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Health · South Carolina

Healthiest Counties in South Carolina 2026

Ranked by life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health care access.

Top 10 — Health in South Carolina

Score reflects health only — not overall county quality.

1Charleston County, SC
74.9
2Beaufort County, SC
74.8
3York County, SC
65.8
4Greenville County, SC
65.6
5Berkeley County, SC
65.2
6Lexington County, SC
62.3
7Dorchester County, SC
58.5
8Lancaster County, SC
58.1
9Richland County, SC
56.4
10Oconee County, SC
49.4

All South Carolina Counties — Health Rankings

46 counties ranked by health score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Charleston County, SC
74.9
43.4
2Beaufort County, SC
74.8
45.4
3York County, SC
65.8
44.5
4Greenville County, SC
65.6
40.8
5Berkeley County, SC
65.2
35
6Lexington County, SC
62.3
38.3
7Dorchester County, SC
58.5
48.5
8Lancaster County, SC
58.1
44.8
9Richland County, SC
56.4
36.7
10Oconee County, SC
49.4
48
11Spartanburg County, SC
46
40.3
12Anderson County, SC
45.4
40.9
13Kershaw County, SC
44.5
42.5
14Pickens County, SC
43.8
50.4
15Georgetown County, SC
43.4
41.8
16Horry County, SC
43
39.4
17McCormick County, SC
41.7
59.4
18Aiken County, SC
41.5
44.5
19Abbeville County, SC
37.7
51
20Sumter County, SC
37.1
35.2
21Florence County, SC
34.1
39.5
22Edgefield County, SC
34
59
23Calhoun County, SC
33.9
47.8
24Greenwood County, SC
33.2
39
25Newberry County, SC
33
43.4
26Saluda County, SC
32.7
50.1
27Jasper County, SC
30.8
34.6
28Laurens County, SC
30.8
43.8
29Cherokee County, SC
29
44.8
30Darlington County, SC
28.2
44.9
31Chesterfield County, SC
26.4
43.2
32Chester County, SC
26.1
40.3
33Orangeburg County, SC
23.3
36.4
34Clarendon County, SC
22.9
42.7
35Fairfield County, SC
21.6
45.3
36Williamsburg County, SC
20.2
39.3
37Union County, SC
18.3
38.6
38Barnwell County, SC
17.9
39.8
39Colleton County, SC
17.6
31.7
40Bamberg County, SC
16
39.5
41Hampton County, SC
15
39.2
42Lee County, SC
15
43.9
43Marlboro County, SC
14.3
39.8
44Marion County, SC
14
46.2
45Allendale County, SC
11.5
43.9
46Dillon County, SC
9.4
40.3

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