South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County** | Percentage of high schoolers who have used alcohol in the past month (2002) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon County | 30.0 |
| 2 | Clarendon County | 30.2 |
| 3 | Orangeburg County | 30.6 |
| 4 | Barnwell County | 30.8 |
| 5 | Union County | 31.9 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 32.4 |
| 7 | Pickens County | 32.6 |
| 8 | Bamberg County | 32.6 |
| 9 | Sumter County | 32.7 |
| 10 | Florence County | 33.3 |
| 11 | Cherokee County | 33.6 |
| 12 | Anderson County | 34.0 |
| 13 | Spartanburg County | 34.2 |
| 14 | Fairfield County | 35.7 |
| 15 | Darlington County | 35.9 |
| 16 | Greenwood County | 36.4 |
| 17 | Colleton County | 36.8 |
| 18 | Richland County | 37.1 |
| 19 | Dorchester County | 37.9 |
| 20 | Marion County | 38.0 |
| 21 | Berkeley County | 38.2 |
| 22 | Oconee County | 39.2 |
| 23 | Greenville County | 40.1 |
| 24 | Chester County | 41.0 |
| 25 | Lancaster County | 41.1 |
| 26 | Georgetown County | 41.7 |
| 27 | Edgefield County | 42.1 |
| 28 | Lexington County | 42.5 |
| 29 | Beaufort County | 44.7 |
| 30 | York County | 46.7 |
| - | South Carolina | 37.1 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
** Not all counties participated in the survey.