2008 Kids Count Databook > Overall Rank of South Carolina Counties
The 2008 Kids Count Databook
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 | 1.30 |
*Average of the nine County/US ratios for the indicators in the 2008 Kids Count Databook.
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