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South Carolina

Population (2024): 5,205,000 million

South Carolina scores among top performing states for emergency preparedness. Its outcomes on two key health measures are mixed. The state placed in the high performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide outpace the country as a whole. Based on 2023 data, the percentage of adults with obesity rank higher than the U.S. median. In addition, the rates of diabetes and hypertension rank higher than the U.S. median.

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Nov 2025 Statement from J. Nadine Gracia, M.D., MSCE, President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health on Changes to CDC Webpage on Vaccines and Autism:
Sep 2025 The Number of People in the U.S. Serving as Informal Caregivers is Growing, Yet Support and Assistance for Them is Shrinking, According to New Policy Brief
Sep 2025 Nuevo análisis El presupuesto de los CDC se reduciría en un 53 % si se adopta el presupuesto propuesto por la Administración para el año fiscal 2026; más de sesenta programas de los CDC quedarían eliminados

South Carolina at a glance

13.3

Alcohol-related deaths (per 100,000), 2023

41.3

Drug-related deaths (per 100,000), 2023

14.7

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2023

69.5

Deaths related to alcohol, drugs, or suicide (per 100,000), 2023

34.6

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2024

18.1

Percent of children age 6-17 who have obesity, 2022-23

14.1

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2024

39.4

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2024

Middle Tier

Public health emergency preparedness performance tier (High, Middle, Low), 2024

42.8

Percent of population (age 6 months or older) who received seasonal flu vaccination, 2023-24

Data in Detail

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Check these TFAH reports for latest state-specific data:

Ready or Not 2025: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism Read More
Public Health Infrastructure in Crisis: HHS Workforce Cuts, Reorganizations, and Funding Reductions: Impacts and Solutions 2025 Read More
Pain in the Nation 2025: the Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths Read More
State of Obesity 2025: Better Policies for a Healthier America Read More

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