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Highest Medicaid coverage, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 19.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Irmo, SC, up 33 places to #47.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Dillon, SCSC6,22742.6%−1.8 pts

02▲9Orangeburg, SCSC13,38337.9%+4.2 pts

03▲4Gantt, SCSC15,40136.8%+2.6 pts

04▲9Marion, SCSC6,02836.8%+3.5 pts

05▲28Clinton, SCSC7,91835.3%+9.6 pts

06▼3Bennettsville, SCSC7,56535.0%−1.8 pts

07▼5Lake City, SCSC5,94035.0%−7.9 pts

08▲8Darlington, SCSC6,07534.4%+3.2 pts

09▲5Gaffney, SCSC12,58334.1%+2.0 pts

10▼1Piedmont, SCSC5,46234.1%+0.2 pts

11▲10St. Andrews, SCSC19,86833.9%+4.4 pts

12▼2Parker, SCSC12,89833.3%−0.5 pts

13▲2Laurens, SCSC9,32732.2%+0.9 pts

14▲24Dentsville, SCSC15,20931.9%+7.2 pts

15▼9Hartsville, SCSC7,37431.9%−2.6 pts

16▲18York, SCSC10,62031.9%+6.3 pts

17▼5Lancaster, SCSC9,62331.6%−2.0 pts

18▲25Newberry, SCSC10,89131.6%+8.6 pts

19▼14Union, SCSC8,07731.5%−3.3 pts

20▲19Seneca, SCSC9,42431.4%+7.5 pts

21▼13Chester, SCSC5,32430.7%−3.2 pts

22▲18Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34630.6%+6.8 pts

23▲1Belvedere, SCSC5,18030.3%+1.7 pts

24▼4Sumter, SCSC43,09430.1%+0.5 pts

25▲3Walterboro, SCSC5,48529.8%+2.4 pts

26▲4Woodfield, SCSC9,46529.7%+2.9 pts

27▲17Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88228.4%+5.9 pts

28▲3Berea, SCSC16,86228.2%+1.4 pts

29▼10Georgetown, SCSC8,86927.9%−1.7 pts

30▼12Greenwood, SCSC22,74527.3%−3.4 pts

31▼27Homeland Park, SCSC6,63227.2%−7.6 pts

32▼6Spartanburg, SCSC39,97826.9%−1.4 pts

33▲2Conway, SCSC30,62726.7%+1.1 pts

34▼17Woodruff, SCSC6,02626.5%−4.2 pts

35▼8Burton, SCSC6,91226.4%−1.7 pts

36Anderson, SCSC31,32326.1%+1.0 pts

37▲19Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92125.6%+6.2 pts

38▲10Florence, SCSC41,23125.5%+4.2 pts

39▼10Welcome, SCSC6,52723.3%−4.1 pts

40▼15Sans Souci, SCSC7,66523.2%−5.3 pts

41▲5Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13522.8%+1.0 pts

42▲32Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93622.4%+7.8 pts

43▲12Central, SCSC5,29822.4%+3.0 pts

44▲5Socastee, SCSC23,79622.0%+0.8 pts

45▲16Beaufort, SCSC15,77521.9%+3.6 pts

46▲5North Charleston, SCSC129,24521.6%+0.7 pts

47▲33Irmo, SCSC12,20421.3%+7.5 pts

48▼6Red Hill, SCSC15,92021.0%−2.3 pts

49▲22Red Bank, SCSC11,31420.9%+5.1 pts

50▼27Forestbrook, SCSC7,47920.6%−8.7 pts

51▲17Oak Grove, SCSC12,25620.5%+4.4 pts

52▼7Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93719.7%−2.5 pts

53▲5Columbia, SCSC147,03519.7%+1.0 pts

54▼7Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72219.4%−2.3 pts

55▼5White Knoll, SCSC8,31019.3%−1.9 pts

56▲4Rock Hill, SCSC75,91119.2%+0.8 pts

57▲7Summerville, SCSC53,17719.2%+1.8 pts

58▼1Port Royal, SCSC16,64818.9%−0.1 pts

59▼37Lyman, SCSC7,10318.8%−10.5 pts

60▼19Camden, SCSC9,20118.2%−5.1 pts

61▼29Ladson, SCSC16,14017.8%−8.9 pts

62▲26Valley Falls, SCSC8,23917.8%+6.9 pts

63▼26Clover, SCSC7,65917.5%−7.3 pts

64▲15Centerville, SCSC7,04917.3%+3.5 pts

65▼3Easley, SCSC27,31917.3%−0.3 pts

66▼13Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26317.2%−3.0 pts

67▼13West Columbia, SCSC18,48917.1%−3.1 pts

68▲10Taylors, SCSC24,50516.6%+2.5 pts

69Aiken, SCSC33,80815.9%−0.1 pts

70▲2Goose Creek, SCSC52,01015.7%+0.3 pts

71▼5Lugoff, SCSC9,78615.3%−1.9 pts

72▲4Hollywood, SCSC5,65215.2%+0.6 pts

73▼21Sangaree, SCSC8,68114.5%−6.3 pts

74▼4Greer, SCSC50,00714.2%−1.8 pts

75Greenville, SCSC75,31013.9%−0.7 pts

76▼17North Augusta, SCSC26,98213.8%−4.6 pts

77Hanahan, SCSC22,41513.5%−0.8 pts

78▼15Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61213.5%−4.1 pts

79▲6Lexington, SCSC25,72912.9%+1.2 pts

80▲7Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89812.9%+1.9 pts

81Cayce, SCSC13,68012.8%−0.8 pts

82▼15Little River, SCSC11,77112.6%−3.6 pts

83▲13James Island, SCSC12,66012.4%+4.9 pts

84▲5Simpsonville, SCSC28,45912.1%+2.0 pts

85▼20Powdersville, SCSC10,77111.7%−5.6 pts

86▼4North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34611.5%−2.1 pts

87▼14Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04411.4%−3.4 pts

88▲2Charleston, SCSC159,42311.0%+1.4 pts

89▼3Hardeeville, SCSC16,45910.6%−1.0 pts

90▲4Blythewood, SCSC7,23310.6%+2.2 pts

91▲4Garden City, SCSC11,59110.3%+2.6 pts

92▼9Mauldin, SCSC31,46510.2%−2.9 pts

93▼9Forest Acres, SCSC10,3909.8%−2.5 pts

94▼3Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,1969.5%−0.1 pts

95▲8Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0239.4%+5.7 pts

96▲1Fort Mill, SCSC38,6739.0%+1.8 pts

97▲7Clemson University, SCSC7,0158.8%+6.3 pts

98▼5Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0448.7%−0.3 pts

99▲3Tega Cay, SCSC14,4578.0%+3.1 pts

100▼8Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0067.8%−1.4 pts

101▼2Bluffton, SCSC36,8077.4%+1.5 pts

102▼1Clemson, SCSC18,9416.0%+0.8 pts

103▼3Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4695.3%−0.2 pts

104▼6Five Forks, SCSC18,6563.4%−3.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES