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State Rankings: Teen Death Rate
| State |
Teen Death Rate (per 100,000) (15-19) |
Rank |
| Rhode Island |
34.3 |
1 |
| Massachusetts |
35.4 |
2 |
| New Hampshire |
38.3 |
3 |
| New York |
43.4 |
4 |
| Connecticut |
48.4 |
5 |
| New Jersey |
50.0 |
6 |
| Minnesota |
50.7 |
7 |
| Oregon |
51.1 |
8 |
| Utah |
53.8 |
9 |
| Vermont |
54.2 |
10 |
| Michigan |
55.4 |
11 |
| Ohio |
56.1 |
12 |
| Hawaii |
57.3 |
13 |
| Iowa |
58.5 |
14 |
| Wisconsin |
59.4 |
15 |
| Washington |
59.5 |
16 |
| Illinois |
59.7 |
17 |
| Virginia |
59.8 |
18 |
| California |
60.0 |
19 |
| Pennsylvania |
60.7 |
20 |
| Kansas |
63.2 |
21 |
| Texas |
63.6 |
22 |
| Maryland |
63.7 |
23 |
| Colorado |
63.8 |
24 |
| Idaho |
66.8 |
25 |
| Maine |
67.7 |
26 |
| Indiana |
68.6 |
27 |
| Georgia |
70.6 |
28 |
| Delaware |
70.7 |
29 |
| North Carolina |
71.3 |
30 |
| Florida |
72.4 |
31 |
| South Carolina |
75.2 |
32 |
| Kentucky |
75.5 |
33 |
| South Dakota |
79.8 |
34 |
| Nebraska |
82.9 |
35 |
| Wyoming |
83.1 |
36 |
| Montana |
83.5 |
37 |
| New Mexico |
83.9 |
38 |
| West Virginia |
84.4 |
39 |
| Oklahoma |
85.3 |
40 |
| Missouri |
86.8 |
41 |
| North Dakota |
86.9 |
42 |
| Louisiana |
89.2 |
43 |
| Tennessee |
90.5 |
44 |
| Mississippi |
91.0 |
45 |
| Alaska |
91.2 |
46 |
| Nevada |
92.7 |
47 |
| Alabama |
93.4 |
48 |
| Arkansas |
97.7 |
49 |
| Arizona |
98.0 |
50 |
| United States |
64.4 |
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County Rankings: Teen Death Rate
| County |
Teen Death Rate (per 100,000) (15-19) |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
| Abbeville |
33.8 |
1 |
| Aiken |
41.8 |
3 |
| Berkeley |
46.5 |
4 |
| Richland |
47.2 |
4 |
| Clarendon |
51.0 |
7 |
| Greenwood |
52.8 |
8 |
| Beaufort |
61.1 |
20 |
| Cherokee |
63.5 |
21 |
| Orangeburg |
66.5 |
24 |
| Pickens |
66.6 |
24 |
| Kershaw |
68.4 |
26 |
| Union |
69.7 |
27 |
| Marlboro |
70.0 |
27 |
| Edgefield |
70.4 |
28 |
| Bamberg |
70.6 |
28 |
| Anderson |
74.3 |
31 |
| Lexington |
74.3 |
31 |
| Laurens |
76.3 |
33 |
| Florence |
76.4 |
33 |
| York |
77.7 |
33 |
| Georgetown |
78.6 |
33 |
| Barnwell |
79.2 |
33 |
| Spartanburg |
79.8 |
34 |
| Charleston |
82.1 |
34 |
| Darlington |
82.2 |
34 |
| Greenville |
88.9 |
42 |
| Jasper |
89.8 |
43 |
| Dorchester |
90.4 |
43 |
| Calhoun |
101.7 |
50 |
| Sumter |
101.8 |
50 |
| Williamsburg |
107.9 |
50 |
| Hampton |
108.0 |
50 |
| McCormick |
108.4 |
50 |
| Horry |
114.4 |
50 |
| Newberry |
117.9 |
50 |
| Lancaster |
120.3 |
50 |
| Oconee |
120.8 |
50 |
| Fairfield |
128.8 |
50 |
| Allendale |
131.6 |
50 |
| Dillon |
134.6 |
50 |
| Chesterfield |
135.9 |
50 |
| Colleton |
143.8 |
50 |
| Lee |
150.0 |
50 |
| Chester |
150.7 |
50 |
| Marion |
155.3 |
50 |
| Saluda |
164.1 |
50 |
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* National and state data is for 2006, county data is the average for 2005-2007.
