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Highest uninsured rate, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents without health insurance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 10.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Williamsburg County, SC, up 17 places to #15.

Highest uninsured rate by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSUREDVS 2020
01Saluda County, SCSC19,68017.9%+1.8 pts
02▲5Colleton County, SCSC39,38215.0%+2.3 pts
03▼1Jasper County, SCSC38,53314.5%−1.2 pts
04▲1Marion County, SCSC28,24213.7%−0.1 pts
05▼2Marlboro County, SCSC25,48812.6%−2.9 pts
06Dillon County, SCSC27,45812.5%−0.6 pts
07▲1Bamberg County, SCSC12,79612.4%0.0 pts
08▲1Laurens County, SCSC71,84812.4%+0.4 pts
09▲4Barnwell County, SCSC20,65312.2%+0.8 pts
10Allendale County, SCSC7,35512.1%+0.4 pts
11▲7Chester County, SCSC33,00111.7%+1.0 pts
12▼8Horry County, SCSC427,55111.7%−2.1 pts
13▼1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74011.6%+0.1 pts
14▲3Oconee County, SCSC83,77510.9%0.0 pts
15▲17Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66210.9%+0.9 pts
16▲7Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85710.7%+0.3 pts
17▼2Cherokee County, SCSC58,27510.5%−0.5 pts
18▼4Sumter County, SCSC105,06710.5%−0.9 pts
19▲9Union County, SCSC26,79910.5%+0.2 pts
20▲2Lee County, SCSC15,73010.3%−0.1 pts
21▲9Anderson County, SCSC219,93010.2%0.0 pts
22▲2Dorchester County, SCSC178,39710.2%−0.2 pts
23▲4Hampton County, SCSC18,17410.1%−0.2 pts
24▼13Abbeville County, SCSC24,83610.1%−1.5 pts
25▼4Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.0%−0.4 pts
26▼10Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129.8%−1.1 pts
27▼2Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.7%−0.7 pts
28▲6Florence County, SCSC138,5049.3%−0.5 pts
29▼10Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.2%−1.3 pts
30▼4Clarendon County, SCSC31,0439.0%−1.3 pts
31▲9Darlington County, SCSC62,8889.0%−0.1 pts
32▲9Edgefield County, SCSC29,8089.0%+0.1 pts
33▲5Newberry County, SCSC39,5618.8%−0.5 pts
34▲2Aiken County, SCSC181,5158.8%−0.9 pts
35Lexington County, SCSC317,5888.7%−1.0 pts
36▲3Richland County, SCSC434,9568.7%−0.6 pts
37▲6Pickens County, SCSC139,1988.6%0.0 pts
38▼5Kershaw County, SCSC73,1668.6%−1.4 pts
39▼2Beaufort County, SCSC204,4338.5%−0.9 pts
40▼11Charleston County, SCSC436,2008.3%−2.0 pts
41▼21Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.1%−2.3 pts
42▲3Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967.9%−0.5 pts
43▲1York County, SCSC306,8877.6%−0.9 pts
44▼13Greenwood County, SCSC70,3797.4%−2.7 pts
45▼3Fairfield County, SCSC20,3407.0%−1.9 pts
46McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.5%−1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES