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Counties with the highest premature death rates in South Carolina
Among 46 South Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Dillon County, SC (19,641.5, 2 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Marion County, SC (18,732.2, 1.91 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Fairfield County, SC (18,564.3, 1.89 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
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, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon County | SC | 19,641.5 | 9,824.9 | 2x |
| 2 | Marion County | SC | 18,732.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.91x |
| 3 | Fairfield County | SC | 18,564.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.89x |
| 4 | Colleton County | SC | 17,986.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.83x |
| 5 | Chester County | SC | 17,890.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.82x |
| 6 | Lee County | SC | 17,807.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.81x |
| 7 | Barnwell County | SC | 17,191.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.75x |
| 8 | Marlboro County | SC | 17,178.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.75x |
| 9 | Union County | SC | 16,927 | 9,824.9 | 1.72x |
| 10 | Allendale County | SC | 16,835.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.71x |
| 11 | Orangeburg County | SC | 16,384.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.67x |
| 12 | Hampton County | SC | 16,171.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.65x |
| 13 | Darlington County | SC | 15,869.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.62x |
| 14 | Williamsburg County | SC | 15,827.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.61x |
| 15 | Bamberg County | SC | 15,721.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.6x |
| 16 | Clarendon County | SC | 15,443.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.57x |
| 17 | Florence County | SC | 14,826.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.51x |
| 18 | Cherokee County | SC | 14,798.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.51x |
| 19 | Calhoun County | SC | 14,695 | 9,824.9 | 1.5x |
| 20 | Chesterfield County | SC | 14,470.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 21 | McCormick County | SC | 14,226.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 22 | Laurens County | SC | 13,903.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 23 | Georgetown County | SC | 13,427.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 24 | Sumter County | SC | 13,356.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 25 | Greenwood County | SC | 13,119.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 26 | Newberry County | SC | 12,999.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 27 | Abbeville County | SC | 12,940.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 28 | Jasper County | SC | 12,831.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 29 | Aiken County | SC | 12,448.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 30 | Kershaw County | SC | 12,077.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 31 | Horry County | SC | 11,747 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 32 | Anderson County | SC | 11,472.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 33 | Lancaster County | SC | 11,214.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 34 | Edgefield County | SC | 11,214.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 35 | Spartanburg County | SC | 11,012.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 36 | Saluda County | SC | 10,984.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 37 | Oconee County | SC | 10,455.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.06x |
| 38 | Pickens County | SC | 10,324.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 39 | Richland County | SC | 9,520.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 40 | Greenville County | SC | 9,141.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 41 | Berkeley County | SC | 9,014.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 42 | Lexington County | SC | 8,865.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 43 | Dorchester County | SC | 8,693.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 44 | Charleston County | SC | 8,317.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 45 | York County | SC | 8,297 | 9,824.9 | 0.84x |
| 46 | Beaufort County | SC | 7,369.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.75x |