›› Right Start 2003 State and County Profiles

In order for South Carolina to improve its rankings, each county must make progress. The following tables for the state and each of the counties show the state or county rank, the required reduction to reach the national average, the current problem rate, and the ratio of the state or county problem rate to the U.S. rate:

South Carolina.
Abbeville County.
Aiken County.
Allendale County.
Anderson County.
Bamberg County.
Barnwell County.
Beaufort County.
Berkeley County.
Calhoun County.
Charleston County.
Cherokee County.
Chester County.
Chesterfield County.
Clarendon County.
Colleton County.
Darlington County.
Dillon County.
Dorchester County.
Edgefield County.
Fairfield County.
Florence County.
Georgetown County.
Greenville County.
Greenwood County.
Hampton County.
Horry County.
Jasper County.
Kershaw County.
Lancaster County.
Laurens County.
Lee County.
Lexington County.
McCormick County.
Marion County.
Marlboro County.
Newberry County.
Oconee County.
Orangeburg County.
Pickens County.
Richland County.
Saluda County.
Spartanburg County.
Sumter County.
Union County.
Williamsburg County.
York County