2008 Kids Count Databook > High-Lows > Percent of Teens Who are Idle
High-Lows for 2008 Databook
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State Rankings: Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19)
| State |
Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19) |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
4.0 |
1 |
| Minnesota |
4.5 |
2 |
| North Dakota |
4.9 |
3 |
| Vermont |
4.9 |
3 |
| Iowa |
4.9 |
3 |
| Massachusetts |
5.0 |
6 |
| Maine |
5.0 |
6 |
| Connecticut |
5.2 |
8 |
| Kansas |
5.5 |
9 |
| Utah |
5.6 |
10 |
| Nebraska |
5.6 |
10 |
| Wyoming |
5.9 |
12 |
| Wisconsin |
6.0 |
13 |
| Virginia |
6.1 |
14 |
| Hawaii |
6.3 |
15 |
| South Dakota |
6.4 |
16 |
| Idaho |
6.5 |
17 |
| Pennsylvania |
6.6 |
18 |
| Ohio |
6.6 |
18 |
| New Jersey |
6.7 |
20 |
| Delaware |
6.9 |
21 |
| Rhode Island |
6.9 |
21 |
| Washington |
7.1 |
23 |
| New York |
7.2 |
24 |
| Illinois |
7.4 |
25 |
| Missouri |
7.5 |
26 |
| Michigan |
7.6 |
27 |
| Montana |
7.7 |
28 |
| Indiana |
7.8 |
29 |
| North Carolina |
7.8 |
29 |
| Oregon |
7.8 |
29 |
| Maryland |
7.8 |
29 |
| California |
8.0 |
33 |
| Colorado |
8.1 |
34 |
| Alaska |
8.3 |
35 |
| Oklahoma |
8.6 |
36 |
| Arkansas |
8.6 |
36 |
| Tennessee |
8.8 |
38 |
| Texas |
9.1 |
39 |
| Florida |
9.1 |
39 |
| Arizona |
9.2 |
41 |
| Georgia |
9.4 |
42 |
| West Virginia |
9.6 |
43 |
| Kentucky |
9.7 |
44 |
| South Carolina |
10.2 |
45 |
| Nevada |
10.6 |
46 |
| Alabama |
10.6 |
46 |
| Mississippi |
11.7 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
11.9 |
49 |
| New Mexico |
11.9 |
49 |
| United States |
7.8 |
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County Rankings: Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19)
| County |
Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19) |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
| Fairfield |
6.5 |
17 |
| Pickens |
6.5 |
17 |
| Beaufort |
6.6 |
18 |
| Abbeville |
7.5 |
26 |
| Greenville |
7.9 |
31 |
| Lexington |
7.9 |
30 |
| Richland |
8.2 |
34 |
| Charleston |
8.2 |
34 |
| York |
8.6 |
36 |
| Aiken |
9.5 |
42 |
| Dorchester |
9.8 |
44 |
| Barnwell |
9.9 |
44 |
| Sumter |
9.9 |
44 |
| Florence |
10.3 |
45 |
| Berkeley |
10.5 |
45 |
| Calhoun |
10.5 |
45 |
| Georgetown |
10.5 |
45 |
| Lee |
10.6 |
46 |
| Orangeburg |
10.6 |
46 |
| Bamberg |
10.9 |
47 |
| Spartanburg |
11.1 |
47 |
| Horry |
11.1 |
47 |
| Darlington |
11.2 |
47 |
| Laurens |
11.2 |
47 |
| Marion |
11.3 |
47 |
| Williamsburg |
11.3 |
47 |
| Anderson |
11.4 |
45 |
| Hampton |
11.8 |
48 |
| Kershaw |
11.9 |
49 |
| Oconee |
12.3 |
50 |
| Newberry |
13.2 |
50 |
| Clarendon |
13.5 |
50 |
| Chesterfield |
13.9 |
50 |
| Greenwood |
14.2 |
50 |
| Dillon |
14.3 |
50 |
| Jasper |
14.8 |
50 |
| Saluda |
14.9 |
50 |
| Cherokee |
15.6 |
50 |
| Lancaster |
15.7 |
50 |
| Union |
15.8 |
50 |
| Colleton |
17.0 |
50 |
| Marlboro |
17.3 |
50 |
| Allendale |
18.0 |
50 |
| McCormick |
18.4 |
50 |
| Chester |
20.2 |
50 |
| Edgefield |
21.5 |
50 |
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National and state data is for 2006 from the Kids Count Data Book using the Census American Community Survey. County data is from 2000 Census.
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