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South Carolina County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for South Carolina, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 46 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for SC (46 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allendale | 90.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Marion | 87.1 | Health burden |
| 3 | Marlboro | 85.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 4 | Lee | 83.2 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Dillon | 82.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 6 | Williamsburg | 79.2 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Hampton | 76.2 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Orangeburg | 74.0 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Barnwell | 73.3 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 10 | Bamberg | 71.6 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Union | 67.1 | Health burden |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 65.5 | Health burden |
| 13 | Darlington | 64.8 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Fairfield | 63.2 | Health burden |
| 15 | Clarendon | 63.1 | Health burden |
| 16 | McCormick | 59.8 | Health burden |
| 17 | Colleton | 54.8 | Health burden |
| 18 | Chester | 53.3 | Health burden |
| 19 | Cherokee | 52.6 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Florence | 52.5 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Greenwood | 51.6 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Laurens | 51.5 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Abbeville | 51.3 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Newberry | 50.7 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Sumter | 48.9 | Provider shortage |