2008 Kids Count Databook > High-Lows > Overall
High-Lows for 2008 Databook
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County/US Ratios for Kids Count Indicators
| County |
Percent Low Birthweight Babies |
Infant Mortality Rate |
Child Death Rate (1-14) |
Rate of Teen Deaths (15-19) |
Teen Birth Rate |
Percent of Teens Who are Idle (16-19) |
Percent of Kids in Poverty |
Percent of Children in Single-Parent Families |
Dropouts |
Overall Average |
| Abbeville |
1.26 |
2.75 |
1.02 |
1.18 |
1.08 |
0.97 |
1.44 |
0.98 |
1.37 |
1.34 |
| Aiken |
1.20 |
2.01 |
1.15 |
1.21 |
1.31 |
1.22 |
1.25 |
0.92 |
1.49 |
1.31 |
| Allendale |
1.72 |
2.43 |
1.14 |
1.04 |
2.36 |
2.31 |
2.66 |
1.77 |
2.28 |
1.97 |
| Anderson |
1.11 |
1.28 |
0.92 |
1.19 |
1.40 |
1.46 |
1.27 |
0.88 |
1.35 |
1.20 |
| Bamberg |
1.47 |
0.83 |
1.70 |
1.08 |
0.98 |
1.40 |
1.90 |
1.30 |
1.36 |
1.33 |
| Barnwell |
1.61 |
1.61 |
1.06 |
2.67 |
1.78 |
1.27 |
2.07 |
1.24 |
1.70 |
1.67 |
| Beaufort |
1.04 |
0.86 |
1.48 |
0.78 |
1.33 |
0.85 |
1.01 |
0.86 |
1.65 |
1.09 |
| Berkeley |
1.13 |
1.38 |
1.79 |
1.34 |
1.29 |
1.35 |
1.08 |
0.87 |
1.42 |
1.29 |
| Calhoun |
1.32 |
0.90 |
1.86 |
3.15 |
0.97 |
1.35 |
1.26 |
1.00 |
2.13 |
1.55 |
| Charleston |
1.19 |
1.70 |
1.12 |
1.02 |
1.13 |
1.05 |
1.24 |
1.16 |
1.73 |
1.26 |
| Cherokee |
1.72 |
2.64 |
1.65 |
1.95 |
1.75 |
2.00 |
1.28 |
1.01 |
1.77 |
1.75 |
| Chester |
1.41 |
2.06 |
1.13 |
2.64 |
1.63 |
2.59 |
1.48 |
1.20 |
2.11 |
1.81 |
| Chesterfield |
1.44 |
1.37 |
1.47 |
1.58 |
1.46 |
1.78 |
1.59 |
1.07 |
2.01 |
1.53 |
| Clarendon |
1.72 |
1.07 |
1.25 |
1.18 |
1.54 |
1.73 |
1.73 |
1.23 |
1.68 |
1.46 |
| Colleton |
1.35 |
1.54 |
1.90 |
1.38 |
1.77 |
2.18 |
1.79 |
1.06 |
1.94 |
1.66 |
| Darlington |
1.57 |
1.86 |
1.68 |
1.04 |
1.44 |
1.43 |
1.60 |
1.20 |
2.17 |
1.55 |
| Dillon |
1.63 |
0.96 |
1.48 |
2.40 |
2.12 |
1.84 |
1.93 |
1.31 |
1.78 |
1.72 |
| Dorchester |
1.13 |
0.83 |
1.26 |
1.28 |
1.04 |
1.26 |
0.84 |
0.85 |
1.57 |
1.12 |
| Edgefield |
1.00 |
0.59 |
1.16 |
- |
1.06 |
2.76 |
1.29 |
0.91 |
1.91 |
1.19 |
| Fairfield |
1.61 |
2.12 |
1.63 |
1.96 |
1.53 |
0.83 |
1.51 |
1.26 |
1.68 |
1.57 |
| Florence |
1.63 |
1.68 |
1.30 |
1.09 |
1.42 |
1.33 |
1.42 |
1.07 |
1.83 |
1.42 |
| Georgetown |
1.36 |
2.06 |
1.40 |
0.99 |
1.34 |
1.35 |
1.46 |
1.04 |
1.42 |
1.38 |
| Greenville |
1.03 |
1.07 |
0.92 |
1.29 |
1.11 |
1.01 |
0.99 |
0.81 |
1.29 |
1.06 |
| Greenwood |
1.56 |
2.40 |
1.16 |
0.82 |
1.33 |
1.82 |
1.25 |
1.07 |
1.34 |
1.42 |
| Hampton |
1.52 |
2.24 |
1.79 |
2.01 |
1.30 |
1.52 |
1.78 |
1.12 |
2.22 |
1.72 |
| Horry |
1.31 |
1.30 |
1.02 |
2.17 |
1.36 |
1.43 |
1.35 |
0.98 |
1.17 |
1.34 |
| Jasper |
1.31 |
1.58 |
1.75 |
2.66 |
1.89 |
1.89 |
1.90 |
1.14 |
1.61 |
1.75 |
| Kershaw |
1.10 |
0.58 |
1.18 |
0.82 |
1.67 |
1.53 |
1.08 |
0.85 |
1.41 |
1.14 |
| Lancaster |
1.41 |
1.40 |
0.62 |
1.68 |
1.61 |
2.01 |
1.16 |
1.03 |
1.45 |
1.38 |
| Laurens |
1.17 |
1.75 |
1.93 |
1.21 |
1.42 |
1.44 |
1.42 |
1.04 |
1.92 |
1.48 |
| Lee |
1.70 |
2.63 |
1.32 |
3.42 |
1.56 |
1.35 |
2.39 |
1.31 |
1.96 |
1.96 |
| Lexington |
0.99 |
0.76 |
0.94 |
1.32 |
1.07 |
1.01 |
0.96 |
0.77 |
1.31 |
1.01 |
| McCormick |
2.22 |
2.83 |
5.77 |
1.26 |
1.16 |
2.36 |
1.69 |
1.34 |
1.77 |
2.27 |
| Marion |
1.61 |
0.92 |
1.77 |
2.88 |
1.74 |
1.45 |
1.85 |
1.42 |
1.69 |
1.70 |
| Marlboro |
1.99 |
1.41 |
0.93 |
0.82 |
1.67 |
2.22 |
1.68 |
1.35 |
2.01 |
1.56 |
| Newberry |
1.30 |
0.57 |
1.12 |
1.85 |
1.48 |
1.69 |
1.36 |
1.17 |
1.78 |
1.37 |
| Oconee |
1.01 |
0.80 |
1.27 |
1.54 |
1.37 |
1.58 |
0.93 |
0.79 |
1.58 |
1.21 |
| Orangeburg |
1.51 |
1.75 |
1.31 |
1.47 |
1.25 |
1.36 |
1.74 |
1.26 |
2.07 |
1.53 |
| Pickens |
0.94 |
1.18 |
0.67 |
0.88 |
0.88 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
0.67 |
1.56 |
0.94 |
| Richland |
1.37 |
1.36 |
1.30 |
0.92 |
0.87 |
1.05 |
1.04 |
1.10 |
1.65 |
1.18 |
| Saluda |
1.26 |
0.86 |
1.45 |
2.66 |
1.68 |
1.91 |
1.37 |
0.92 |
1.58 |
1.52 |
| Spartanburg |
1.23 |
1.62 |
1.50 |
1.41 |
1.48 |
1.43 |
1.22 |
0.91 |
1.39 |
1.35 |
| Sumter |
1.28 |
1.41 |
1.23 |
1.48 |
1.65 |
1.27 |
1.37 |
1.07 |
1.83 |
1.40 |
| Union |
1.26 |
0.91 |
1.93 |
0.42 |
1.70 |
2.03 |
1.31 |
1.14 |
1.58 |
1.36 |
| Williamsburg |
1.96 |
1.51 |
0.34 |
1.43 |
1.58 |
1.45 |
2.30 |
1.27 |
1.88 |
1.52 |
| York |
1.03 |
0.92 |
1.25 |
0.97 |
1.10 |
1.11 |
0.96 |
0.82 |
1.03 |
1.02 |
| Overall County Simple Average: |
1.38 |
1.48 |
1.41 |
1.51 |
1.43 |
1.54 |
1.46 |
1.08 |
1.68 |
1.44 |
| South Carolina / United States |
1.24 |
1.36 |
1.26 |
1.28 |
1.26 |
1.31 |
1.21 |
1.24 |
1.56 |
1.30 |
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Overall Rank of South Carolina Counties*
| Rank |
County* |
Overall County/US Ratio |
| 1 |
Pickens |
0.94 |
| 2 |
Lexington |
1.01 |
| 3 |
York |
1.02 |
| 4 |
Greenville |
1.06 |
| 5 |
Beaufort |
1.09 |
| 6 |
Dorchester |
1.12 |
| 7 |
Kershaw |
1.14 |
| 8 |
Richland |
1.18 |
| 9 |
Edgefield |
1.19 |
| 10 |
Anderson |
1.20 |
| 11 |
Oconee |
1.21 |
| 12 |
Charleston |
1.26 |
| 13 |
Berkeley |
1.29 |
| 14 |
Aiken |
1.31 |
| 15 |
Bamberg |
1.33 |
| 16 |
Abbeville |
1.34 |
| 17 |
Horry |
1.34 |
| 18 |
Spartanburg |
1.35 |
| 19 |
Union |
1.36 |
| 20 |
Newberry |
1.37 |
| 21 |
Lancaster |
1.38 |
| 22 |
Georgetown |
1.38 |
| 23 |
Sumter |
1.40 |
| 24 |
Greenwood |
1.42 |
| 25 |
Florence |
1.42 |
| 26 |
Clarendon |
1.46 |
| 27 |
Laurens |
1.48 |
| 28 |
Saluda |
1.52 |
| 29 |
Williamsburg |
1.52 |
| 30 |
Orangeburg |
1.53 |
| 31 |
Chesterfield |
1.53 |
| 32 |
Calhoun |
1.55 |
| 33 |
Darlington |
1.55 |
| 34 |
Marlboro |
1.56 |
| 35 |
Fairfield |
1.57 |
| 36 |
Colleton |
1.66 |
| 37 |
Barnwell |
1.67 |
| 38 |
Marion |
1.70 |
| 39 |
Dillon |
1.72 |
| 40 |
Hampton |
1.72 |
| 41 |
Jasper |
1.75 |
| 42 |
Cherokee |
1.75 |
| 43 |
Chester |
1.81 |
| 44 |
Lee |
1.96 |
| 45 |
Allendale |
1.97 |
| 46 |
McCormick |
2.27 |
| South Carolina |
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1.30 |
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*Average of the nine County/US ratios for the indicators in the 2008 Kids Count Databook.
The 2008 Kids Count Databook Index
What It Would Take to Improve South Carolina's Rankings?
What It Would Take for the County to Reach the National Average?
High-Lows for 2008 Data Book
Overall Rank of South Carolina Counties
Annie E. Casey Foundation 2008 Databook
