Health Departments in South Carolina

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There are 89 Health Departments in South Carolina, serving a population of 4,893,444 people in an area of 30,054 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 54,982 people, and 1 Health Department per 337 square miles.

The state of South Carolina is ranked 31st in Health Departments per capita, and 22nd in Health Departments per square mile.

South Carolina Health Statistics

Find South Carolina Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

South Carolina Population of People With Disabilities

	South Carolina	United States
People With Disabilities	713,395 (14.7%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	367,068 (14.5%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	346,327 (14.9%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

South Carolina Population by Disability Type

	South Carolina	United States
Hearing Difficulty	189,143 (3.9%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	144,656 (3.0%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	264,714 (5.8%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	388,520 (8.5%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	144,183 (3.2%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	252,864 (6.7%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

South Carolina Public Health Insurance Coverage

	South Carolina	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,789,543 (36.8%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	949,764 (19.5%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	944,418 (19.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	156,272 (3.2%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

South Carolina Private Health Insurance Coverage

	South Carolina	United States
Private Health Insurance	3,200,163 (65.9%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	2,511,858 (51.7%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	677,922 (14.0%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	236,296 (4.9%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)