The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in South Carolina. Fairfield has the strongest correlation, while McCormick has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Marlboro | 2,908 | 444 | 14 | 4.3 |
27 | Florence | 14,948 | 1,976 | 16 | 2.9 |
28 | Richland | 45,385 | 5,579 | 17 | 2.8 |
29 | Lee | 1,803 | 266 | 14 | 4 |
30 | Sumter | 11,512 | 1,473 | 16 | 3.4 |
31 | Colleton | 4,210 | 538 | 16 | 3.2 |
32 | Cherokee | 6,131 | 774 | 16 | 3.1 |
33 | Pickens | 14,331 | 1,604 | 18 | 2.8 |
34 | Berkeley | 25,069 | 2,651 | 19 | 2.5 |
35 | Saluda | 2,057 | 238 | 17 | 2.7 |
36 | Greenwood | 7,563 | 980 | 15 | 3.1 |
37 | Chesterfield | 4,719 | 644 | 14 | 2.9 |
38 | Dorchester | 17,618 | 1,951 | 17 | 2.5 |
39 | Greenville | 57,315 | 6,225 | 17 | 2.4 |
40 | Laurens | 7,366 | 903 | 15 | 3 |
41 | Edgefield | 2,798 | 301 | 17 | 2.8 |
42 | Hampton | 2,024 | 229 | 16 | 2.7 |
43 | Anderson | 22,217 | 2,467 | 16 | 2.7 |
44 | Jasper | 3,140 | 322 | 17 | 2.5 |
45 | Spartanburg | 35,771 | 3,920 | 15 | 2.6 |
46 | McCormick | 1,039 | 104 | 16 | 4.8 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.