RANKING · 2024 ACS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Highest Medicare coverage, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 18.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Burton, SC, up 57 places to #33.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04449.5%+4.5 pts

02▲2Little River, SCSC11,77144.0%+3.5 pts

03▲4North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34643.3%+6.3 pts

04▼1Hardeeville, SCSC16,45942.2%+0.9 pts

05▼3Garden City, SCSC11,59141.3%−2.1 pts

06Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19639.7%+2.2 pts

07▼2Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04438.3%−0.4 pts

08▲4Hollywood, SCSC5,65234.8%+6.7 pts

09▲8Georgetown, SCSC8,86931.7%+5.4 pts

10▼1Forestbrook, SCSC7,47931.2%+0.2 pts

11Aiken, SCSC33,80830.9%+2.4 pts

12▲3Marion, SCSC6,02828.6%+2.1 pts

13▲12Red Hill, SCSC15,92028.3%+5.3 pts

14▲5Lake City, SCSC5,94027.5%+1.8 pts

15▼7Darlington, SCSC6,07527.3%−5.4 pts

16▲11Bennettsville, SCSC7,56526.7%+4.4 pts

17▲7Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93726.0%+3.0 pts

18▼8Camden, SCSC9,20125.2%−3.6 pts

19▲18Bluffton, SCSC36,80724.8%+5.1 pts

20▼4Union, SCSC8,07724.6%−1.9 pts

21▲23Dillon, SCSC6,22724.5%+5.6 pts

22▼8Laurens, SCSC9,32724.3%−2.3 pts

23▲15Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92124.1%+4.4 pts

24▼4Socastee, SCSC23,79623.9%−1.5 pts

25▲6Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02323.6%+2.4 pts

26▲4Forest Acres, SCSC10,39023.5%+2.2 pts

27▼9Seneca, SCSC9,42423.3%−2.9 pts

28▲14Centerville, SCSC7,04923.3%+4.1 pts

29▼3West Columbia, SCSC18,48922.7%−0.2 pts

30▼7Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34621.5%−1.9 pts

31▼18Homeland Park, SCSC6,63221.3%−5.4 pts

32▲13Cayce, SCSC13,68020.9%+2.1 pts

33▲57Burton, SCSC6,91220.9%+7.9 pts

34▲17Sumter, SCSC43,09420.7%+2.9 pts

35▼3Lugoff, SCSC9,78620.6%−0.1 pts

36Lancaster, SCSC9,62320.6%+0.4 pts

37▼2Easley, SCSC27,31920.4%−0.1 pts

38▼4Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89820.4%−0.2 pts

39▼10Conway, SCSC30,62720.2%−1.4 pts

40▲28Orangeburg, SCSC13,38320.1%+4.1 pts

41▼8Spartanburg, SCSC39,97820.0%−0.6 pts

42▲10Berea, SCSC16,86220.0%+2.2 pts

43▼4Florence, SCSC41,23119.7%+0.1 pts

44▲36Sans Souci, SCSC7,66519.7%+5.1 pts

45▲15Piedmont, SCSC5,46219.6%+2.7 pts

46▲15Blythewood, SCSC7,23319.4%+2.6 pts

47▼6Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26319.3%−0.1 pts

48North Augusta, SCSC26,98218.8%+0.3 pts

49▲13James Island, SCSC12,66018.7%+2.2 pts

50▼3Greenwood, SCSC22,74518.6%0.0 pts

51▼29Chester, SCSC5,32418.4%−5.2 pts

52▲1Mauldin, SCSC31,46518.4%+1.1 pts

53▲19Woodfield, SCSC9,46518.4%+2.4 pts

54▲3Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46918.2%+1.3 pts

55▲21Walterboro, SCSC5,48518.2%+2.7 pts

56▼7Anderson, SCSC31,32318.0%−0.4 pts

57▼36Beaufort, SCSC15,77518.0%−6.1 pts

58▲5Summerville, SCSC53,17717.9%+1.4 pts

59▲29St. Andrews, SCSC19,86817.7%+4.3 pts

60▼20Oak Grove, SCSC12,25617.6%−1.9 pts

61▼11Hartsville, SCSC7,37417.5%−0.3 pts

62▲2Irmo, SCSC12,20417.5%+1.1 pts

63▲15Lexington, SCSC25,72917.5%+2.6 pts

64▲3Charleston, SCSC159,42317.1%+0.9 pts

65▲16Tega Cay, SCSC14,45717.1%+2.5 pts

66▼23Gaffney, SCSC12,58317.0%−2.1 pts

67▼12Taylors, SCSC24,50516.9%−0.3 pts

68▲7Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13516.4%+0.8 pts

69▼3Greenville, SCSC75,31016.2%−0.1 pts

70▼24Belvedere, SCSC5,18016.1%−2.6 pts

71▼15Gantt, SCSC15,40115.8%−1.3 pts

72▼44Clinton, SCSC7,91815.7%−6.0 pts

73▼15Port Royal, SCSC16,64815.7%−1.2 pts

74▼5Woodruff, SCSC6,02615.7%−0.3 pts

75▲7Dentsville, SCSC15,20915.6%+1.5 pts

76▲8Red Bank, SCSC11,31415.6%+1.7 pts

77▼23Newberry, SCSC10,89115.5%−1.8 pts

78▼5Rock Hill, SCSC75,91115.5%−0.2 pts

79▼14Powdersville, SCSC10,77115.4%−1.0 pts

80▼10York, SCSC10,62015.0%−1.0 pts

81▲6North Charleston, SCSC129,24514.6%+1.1 pts

82▼8Hanahan, SCSC22,41514.5%−1.1 pts

83▲11Simpsonville, SCSC28,45914.3%+2.0 pts

84▲2Parker, SCSC12,89814.3%+0.5 pts

85Greer, SCSC50,00714.1%+0.2 pts

86▲9Clemson, SCSC18,94114.0%+1.9 pts

87▲4Goose Creek, SCSC52,01014.0%+1.2 pts

88▲8Five Forks, SCSC18,65614.0%+1.9 pts

89Columbia, SCSC147,03513.8%+0.8 pts

90▲3Sangaree, SCSC8,68113.6%+1.1 pts

91▲1Welcome, SCSC6,52713.4%+0.8 pts

92▲8Fort Mill, SCSC38,67313.1%+3.2 pts

93▼22Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00612.9%−3.1 pts

94▼17Lyman, SCSC7,10312.5%−2.6 pts

95▲4Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72212.2%+1.5 pts

96▼13Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61212.2%−1.8 pts

97▼38Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93612.2%−4.7 pts

98▼19Ladson, SCSC16,14011.9%−2.9 pts

99▼2Central, SCSC5,2989.4%−2.5 pts

100▲1Valley Falls, SCSC8,2399.4%+0.2 pts

101▼3Clover, SCSC7,6598.3%−2.4 pts

102Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8828.0%+1.8 pts

103White Knoll, SCSC8,3107.8%+1.6 pts

104Clemson University, SCSC7,0150.3%+0.3 pts

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