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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in South Carolina
Among 46 South Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Dillon County, SC (67.2, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Marion County, SC (68.2, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Chester County, SC (68.6, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All South Carolina counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon County | SC | 67.2 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 2 | Marion County | SC | 68.2 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 3 | Chester County | SC | 68.6 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 4 | Colleton County | SC | 68.6 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 5 | Fairfield County | SC | 68.8 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 6 | Lee County | SC | 68.8 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 7 | Union County | SC | 69 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 8 | Marlboro County | SC | 69.1 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 9 | Allendale County | SC | 69.5 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 10 | Barnwell County | SC | 69.6 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 11 | Darlington County | SC | 69.9 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 12 | Orangeburg County | SC | 70.1 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 13 | Hampton County | SC | 70.3 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 14 | Williamsburg County | SC | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 15 | Bamberg County | SC | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 16 | Cherokee County | SC | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 17 | Florence County | SC | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 18 | Chesterfield County | SC | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 19 | Clarendon County | SC | 71.2 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 20 | Laurens County | SC | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 21 | Sumter County | SC | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 22 | Calhoun County | SC | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 23 | Newberry County | SC | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 24 | Abbeville County | SC | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 25 | Greenwood County | SC | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 26 | Anderson County | SC | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 27 | Kershaw County | SC | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 28 | McCormick County | SC | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 29 | Aiken County | SC | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 30 | Georgetown County | SC | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 31 | Spartanburg County | SC | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 32 | Saluda County | SC | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 33 | Jasper County | SC | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 34 | Edgefield County | SC | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 35 | Horry County | SC | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 36 | Pickens County | SC | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 37 | Oconee County | SC | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 38 | Lancaster County | SC | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 39 | Richland County | SC | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 40 | Greenville County | SC | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 41 | Lexington County | SC | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 42 | York County | SC | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 43 | Dorchester County | SC | 76.4 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 44 | Berkeley County | SC | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 45 | Charleston County | SC | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 46 | Beaufort County | SC | 80.6 | 75.3 | 1.07x |