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State Rankings: Percent of Children in Poverty
| State |
Percent of Children in Poverty |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
8.8 |
1 |
| Hawaii |
9.8 |
2 |
| Maryland |
10.5 |
3 |
| Utah |
11.0 |
4 |
| Connecticut |
11.1 |
5 |
| Alaska |
11.5 |
6 |
| New Jersey |
11.6 |
7 |
| Wyoming |
11.6 |
7 |
| Minnesota |
12.0 |
9 |
| Vermont |
12.4 |
10 |
| Massachusetts |
12.9 |
11 |
| Virginia |
13.0 |
12 |
| North Dakota |
13.4 |
13 |
| Iowa |
13.6 |
14 |
| Wisconsin |
14.4 |
15 |
| Kansas |
14.6 |
16 |
| Delaware |
14.7 |
17 |
| Nebraska |
14.9 |
18 |
| Washington |
15.0 |
19 |
| Nevada |
15.3 |
20 |
| Maine |
15.4 |
21 |
| Idaho |
15.9 |
22 |
| Pennsylvania |
16.3 |
23 |
| Colorado |
16.3 |
23 |
| Illinois |
16.6 |
25 |
| South Dakota |
16.8 |
26 |
| Oregon |
16.9 |
27 |
| Florida |
17.1 |
28 |
| California |
17.3 |
29 |
| Indiana |
17.3 |
30 |
| Rhode Island |
17.5 |
31 |
| Missouri |
17.7 |
32 |
| Montana |
18.3 |
33 |
| Ohio |
18.5 |
34 |
| New York |
19.4 |
35 |
| Michigan |
19.4 |
35 |
| North Carolina |
19.5 |
37 |
| Georgia |
19.7 |
38 |
| Arizona |
20.2 |
39 |
| South Carolina |
20.9 |
40 |
| Oklahoma |
22.5 |
41 |
| West Virginia |
22.8 |
42 |
| Tennessee |
23.0 |
43 |
| Texas |
23.2 |
44 |
| Kentucky |
23.9 |
45 |
| Alabama |
24.3 |
46 |
| New Mexico |
25.5 |
47 |
| Arkansas |
25.8 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
26.8 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
29.3 |
50 |
| United States |
18.0 |
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County Rankings: Percent of Children in Poverty
| County |
Percent of Children in Poverty |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
| Richland |
15.2 |
19 |
| Berkeley |
15.4 |
21 |
| Dorchester |
15.5 |
21 |
| Greenville |
16.1 |
22 |
| Lexington |
16.1 |
22 |
| Beaufort |
16.3 |
23 |
| York |
16.3 |
23 |
| Spartanburg |
18.6 |
34 |
| Anderson |
18.7 |
34 |
| Pickens |
19.2 |
34 |
| Oconee |
19.8 |
38 |
| Kershaw |
20.6 |
39 |
| Abbeville |
21.9 |
40 |
| Charleston |
21.9 |
40 |
| Greenwood |
21.9 |
40 |
| Aiken |
22.5 |
41 |
| Edgefield |
23.1 |
43 |
| Horry |
23.2 |
44 |
| Saluda |
23.4 |
44 |
| Cherokee |
23.8 |
44 |
| Union |
24.3 |
46 |
| Calhoun |
24.6 |
46 |
| Newberry |
24.8 |
46 |
| Lancaster |
25.3 |
46 |
| Fairfield |
26.5 |
48 |
| Georgetown |
26.5 |
48 |
| Sumter |
27.2 |
49 |
| Chesterfield |
27.3 |
49 |
| Jasper |
27.3 |
49 |
| Chester |
27.8 |
49 |
| Florence |
27.9 |
49 |
| Darlington |
28.0 |
49 |
| Laurens |
28.2 |
49 |
| Barnwell |
29.3 |
50 |
| Hampton |
29.4 |
50 |
| Orangeburg |
30.6 |
50 |
| Colleton |
31.4 |
50 |
| Lee |
31.6 |
50 |
| McCormick |
31.7 |
50 |
| Marlboro |
31.7 |
50 |
| Bamberg |
34.1 |
50 |
| Clarendon |
34.4 |
50 |
| Marion |
35.3 |
50 |
| Dillon |
39.9 |
50 |
| Williamsburg |
45.4 |
50 |
| Allendale |
46.0 |
50 |
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*National and state data is for 2007 from the Kids Count Data Book using the Census American Community Survey.
**SC and county data is from 2007 Census SAIPE estimates.
