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State Rankings: Infant Mortality Rate
| State |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) |
Rank |
| Washington |
4.7 |
1 |
| Massachusetts |
4.8 |
2 |
| California |
5.0 |
3 |
| Utah |
5.1 |
4 |
| Iowa |
5.1 |
4 |
| Minnesota |
5.2 |
6 |
| Oregon |
5.5 |
7 |
| New Jersey |
5.5 |
7 |
| Vermont |
5.5 |
7 |
| Nebraska |
5.6 |
10 |
| New York |
5.6 |
10 |
| Hawaii |
5.6 |
10 |
| Colorado |
5.7 |
13 |
| New Mexico |
5.8 |
14 |
| North Dakota |
5.8 |
14 |
| Montana |
5.8 |
14 |
| New Hampshire |
6.1 |
17 |
| Rhode Island |
6.1 |
17 |
| Connecticut |
6.2 |
19 |
| Texas |
6.2 |
19 |
| Maine |
6.3 |
21 |
| Arizona |
6.4 |
22 |
| Wisconsin |
6.4 |
22 |
| Nevada |
6.4 |
22 |
| Idaho |
6.8 |
25 |
| South Dakota |
6.9 |
26 |
| Alaska |
6.9 |
26 |
| Wyoming |
7.0 |
28 |
| Virginia |
7.1 |
29 |
| Kansas |
7.1 |
29 |
| Illinois |
7.2 |
31 |
| Florida |
7.3 |
32 |
| Michigan |
7.4 |
33 |
| West Virginia |
7.4 |
33 |
| Missouri |
7.4 |
33 |
| Kentucky |
7.5 |
36 |
| Pennsylvania |
7.6 |
37 |
| Ohio |
7.8 |
38 |
| Maryland |
7.9 |
39 |
| Indiana |
8.0 |
40 |
| Oklahoma |
8.0 |
40 |
| North Carolina |
8.1 |
42 |
| Georgia |
8.1 |
42 |
| Delaware |
8.3 |
44 |
| South Carolina |
8.4 |
45 |
| Arkansas |
8.5 |
46 |
| Tennessee |
8.7 |
47 |
| Alabama |
9.0 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
9.9 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
10.6 |
50 |
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| United States |
6.7 |
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| District of Columbia |
11.3 |
N.R. |
| Puerto Rico |
8.8 |
N.R. |
| SC/US Ratio |
1.25 |
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County Rankings: Infant Mortality
| County** |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
Reduction to Reach US Average |
Number of Infant Deaths |
Infant Mortality Rate** (per 1,000) |
Total Births |
County/ US Ratio |
County/ State Ratio |
| Abbeville |
50 |
3 |
5 |
16.6 |
301 |
2.48 |
1.85 |
| Aiken |
50 |
9 |
22 |
11.3 |
1,953 |
1.68 |
1.25 |
| Allendale |
50 |
1 |
2 |
16.1 |
145 |
2.40 |
1.79 |
| Anderson |
42 |
3 |
19 |
8.1 |
2,313 |
1.20 |
0.90 |
| Bamberg |
24 |
** |
1 |
6.7 |
199 |
1.00 |
0.74 |
| Barnwell |
50 |
2 |
4 |
11.4 |
322 |
1.70 |
1.27 |
| Beaufort |
24 |
** |
15 |
6.7 |
2,249 |
1.00 |
0.74 |
| Berkeley |
43 |
3 |
19 |
8.2 |
2,288 |
1.22 |
0.91 |
| Calhoun |
16 |
** |
1 |
6.0 |
166 |
0.90 |
0.67 |
| Charleston |
50 |
25 |
57 |
11.7 |
4,885 |
1.75 |
1.30 |
| Cherokee |
50 |
6 |
11 |
16.1 |
663 |
2.40 |
1.79 |
| Chester |
50 |
2 |
5 |
10.6 |
442 |
1.58 |
1.17 |
| Chesterfield |
50 |
3 |
7 |
12.0 |
557 |
1.79 |
1.33 |
| Clarendon |
13 |
** |
2 |
5.7 |
408 |
0.85 |
0.63 |
| Colleton |
49 |
2 |
6 |
10.4 |
547 |
1.55 |
1.15 |
| Darlington |
50 |
4 |
10 |
11.1 |
874 |
1.65 |
1.23 |
| Dillon |
13 |
** |
3 |
5.7 |
469 |
0.85 |
0.63 |
| Dorchester |
10 |
** |
9 |
5.6 |
1,606 |
0.84 |
0.62 |
| Edgefield |
6 |
** |
1 |
5.4 |
247 |
0.80 |
0.60 |
| Fairfield |
50 |
1 |
3 |
11.1 |
301 |
1.65 |
1.23 |
| Florence |
50 |
11 |
24 |
12.4 |
1,912 |
1.85 |
1.38 |
| Georgetown |
50 |
5 |
10 |
14.1 |
711 |
2.10 |
1.56 |
| Greenville |
25 |
1 |
41 |
6.8 |
5,954 |
1.02 |
0.76 |
| Greenwood |
50 |
8 |
14 |
15.8 |
910 |
2.35 |
1.75 |
| Hampton |
50 |
2 |
4 |
12.8 |
287 |
1.91 |
1.42 |
| Horry |
47 |
6 |
26 |
8.7 |
3,016 |
1.30 |
0.97 |
| Jasper |
48 |
1 |
3 |
9.4 |
353 |
1.41 |
1.05 |
| Kershaw |
17 |
** |
5 |
6.1 |
770 |
0.90 |
0.67 |
| Lancaster |
48 |
2 |
8 |
9.2 |
831 |
1.38 |
1.02 |
| Laurens |
50 |
6 |
11 |
13.5 |
841 |
2.01 |
1.50 |
| Lee |
50 |
2 |
3 |
13.0 |
257 |
1.94 |
1.44 |
| Lexington |
14 |
** |
19 |
5.8 |
3,219 |
0.87 |
0.64 |
| McCormick |
50 |
1 |
2 |
20.3 |
82 |
3.03 |
2.26 |
| Marion |
49 |
2 |
5 |
10.5 |
478 |
1.56 |
1.16 |
| Marlboro |
50 |
2 |
4 |
11.9 |
364 |
1.78 |
1.32 |
| Newberry |
1 |
** |
2 |
3.8 |
528 |
0.57 |
0.42 |
| Oconee |
2 |
** |
4 |
4.8 |
838 |
0.71 |
0.53 |
| Orangeburg |
50 |
9 |
18 |
13.7 |
1,336 |
2.05 |
1.52 |
| Pickens |
10 |
** |
7 |
5.6 |
1,316 |
0.83 |
0.62 |
| Richland |
46 |
9 |
41 |
8.5 |
4,815 |
1.27 |
0.95 |
| Saluda |
3 |
** |
1 |
5.0 |
266 |
0.75 |
0.56 |
| Spartanburg |
48 |
11 |
35 |
9.7 |
3,594 |
1.45 |
1.08 |
| Sumter |
48 |
4 |
15 |
9.0 |
1,666 |
1.34 |
1.00 |
| Union |
40 |
0 |
3 |
8.0 |
331 |
1.20 |
0.89 |
| Williamsburg |
50 |
3 |
6 |
12.1 |
468 |
1.81 |
1.34 |
| York |
24 |
0 |
18 |
6.7 |
2,673 |
1.01 |
0.75 |
| South Carolina |
|
136 |
530 |
9.0 |
58,752 |
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N.R. = Not Ranked
*National and state data is for 2006.
**State and county data are the average for 2004-2006.
*** County is at or below national average already.
