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State Rankings: Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19)
| State |
Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19) |
Rank |
| North Dakota |
4.0 |
1 |
| Minnesota |
4.1 |
2 |
| Vermont |
4.8 |
3 |
| New Hampshire |
4.8 |
3 |
| Nebraska |
5.1 |
5 |
| Wisconsin |
5.5 |
6 |
| Iowa |
5.6 |
7 |
| Maine |
5.7 |
8 |
| Connecticut |
5.7 |
8 |
| Kansas |
5.7 |
8 |
| Massachusetts |
6.0 |
11 |
| Rhode Island |
6.0 |
11 |
| Wyoming |
6.2 |
13 |
| Utah |
6.2 |
13 |
| Ohio |
6.5 |
15 |
| South Dakota |
6.5 |
15 |
| Virginia |
6.7 |
17 |
| Pennsylvania |
6.8 |
18 |
| New Jersey |
6.9 |
19 |
| New York |
7.1 |
20 |
| Colorado |
7.2 |
21 |
| Michigan |
7.5 |
22 |
| Illinois |
7.5 |
22 |
| Delaware |
7.6 |
24 |
| Indiana |
7.8 |
25 |
| Maryland |
7.9 |
26 |
| Idaho |
8.0 |
27 |
| California |
8.2 |
28 |
| New Mexico |
8.4 |
29 |
| Washington |
8.5 |
30 |
| Oregon |
8.5 |
30 |
| Tennessee |
8.6 |
32 |
| Missouri |
8.7 |
33 |
| North Carolina |
9.1 |
34 |
| Oklahoma |
9.2 |
35 |
| Hawaii |
9.3 |
36 |
| Kentucky |
9.4 |
37 |
| South Carolina |
9.5 |
38 |
| Texas |
9.5 |
38 |
| Mississippi |
9.6 |
40 |
| Florida |
9.7 |
41 |
| West Virginia |
10.1 |
42 |
| Montana |
10.2 |
43 |
| Arizona |
10.5 |
44 |
| Georgia |
10.6 |
45 |
| Arkansas |
10.7 |
46 |
| Alabama |
11.0 |
47 |
| Alaska |
11.4 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
12.1 |
49 |
| Nevada |
12.6 |
50 |
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| United States*** |
8.1 |
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| District of Columbia |
11.1 |
N.R. |
| Puerto Rico |
15.1 |
N.R. |
| SC/US Ratio |
1.17 |
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County Rankings: Teens Who are Idle (16-19)
| County* |
Rank of County if It were a State |
Reduction to Reach US Average |
Number of Teens Who are Idle (16-19) |
Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19) |
County/ US Ratio |
County/ State Ratio |
| Abbeville |
22 |
** |
118 |
7.5 |
0.87 |
0.74 |
| Aiken |
38 |
112 |
766 |
9.5 |
1.09 |
0.94 |
| Allendale |
50 |
69 |
126 |
18.0 |
2.07 |
1.78 |
| Anderson |
48 |
280 |
968 |
11.4 |
1.31 |
1.12 |
| Bamberg |
46 |
40 |
155 |
10.9 |
1.25 |
1.07 |
| Barnwell |
41 |
25 |
142 |
9.9 |
1.13 |
0.97 |
| Beaufort |
16 |
** |
467 |
6.6 |
0.76 |
0.65 |
| Berkeley |
15 |
248 |
1,088 |
10.5 |
1.21 |
1.03 |
| Calhoun |
15 |
19 |
83 |
10.5 |
1.21 |
1.03 |
| Charleston |
28 |
21 |
1,555 |
8.2 |
0.94 |
0.81 |
| Cherokee |
50 |
208 |
434 |
15.6 |
1.79 |
1.53 |
| Chester |
50 |
228 |
380 |
20.2 |
2.32 |
1.99 |
| Chesterfield |
50 |
134 |
322 |
13.9 |
1.59 |
1.36 |
| Clarendon |
50 |
113 |
281 |
13.5 |
1.56 |
1.33 |
| Colleton |
50 |
191 |
365 |
17.0 |
1.95 |
1.68 |
| Darlington |
43 |
108 |
391 |
11.2 |
1.29 |
1.10 |
| Dillon |
50 |
121 |
278 |
14.3 |
1.65 |
1.41 |
| Dorchester |
41 |
92 |
529 |
9.8 |
1.13 |
0.97 |
| Edgefield |
50 |
207 |
332 |
21.5 |
2.47 |
2.12 |
| Fairfield |
15 |
** |
82 |
6.5 |
0.74 |
0.64 |
| Florence |
43 |
174 |
802 |
10.3 |
1.19 |
1.02 |
| Georgetown |
44 |
73 |
316 |
10.5 |
1.21 |
1.04 |
| Greenville |
26 |
** |
1,625 |
7.9 |
0.90 |
0.77 |
| Greenwood |
50 |
230 |
537 |
14.2 |
1.63 |
1.40 |
| Hampton |
48 |
48 |
153 |
11.8 |
1.36 |
1.17 |
| Horry |
47 |
304 |
1,116 |
11.1 |
1.28 |
1.10 |
| Jasper |
50 |
82 |
182 |
14.8 |
1.70 |
1.45 |
| Kershaw |
48 |
104 |
327 |
11.9 |
1.37 |
1.17 |
| Lancaster |
50 |
252 |
521 |
15.7 |
1.80 |
1.55 |
| Laurens |
143 |
131 |
470 |
11.2 |
1.29 |
1.11 |
| Lee |
45 |
27 |
117 |
10.6 |
1.21 |
1.04 |
| Lexington |
26 |
** |
863 |
7.9 |
0.90 |
0.77 |
| McCormick |
50 |
54 |
96 |
18.4 |
2.12 |
1.82 |
| Marion |
47 |
70 |
249 |
11.3 |
1.30 |
1.11 |
| Marlboro |
50 |
155 |
291 |
17.3 |
1.99 |
1.70 |
| Newberry |
50 |
112 |
290 |
13.2 |
1.52 |
1.30 |
| Oconee |
49 |
135 |
395 |
12.3 |
1.41 |
1.21 |
| Orangeburg |
45 |
161 |
685 |
10.6 |
1.22 |
1.04 |
| Pickens |
15 |
** |
563 |
6.5 |
0.75 |
0.64 |
| Richland |
28 |
16 |
1,903 |
8.2 |
0.94 |
0.80 |
| Saluda |
50 |
75 |
165 |
14.9 |
1.71 |
1.47 |
| Spartanburg |
47 |
410 |
1,505 |
11.1 |
1.28 |
1.10 |
| Sumter |
41 |
116 |
632 |
9.9 |
1.14 |
0.98 |
| Union |
50 |
118 |
242 |
15.8 |
1.82 |
1.56 |
| Williamsburg |
47 |
77 |
272 |
11.3 |
1.30 |
1.11 |
| York |
32 |
47 |
778 |
8.6 |
0.99 |
0.85 |
| South Carolina |
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4,842 |
23,957 |
10.2 |
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