South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County** | Percentage of 7th & 8th graders who drank 5 or more drinks at a time during the past month (2002) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnwell County | 4.9 |
| 2 | Bamberg County | 5.0 |
| 3 | Richland County | 5.5 |
| 4 | Greenwood County | 6.1 |
| 5 | Lexington County | 6.2 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 6.4 |
| 7 | Spartanburg County | 6.4 |
| 8 | Florence County | 6.5 |
| 9 | Dorchester County | 6.7 |
| 10 | Marion County | 6.7 |
| 11 | Union County | 6.7 |
| 12 | Sumter County | 6.9 |
| 13 | Beaufort County | 7.1 |
| 14 | Edgefield County | 7.1 |
| 15 | Orangeburg County | 7.5 |
| 16 | Berkeley County | 7.9 |
| 17 | Darlington County | 8.0 |
| 18 | Pickens County | 8.0 |
| 19 | Anderson County | 8.5 |
| 20 | York County | 8.9 |
| 21 | Cherokee County | 9.1 |
| 22 | Fairfield County | 9.4 |
| 23 | Chester County | 9.6 |
| 24 | Oconee County | 10.4 |
| 25 | Clarendon County | 11.5 |
| 26 | Colleton County | 11.9 |
| 27 | Lancaster County | 12.0 |
| 28 | Georgetown County | 13.1 |
| 29 | Dillon County | NA |
| 30 | Greenville County | NA |
| South Carolina | 7.7 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
** Not all counties participated in the survey.