Lee County Health Data
Lee County, South Carolina
Health Score
15/100
Below Avg
Life Expectancy
68.8 yr
Uninsured Rate
11.4%
Health Statistics
Life Expectancy
68.8 yr
State avg 72.5 yr
National avg 77.5 yr
Uninsured Rate
11.4%
State avg 11.6%
National avg 9%
Primary Care Providers
12
per 100K population
National avg 82
Mental Health Providers
119
per 100K population
National avg 350
Data Story
About Health in Lee County, South Carolina
Lee faces serious health disparities
At 68.8 years, Lee County residents live 7.3 years less than the U.S. average of 76.1 years—the lowest life expectancy among compared counties. A troubling 27.6% report poor or fair health, far exceeding the national rate of 16% and indicating widespread chronic illness and poverty-related disease.
Lowest life expectancy in South Carolina
Lee County ranks dead last among South Carolina counties for life expectancy at 68.8 years, trailing the state average of 72.5 by 3.7 years. The 27.6% poor/fair health rate is the worst statewide, reflecting concentrated poverty, limited access to care, and preventable disease burden.
Critical gap versus all regional peers
Lee's 68.8-year life expectancy lags every compared county: Hampton (70.3), Laurens (71.5), and all others, by 1.5 to 6.5 years. With just 12 primary care providers per 100,000—the lowest statewide—Lee residents face severe doctor shortages that force them to travel 30+ miles for routine care.
Extreme healthcare access crisis
Lee's 11.4% uninsured rate masks a deeper crisis: with only 12 primary care providers per 100,000, insured and uninsured alike cannot find doctors. Mental health capacity (119 per 100,000) exists on paper but cannot meet demand in a county where poverty, diabetes, and heart disease run rampant.
You deserve health care—get insured today
If you're uninsured in Lee County, your risk of medical disaster is acute; enroll in Medicaid or marketplace coverage immediately through scdhhs.gov or healthcare.gov. Once covered, navigate to a community health center for affordable, ongoing care that can begin to reverse years of untreated illness.
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Data Sources
Health data sourced from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Data is informational only. Not medical or health advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.