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State Rankings: Teen Death Rate
| State |
Teen Death Rate (per 100,000) (15-19) |
Rank |
| Rhode Island |
34.3 |
1 |
| Massachusetts |
35.4 |
2 |
| New Hampshire |
38.3 |
3 |
| New York |
43.4 |
4 |
| Connecticut |
48.4 |
5 |
| New Jersey |
50.0 |
6 |
| Minnesota |
50.7 |
7 |
| Oregon |
51.1 |
8 |
| Utah |
53.8 |
9 |
| Vermont |
54.2 |
10 |
| Michigan |
55.4 |
11 |
| Ohio |
56.1 |
12 |
| Hawaii |
57.3 |
13 |
| Iowa |
58.5 |
14 |
| Wisconsin |
59.4 |
15 |
| Washington |
59.5 |
16 |
| Illinois |
59.7 |
17 |
| Virginia |
59.8 |
18 |
| California |
60.0 |
19 |
| Pennsylvania |
60.7 |
20 |
| Kansas |
63.2 |
21 |
| Texas |
63.6 |
22 |
| Maryland |
63.7 |
23 |
| Colorado |
63.8 |
24 |
| Idaho |
66.8 |
25 |
| Maine |
67.7 |
26 |
| Indiana |
68.6 |
27 |
| Georgia |
70.6 |
28 |
| Delaware |
70.7 |
29 |
| North Carolina |
71.3 |
30 |
| Florida |
72.4 |
31 |
| South Carolina |
75.2 |
32 |
| Kentucky |
75.5 |
33 |
| South Dakota |
79.8 |
34 |
| Nebraska |
82.9 |
35 |
| Wyoming |
83.1 |
36 |
| Montana |
83.5 |
37 |
| New Mexico |
83.9 |
38 |
| West Virginia |
84.4 |
39 |
| Oklahoma |
85.3 |
40 |
| Missouri |
86.8 |
41 |
| North Dakota |
86.9 |
42 |
| Louisiana |
89.2 |
43 |
| Tennessee |
90.5 |
44 |
| Mississippi |
91.0 |
45 |
| Alaska |
91.2 |
46 |
| Nevada |
92.7 |
47 |
| Alabama |
93.4 |
48 |
| Arkansas |
97.7 |
49 |
| Arizona |
98.0 |
50 |
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| United States |
64.4 |
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| District of Columbia |
84.0 |
N.R. |
| Puerto Rico |
66.5 |
N.R. |
| SC/US Ratio |
1.17 |
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County Rankings: Teen Deaths
| County* |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
Reduction to Reach US Average |
Number Teen Deaths |
Rate Teen Deaths (per 100,000) |
Total Number of Teens (15-19) |
County/ US Ratio |
County/ State Ratio |
| Abbeville |
1 |
** |
1 |
33.8 |
2,003 |
0.52 |
0.43 |
| Aiken |
3 |
** |
4 |
41.8 |
10,433 |
0.65 |
0.53 |
| Allendale |
50 |
1 |
1 |
131.6 |
750 |
2.04 |
1.66 |
| Anderson |
31 |
1 |
9 |
74.3 |
11,643 |
1.15 |
0.94 |
| Bamberg |
28 |
0 |
1 |
70.6 |
1,433 |
1.10 |
0.89 |
| Barnwell |
33 |
0 |
1 |
79.2 |
1,677 |
1.23 |
1.00 |
| Beaufort |
20 |
** |
6 |
61.1 |
9,760 |
0.95 |
0.77 |
| Berkeley |
4 |
** |
6 |
46.5 |
12,877 |
0.72 |
0.59 |
| Calhoun |
50 |
0 |
1 |
101.7 |
1,010 |
1.58 |
1.28 |
| Charleston |
34 |
4 |
20 |
82.1 |
24,730 |
1.27 |
1.04 |
| Cherokee |
21 |
** |
2 |
63.5 |
3,710 |
0.99 |
0.80 |
| Chester |
50 |
2 |
4 |
150.7 |
2,437 |
2.34 |
1.90 |
| Chesterfield |
50 |
2 |
4 |
135.9 |
2,943 |
2.11 |
1.71 |
| Clarendon |
7 |
** |
1 |
51.0 |
2,610 |
0.79 |
0.64 |
| Colleton |
50 |
2 |
4 |
143.8 |
2,783 |
2.23 |
1.81 |
| Darlington |
34 |
1 |
4 |
82.2 |
4,807 |
1.28 |
1.04 |
| Dillon |
50 |
2 |
3 |
134.6 |
2,227 |
2.09 |
1.70 |
| Dorchester |
43 |
2 |
8 |
90.4 |
8,917 |
1.40 |
1.14 |
| Edgefield |
28 |
0 |
1 |
70.4 |
1,877 |
1.09 |
0.89 |
| Fairfield |
50 |
1 |
2 |
128.8 |
1,563 |
2.00 |
1.62 |
| Florence |
33 |
1 |
7 |
76.4 |
9,547 |
1.19 |
0.96 |
| Georgetown |
33 |
1 |
3 |
78.6 |
3,863 |
1.22 |
0.99 |
| Greenville |
42 |
7 |
25 |
88.9 |
28,220 |
1.38 |
1.12 |
| Greenwood |
8 |
** |
3 |
52.8 |
5,033 |
0.82 |
0.67 |
| Hampton |
50 |
1 |
2 |
108.0 |
1,540 |
1.68 |
1.36 |
| Horry |
50 |
7 |
15 |
114.4 |
13,450 |
1.78 |
1.44 |
| Jasper |
43 |
0 |
1 |
89.8 |
1,500 |
1.39 |
1.13 |
| Kershaw |
26 |
0 |
3 |
68.4 |
3,867 |
1.06 |
0.86 |
| Lancaster |
50 |
3 |
5 |
120.3 |
4,507 |
1.87 |
1.52 |
| Laurens |
33 |
1 |
4 |
76.3 |
5,250 |
1.18 |
0.96 |
| Lee |
50 |
1 |
2 |
150.0 |
1,330 |
2.33 |
1.89 |
| Lexington |
31 |
2 |
12 |
74.3 |
16,080 |
1.15 |
0.94 |
| McCormick |
50 |
0 |
1 |
108.4 |
607 |
1.68 |
1.37 |
| Marion |
50 |
2 |
4 |
155.3 |
2,370 |
2.41 |
1.96 |
| Marlboro |
27 |
0 |
1 |
70.0 |
1,903 |
1.09 |
0.88 |
| Newberry |
50 |
1 |
3 |
117.9 |
2,573 |
1.83 |
1.49 |
| Oconee |
50 |
2 |
5 |
120.8 |
4,143 |
1.88 |
1.52 |
| Orangeburg |
24 |
0 |
5 |
66.5 |
7,587 |
1.03 |
0.84 |
| Pickens |
24 |
0 |
7 |
66.6 |
9,997 |
1.03 |
0.84 |
| Richland |
4 |
** |
15 |
47.2 |
31,043 |
0.73 |
0.60 |
| Saluda |
50 |
1 |
2 |
164.1 |
1,220 |
2.55 |
2.07 |
| Spartanburg |
34 |
3 |
15 |
79.8 |
18,483 |
1.24 |
1.01 |
| Sumter |
50 |
3 |
8 |
101.8 |
7,863 |
1.58 |
1.28 |
| Union |
27 |
0 |
1 |
69.7 |
1,913 |
1.08 |
0.88 |
| Williamsburg |
50 |
1 |
3 |
107.9 |
2,767 |
1.68 |
1.36 |
| York |
33 |
2 |
11 |
77.7 |
14,420 |
1.21 |
0.98 |
| South Carolina |
|
46 |
247 |
79.3 |
311,267 |
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