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Births to Unmarried Mothers (Average for 1999 - 2001)

Rank* County Percent of Total Births to Unmarried Women County/State Ratio County/US Ratio
1 Pickens County 25.3 0.63 0.76
2 Lexington County 28.8 0.72 0.87
3 Spartanburg County 29.8 0.75 0.90
4 Kershaw County 29.8 0.75 0.90
5 Greenville County 30.4 0.76 0.92
6 Oconee County 31.3 0.79 0.94
7 Beaufort County 33.7 0.85 1.01
8 Berkeley County 34.0 0.85 1.02
9 York County 35.3 0.89 1.06
10 Anderson County 35.6 0.89 1.07
11 Dorchester County 37.2 0.94 1.12
12 Aiken County 40.1 1.01 1.21
13 Richland County 40.5 1.02 1.22
14 Cherokee County 41.2 1.04 1.24
15 Horry County 41.6 1.04 1.25
16 Charleston County 41.9 1.05 1.26
17 Abbeville County 42.8 1.08 1.29
18 Edgefield County 43.0 1.08 1.29
19 Calhoun County 44.2 1.11 1.33
20 Florence County 44.4 1.12 1.34
21 Lancaster County 44.5 1.12 1.34
22 Union County 44.6 1.12 1.34
23 Greenwood County 44.9 1.13 1.35
24 Newberry County 45.4 1.14 1.37
25 Saluda County 45.5 1.14 1.37
26 Georgetown County 46.1 1.16 1.39
27 Sumter County 46.3 1.16 1.40
28 Laurens County 46.5 1.17 1.40
29 Colleton County 47.2 1.19 1.42
30 Chesterfield County 49.5 1.24 1.49
31 Darlington County 50.5 1.27 1.52
32 Chester County 51.3 1.29 1.55
33 Hampton County 53.1 1.33 1.60
34 Barnwell County 53.7 1.35 1.62
35 Bamberg County 54.7 1.37 1.65
36 Orangeburg County 54.9 1.38 1.65
37 Jasper County 54.9 1.38 1.65
38 Clarendon County 55.0 1.38 1.66
39 Williamsburg County 55.1 1.38 1.66
40 McCormick County 56.5 1.42 1.70
41 Fairfield County 56.7 1.42 1.71
42 Marion County 58.6 1.47 1.77
43 Dillon County 59.0 1.48 1.78
44 Marlboro County 60.2 1.51 1.81
45 Lee County 61.0 1.53 1.84
46 Allendale County 71.8 1.80 2.16

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.