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State Rankings: Infant Mortality Rate
| State |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) |
Rank |
| Washington |
4.7 |
1 |
| Massachusetts |
4.8 |
2 |
| California |
5.0 |
3 |
| Utah |
5.1 |
4 |
| Iowa |
5.1 |
4 |
| Minnesota |
5.2 |
6 |
| Oregon |
5.5 |
7 |
| New Jersey |
5.5 |
7 |
| Vermont |
5.5 |
7 |
| Nebraska |
5.6 |
10 |
| New York |
5.6 |
10 |
| Hawaii |
5.6 |
10 |
| Colorado |
5.7 |
13 |
| New Mexico |
5.8 |
14 |
| North Dakota |
5.8 |
14 |
| Montana |
5.8 |
14 |
| New Hampshire |
6.1 |
17 |
| Rhode Island |
6.1 |
17 |
| Connecticut |
6.2 |
19 |
| Texas |
6.2 |
19 |
| Maine |
6.3 |
21 |
| Arizona |
6.4 |
22 |
| Wisconsin |
6.4 |
22 |
| Nevada |
6.4 |
22 |
| Idaho |
6.8 |
25 |
| South Dakota |
6.9 |
26 |
| Alaska |
6.9 |
26 |
| Wyoming |
7.0 |
28 |
| Virginia |
7.1 |
29 |
| Kansas |
7.1 |
29 |
| Illinois |
7.2 |
31 |
| Florida |
7.3 |
32 |
| Michigan |
7.4 |
33 |
| West Virginia |
7.4 |
33 |
| Missouri |
7.4 |
33 |
| Kentucky |
7.5 |
36 |
| Pennsylvania |
7.6 |
37 |
| Ohio |
7.8 |
38 |
| Maryland |
7.9 |
39 |
| Indiana |
8.0 |
40 |
| Oklahoma |
8.0 |
40 |
| North Carolina |
8.1 |
42 |
| Georgia |
8.1 |
42 |
| Delaware |
8.3 |
44 |
| South Carolina |
8.4 |
45 |
| Arkansas |
8.5 |
46 |
| Tennessee |
8.7 |
47 |
| Alabama |
9.0 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
9.9 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
10.6 |
50 |
| United States |
6.7 |
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County Rankings: Infant Mortality Rate
| County |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
| Newberry |
3.8 |
1 |
| Oconee |
4.8 |
2 |
| Saluda |
5.0 |
3 |
| Edgefield |
5.4 |
6 |
| Pickens |
5.6 |
10 |
| Dorchester |
5.6 |
10 |
| Dillon |
5.7 |
13 |
| Clarendon |
5.7 |
13 |
| Lexington |
5.8 |
14 |
| Calhoun |
6.0 |
16 |
| Kershaw |
6.1 |
17 |
| Beaufort |
6.7 |
24 |
| Bamberg |
6.7 |
24 |
| York |
6.7 |
24 |
| Greenville |
6.8 |
25 |
| Union |
8.0 |
40 |
| Anderson |
8.1 |
42 |
| Berkeley |
8.2 |
43 |
| Richland |
8.5 |
46 |
| Horry |
8.7 |
47 |
| Sumter |
9.0 |
48 |
| Lancaster |
9.2 |
48 |
| Jasper |
9.4 |
48 |
| Spartanburg |
9.7 |
48 |
| Colleton |
10.4 |
49 |
| Marion |
10.5 |
49 |
| Chester |
10.6 |
50 |
| Darlington |
11.1 |
50 |
| Fairfield |
11.1 |
50 |
| Aiken |
11.3 |
50 |
| Barnwell |
11.4 |
50 |
| Charleston |
11.7 |
50 |
| Marlboro |
11.9 |
50 |
| Chesterfield |
12.0 |
50 |
| Williamsburg |
12.1 |
50 |
| Florence |
12.4 |
50 |
| Hampton |
12.8 |
50 |
| Lee |
13.0 |
50 |
| Laurens |
13.5 |
50 |
| Orangeburg |
13.7 |
50 |
| Georgetown |
14.1 |
50 |
| Greenwood |
15.8 |
50 |
| Cherokee |
16.1 |
50 |
| Allendale |
16.1 |
50 |
| Abbeville |
16.6 |
50 |
| McCormick |
20.3 |
50 |
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