South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County** | Percentage of 7th and 8th graders who have used alcohol in the past month (2002) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnwell County | 15.9 |
| 2 | Pickens County | 16.5 |
| 3 | Marion County | 17.7 |
| 4 | Florence County | 17.9 |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 17.9 |
| 6 | Greenwood County | 17.9 |
| 7 | Lexington County | 18.8 |
| 8 | Dorchester County | 19.1 |
| 9 | Union County | 19.5 |
| 10 | Jasper County | 19.9 |
| 11 | Richland County | 19.9 |
| 12 | Bamberg County | 20.0 |
| 13 | Anderson County | 20.1 |
| 14 | Cherokee County | 20.4 |
| 15 | Oconee County | 20.6 |
| 16 | Chester County | 21.7 |
| 17 | York County | 21.9 |
| 18 | Sumter County | 21.9 |
| 19 | Edgefield County | 22.3 |
| 20 | Berkeley County | 22.6 |
| 21 | Darlington County | 23.5 |
| 22 | Orangeburg County | 23.9 |
| 23 | Beaufort County | 24.1 |
| 24 | Fairfield County | 25.5 |
| 25 | Colleton County | 26.3 |
| 26 | Clarendon County | 27.6 |
| 27 | Lancaster County | 29.1 |
| 28 | Georgetown County | 29.1 |
| 29 | Dillon County | NA |
| 30 | Greenville County | NA |
| - | South Carolina | 21.0 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
** Not all counties participated in the survey.