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State Rankings: Low Birthweight Babies
| State |
Percent Low Birthweight Babies |
Rank |
| Alaska |
6.0 |
1 |
| Oregon |
6.1 |
2 |
| Washington |
6.5 |
3 |
| Minnesota |
6.5 |
3 |
| North Dakota |
6.7 |
5 |
| Maine |
6.8 |
6 |
| California |
6.8 |
6 |
| Vermont |
6.9 |
8 |
| Wisconsin |
6.9 |
8 |
| Idaho |
6.9 |
8 |
| Utah |
6.9 |
8 |
| Iowa |
6.9 |
8 |
| New Hampshire |
6.9 |
8 |
| South Dakota |
7.0 |
14 |
| Nebraska |
7.1 |
15 |
| Arizona |
7.1 |
15 |
| Kansas |
7.2 |
17 |
| Montana |
7.3 |
18 |
| Massachusetts |
7.9 |
19 |
| Rhode Island |
8.0 |
20 |
| Missouri |
8.1 |
21 |
| Hawaii |
8.1 |
21 |
| Connecticut |
8.1 |
21 |
| Indiana |
8.2 |
24 |
| Virginia |
8.3 |
25 |
| New York |
8.3 |
25 |
| Nevada |
8.3 |
25 |
| Oklahoma |
8.3 |
25 |
| Michigan |
8.4 |
29 |
| Texas |
8.4 |
29 |
| Pennsylvania |
8.5 |
31 |
| New Jersey |
8.6 |
32 |
| Illinois |
8.6 |
32 |
| Florida |
8.7 |
34 |
| Ohio |
8.8 |
35 |
| Wyoming |
8.9 |
36 |
| Colorado |
8.9 |
36 |
| New Mexico |
8.9 |
36 |
| North Carolina |
9.1 |
39 |
| Kentucky |
9.1 |
39 |
| Arkansas |
9.2 |
41 |
| Delaware |
9.3 |
42 |
| Maryland |
9.4 |
43 |
| Georgia |
9.6 |
44 |
| Tennessee |
9.6 |
44 |
| West Virginia |
9.7 |
46 |
| South Carolina |
10.1 |
47 |
| Alabama |
10.5 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
11.4 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
12.4 |
50 |
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| United States |
8.3 |
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| District of Columbia |
11.5 |
N.R. |
| Puerto Rico |
13.0 |
N.R. |
| SC/US Ratio |
1.22 |
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County Rankings: Low Birthweight Babies
| County* |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
Reduction to Reach US Average |
Number of Babies Born with Low Birthweight |
Percent Low Birthweight Babies |
Total Births |
County / US Ratio |
County / State Ratio |
| Abbeville |
49 |
11 |
35 |
12.0 |
293 |
1.45 |
1.18 |
| Aiken |
47 |
39 |
205 |
10.2 |
2,002 |
1.23 |
1.00 |
| Allendale |
50 |
7 |
18 |
12.9 |
142 |
1.55 |
1.26 |
| Anderson |
43 |
27 |
224 |
9.4 |
2,377 |
1.14 |
0.93 |
| Bamberg |
50 |
10 |
26 |
13.1 |
201 |
1.58 |
1.29 |
| Barnwell |
50 |
15 |
41 |
12.9 |
320 |
1.56 |
1.27 |
| Beaufort |
31 |
4 |
196 |
8.5 |
2,313 |
1.02 |
0.83 |
| Berkeley |
42 |
23 |
220 |
9.3 |
2,379 |
1.12 |
0.91 |
| Calhoun |
50 |
7 |
21 |
12.7 |
167 |
1.54 |
1.25 |
| Charleston |
47 |
103 |
521 |
10.4 |
5,028 |
1.25 |
1.02 |
| Cherokee |
49 |
27 |
85 |
12.2 |
697 |
1.46 |
1.19 |
| Chester |
49 |
14 |
52 |
11.5 |
457 |
1.38 |
1.12 |
| Chesterfield |
50 |
30 |
78 |
13.4 |
582 |
1.61 |
1.31 |
| Clarendon |
49 |
16 |
50 |
12.2 |
409 |
1.46 |
1.19 |
| Colleton |
48 |
17 |
65 |
11.2 |
577 |
1.35 |
1.10 |
| Darlington |
50 |
36 |
108 |
12.5 |
860 |
1.51 |
1.23 |
| Dillon |
50 |
28 |
68 |
14.1 |
485 |
1.70 |
1.38 |
| Dorchester |
35 |
8 |
154 |
8.8 |
1,755 |
1.06 |
0.86 |
| Edgefield |
43 |
3 |
23 |
9.4 |
244 |
1.14 |
0.92 |
| Fairfield |
48 |
8 |
32 |
11.0 |
290 |
1.33 |
1.08 |
| Florence |
50 |
91 |
255 |
12.9 |
1,980 |
1.55 |
1.26 |
| Georgetown |
47 |
15 |
75 |
10.4 |
720 |
1.25 |
1.02 |
| Greenville |
32 |
20 |
539 |
8.6 |
6,245 |
1.04 |
0.85 |
| Greenwood |
50 |
43 |
123 |
12.8 |
964 |
1.54 |
1.25 |
| Hampton |
48 |
9 |
34 |
11.1 |
303 |
1.34 |
1.09 |
| Horry |
47 |
58 |
327 |
10.1 |
3,235 |
1.22 |
0.99 |
| Jasper |
46 |
6 |
39 |
9.8 |
393 |
1.19 |
0.97 |
| Kershaw |
46 |
12 |
80 |
9.8 |
816 |
1.18 |
0.96 |
| Lancaster |
49 |
27 |
100 |
11.4 |
875 |
1.37 |
1.12 |
| Laurens |
48 |
26 |
98 |
11.3 |
868 |
1.36 |
1.10 |
| Lee |
50 |
11 |
32 |
12.6 |
251 |
1.52 |
1.24 |
| Lexington |
20 |
** |
266 |
8.0 |
3,312 |
0.97 |
0.79 |
| McCormick |
50 |
4 |
12 |
13.1 |
89 |
1.58 |
1.29 |
| Marion |
49 |
19 |
59 |
12.3 |
484 |
1.48 |
1.20 |
| Marlboro |
50 |
22 |
53 |
14.2 |
370 |
1.72 |
1.40 |
| Newberry |
48 |
16 |
60 |
11.3 |
534 |
1.36 |
1.11 |
| Oconee |
14 |
** |
58 |
7.0 |
828 |
0.85 |
0.69 |
| Orangeburg |
50 |
75 |
190 |
13.7 |
1,383 |
1.65 |
1.35 |
| Pickens |
32 |
4 |
116 |
8.6 |
1,344 |
1.04 |
0.84 |
| Richland |
48 |
127 |
539 |
10.8 |
4,974 |
1.31 |
1.06 |
| Saluda |
48 |
7 |
30 |
10.9 |
278 |
1.31 |
1.07 |
| Spartanburg |
46 |
63 |
370 |
10.0 |
3,698 |
1.20 |
0.98 |
| Sumter |
47 |
35 |
175 |
10.4 |
1,687 |
1.25 |
1.02 |
| Union |
49 |
12 |
41 |
12.0 |
340 |
1.44 |
1.17 |
| Williamsburg |
50 |
27 |
65 |
14.1 |
461 |
1.70 |
1.38 |
| York |
31 |
7 |
246 |
8.5 |
2,879 |
1.03 |
0.84 |
| South Carolina |
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1,157 |
6,203 |
10.2 |
60,887 |
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N.R. = Not Ranked
*National and state data is for 2006, county data is the average for 2005-2007.
** County is at or below national average already.
