
| 7 | Allendale County | 19 |
| 8 | Lee County | 18.6 |
| 9 | Chesterfield County | 18.1 |
| 10 | Chester County | 17.8 |
| 11 | Colleton County | 17.6 |
| 12 | Williamsburg County | 17.5 |
| 13 | Cherokee County | 17.3 |
| 14 | Fairfield County | 17.2 |
| 15 | Clarendon County | 16.9 |
| 16 | Laurens County | 16.5 |
| 17 | Darlington County | 16.4 |
| 17 | Orangeburg County | 16.4 |
| 19 | Bamberg County | 16.3 |
| 19 | Edgefield County | 16.3 |
| 21 | Abbeville County | 16 |
| 22 | Saluda County | 15.9 |
| 23 | Newberry County | 15.3 |
| 24 | Greenwood County | 15 |
| 24 | Sumter County | 15 |
| 26 | Florence County | 14.8 |
| 27 | Oconee County | 14.7 |
| 28 | Horry County | 14.6 |
| 28 | McCormick County | 14.6 |
| 30 | Kershaw County | 14.5 |
| 31 | Anderson County | 14.2 |
| 31 | Spartanburg County | 14.2 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 14.1 |
| 34 | Jasper County | 14 |
| 35 | Pickens County | 13.5 |
| 36 | Aiken County | 13.4 |
| 37 | Dorchester County | 13.2 |
| 38 | Lexington County | 13 |
| 39 | Berkeley County | 12.9 |
| 40 | Lancaster County | 12.6 |
| 41 | Georgetown County | 11.9 |
| 42 | Greenville County | 11.3 |
| 42 | York County | 11.3 |
| 44 | Richland County | 11.2 |
| 45 | Charleston County | 10.5 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 9.6 |