Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019 USDA Food Environment Atlas
Sorted by Percent
South Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 450,982.
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,244.
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 14,774.
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 135.
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 23,050.
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,482.
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3.
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 21,256.
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 16,048.
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 41.
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 20,972.
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,850.
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,016.
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,070.
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,543.
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,061.
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,720.
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 611.
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 9,339.
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,256.
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,512.
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 10,232.
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,813.
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 45,430.
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,889.
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,383.
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 22,533.
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,263.
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,459.
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,352.
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,485.
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 544.
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 22,720.
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 38.
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,554.
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 169.
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,780.
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,728.
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 11,847.
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 18,601.
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 65,395.
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 183.
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 40,148.
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,564.
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,081.
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,526.
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
- People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 19,283.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/18/2026 1:57 pm.
Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Limited Access to Healthy Foods data provided by the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
For more information about Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.