Health · Williamston

Williamston, SC health

Williamston differs from South Carolina on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.3% vs 13.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with depression (27.3% vs 22.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Williamston

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Williamston’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Williamston is healthier than 26% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressC+ObesityCDiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 26%

Less healthyHealthier

South Carolina towns we grade (266)Healthier than 48%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (8,976)Healthier than 34%

About what its income would suggest. Williamston does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Williamston could be anywhere from D to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in South Carolina ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Williamston with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Williamston uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

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How Williamston compares with South Carolina

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Williamston adults…

38 of every 100 Williamston adults have high blood pressure

South Carolina: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.8–41.2%

Bars show Williamston; the black tick is South Carolina. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Williamston, betterWilliamston, worseToo close to callSouth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Williamston
SC 25.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.7% Williamston
SC 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Williamston
SC 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Williamston
SC 13.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Williamston adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Carolina.

Yearly checkup

SC 81%

Dentist visit

SC 63%

Cholesterol check

SC 87%

Colon screening

SC 69%

Mammogram

SC 78%

Taking BP meds

SC 80%

1 in 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Williamston 13.5% · South Carolina 1 in 8 (11.8%)

Mind & connection

How Williamston adults are doing

1 in 3Williamston adults feel lonely

35.4% · South Carolina 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Williamston adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.3% · South Carolina 22.3% · worse

1 in 4Williamston adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · South Carolina 23.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Williamston adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · South Carolina 16.4% · worse

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5

Williamston adults worry about having enough food

19.6% · SC 17.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Williamston adults worry about keeping their housing

14.2% · SC 13.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Williamston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · SC 8.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Williamston adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · SC 8.6% · about the same

12.3% of Williamston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.5% across South Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

of Williamston adults live with a disability (South Carolina 31.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory16.8%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

Black tick: South Carolina. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Williamston

Williamston and the towns around it

Care nearby

Anmed HealthAnderson · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenGreenville · 14.2 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville · 14.5 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Prisma Health Hillcrest HospitalSimpsonville · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Foothills Community Health Care - Lakeside AndersonAnderson · 14.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

New Horizon Family Health Services Main SiteGreenville · 14.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWilliamston's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Anderson County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careWilliamston's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Anderson County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthWilliamston's county is a federal shortage area.Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties · need score 13 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Williamston. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Williamston

Measure	Williamston	Margin	South Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	34.8–41.2%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.1%	34.9–41.5%	38.1%	about the same
Obesity	37.4%	32.7–42.4%	35.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31.7%	29–34.5%	28.5%	worse
Depression	27.3%	24.2–30.7%	22.3%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.2–13.6%	13.9%	better
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	9.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.8–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	13.4%	11.8–15.2%	13.9%	about the same
COPD	9%	7.8–10.2%	7.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.9%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.6–18.5%	13.3%	worse
Binge drink	14.7%	12.5–17.3%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.4%	24.6–32.2%	25.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.7%	31.2–40.3%	35.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.9–80.8%	80.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	54.4–61.2%	63.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.7–86.6%	86.9%	worse
Colon screening	66.7%	62.5–70.8%	69.3%	about the same
Mammogram	75.7%	69.4–81.6%	77.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.7–81.5%	80.2%	about the same
No health insurance	13.5%	11.1–16.1%	11.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.4%	31.3–39.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	21.3–27.7%	23.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	17–21.4%	16.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.9%	19.9–25.7%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.1–17.9%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.6%	16.6–22.8%	17.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.2%	12.1–16.4%	13.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.3–11.1%	8.9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.3%	8–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.3%	10.2–14.7%	10.5%
Disability
Any disability	36.6%	32.6–40.6%	31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	15.2–19.5%	15.4%
Thinking or memory	16.8%	14.7–19%	14.3%
Hearing	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	7%
Vision	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.3%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.1–11.8%	8.7%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Williamston door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the South Carolina figure falls inside it, we don't call Williamston better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Williamston directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Carolina figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.