KIDS COUNT 2007

HIGH-LOWS FOR 2007 DATABOOK: OVERALL

High-Lows for 2007 Data Book

Kids Count Indicators	LBW	IM	CD	TD	TD	IDLE	POV	SP	DROP	Overall Average
County	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	Overall Average
Abbeville	1.26	3.24	1.32	1.59	1.23	0.91	1.17	1.16	1.52	1.49
Aiken	1.21	1.47	1.33	1.16	1.24	1.14	1.20	1.17	1.58	1.28
Allendale	1.80	2.16	1.50	1.32	2.73	2.17	2.22	2.00	2.17	2.01
Anderson	1.04	1.38	1.53	1.05	1.39	1.37	1.07	1.09	1.43	1.26
Bamberg	1.45	2.15	3.32	1.08	0.94	1.31	1.75	1.66	1.63	1.70
Barnwell	1.58	1.34	0.68	1.15	1.78	1.19	1.48	1.60	1.83	1.40
Beaufort	0.96	0.99	1.07	1.17	1.35	0.79	0.98	1.01	1.81	1.13
Berkeley	1.18	1.26	1.13	1.34	1.28	1.26	1.04	1.10	1.48	1.23
Calhoun	1.26	1.43	2.30	1.55	0.95	1.26	1.26	1.31	2.24	1.51
Charleston	1.26	1.58	0.92	1.07	1.16	0.99	1.18	1.40	1.86	1.27
Cherokee	1.51	1.88	1.85	1.75	1.83	1.87	1.26	1.29	1.82	1.67
Chester	1.35	2.03	1.67	2.21	1.81	2.43	1.33	1.57	2.17	1.84
Chesterfield	1.33	1.31	1.33	1.58	1.45	1.67	1.47	1.23	2.03	1.49
Clarendon	1.74	1.42	1.08	0.97	1.57	1.63	1.77	1.54	1.74	1.50
Colleton	1.26	1.76	1.84	2.17	1.57	2.05	1.67	1.39	1.97	1.74
Darlington	1.51	1.53	2.17	1.41	1.39	1.35	1.58	1.48	2.18	1.62
Dillon	1.44	0.69	2.16	1.33	2.37	1.72	1.76	1.63	1.85	1.66
Dorchester	1.13	1.05	1.14	1.15	1.00	1.18	0.91	0.97	1.56	1.12
Edgefield	1.28	0.55	0.75	0.88	1.14	2.59	1.17	1.25	1.97	1.29
Fairfield	1.75	2.79	1.04	1.63	1.65	0.78	1.38	1.69	1.78	1.61
Florence	1.53	1.55	1.20	1.90	1.50	1.24	1.43	1.35	1.87	1.51
Georgetown	1.40	1.65	0.77	1.05	1.15	1.27	1.47	1.29	1.52	1.28
Greenville	1.06	0.91	0.97	1.11	1.08	0.95	1.01	1.00	1.36	1.05
Greenwood	1.28	1.90	1.14	1.00	1.29	1.71	1.20	1.35	1.36	1.36
Hampton	1.55	2.35	1.86	1.66	1.65	1.43	1.58	1.40	2.33	1.76
Horry	1.26	1.38	0.89	1.92	1.37	1.34	1.29	1.18	1.28	1.32
Jasper	1.35	0.64	1.16	1.08	2.23	1.78	1.55	1.28	1.95	1.45
Kershaw	1.05	0.71	0.94	1.93	1.53	1.43	1.10	1.09	1.46	1.25
Lancaster	1.23	1.26	1.09	1.02	1.42	1.89	1.19	1.35	1.53	1.33
Laurens	1.34	1.65	1.12	1.86	1.47	1.35	1.31	1.30	1.99	1.49
Lee	1.62	2.10	1.71	1.45	1.58	1.27	1.60	1.65	2.07	1.67
Lexington	1.00	0.92	1.30	1.41	1.09	0.95	0.92	0.92	1.36	1.10
McCormick	1.49	2.53	2.40	1.61	1.23	2.22	1.49	1.72	1.78	1.83
Marion	1.70	1.75	1.61	1.02	1.66	1.36	1.82	1.88	1.74	1.62
Marlboro	1.79	1.40	2.08	0.76	1.85	2.08	1.68	1.57	2.10	1.70
Newberry	1.35	1.15	0.24	0.61	1.44	1.59	1.32	1.38	1.86	1.22
Oconee	1.17	0.91	1.25	1.41	1.36	1.48	1.11	0.96	1.68	1.26
Orangeburg	1.56	1.21	1.69	1.95	1.31	1.27	1.66	1.52	2.10	1.59
Pickens	0.99	1.13	1.38	0.92	0.89	0.79	0.96	0.81	1.60	1.05
Richland	1.41	1.25	1.29	1.18	0.80	0.98	1.14	1.33	1.70	1.23
Saluda	1.09	1.25	1.87	2.12	1.58	1.79	1.26	1.15	1.74	1.54
Spartanburg	1.27	1.52	1.10	1.41	1.46	1.34	1.07	1.10	1.41	1.30
Sumter	1.30	1.40	1.45	1.22	1.64	1.19	1.40	1.31	1.96	1.43
Union	1.40	1.60	1.55	1.46	1.73	1.90	1.33	1.49	1.59	1.56
Williamsburg	1.80	2.17	1.33	1.28	1.33	1.36	2.02	1.55	2.03	1.65
York	0.99	1.03	1.22	1.22	1.10	1.04	0.96	0.98	1.16	1.08
Overall County Simple Average:	1.35	1.51	1.41	1.37	1.45	1.45	1.36	1.34	1.63	1.44
South Carolina / United States:	1.26	1.37	1.20	1.30	1.27	1.19	1.22	1.19	1.72	1.30

46th on Kids Count: Uncompetitive in the National and World Economy

Overall Rank of South Carolina Counties

County-US Ratios for 2007 Kids Count Indicators

High-Lows for 2007 Data Book

What It Would Take to Improve South Carolina's Rankings

What It Would Take for the County to Reach the National Average

Annie E. Casey Foundation South Carolina Profile from 2007 National Databook (PDF)

Annie E. Casey Foundation 2007 Databook

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