›› The 2009 Kids Count Databook

Overall Rank of South Carolina Counties*

Rank County* Overall County/US Ratio
1 Pickens 0.93
2 Lexington 0.97
3 York 1.00
4 Greenville 1.06
5 Beaufort 1.08
6 Richland 1.09
7 Berkeley 1.12
8 Dorchester 1.15
9 Anderson 1.18
9 Aiken 1.18
9 Abbeville 1.18
12 Edgefield 1.19
13 Oconee 1.20
13 Kershaw 1.20
15 Spartanburg 1.26
16 Horry 1.29
17 Charleston 1.31
18 Calhoun 1.34
19 Newberry 1.37
19 Lancaster 1.37
21 Union 1.39
21 Laurens 1.39
23 Saluda 1.41
23 Clarendon 1.41
23 Florence 1.41
23 Greenwood 1.41
27 Sumter 1.42
28 Georgetown 1.46
29 Jasper 1.47
30 Cherokee 1.50
31 Bamberg 1.52
32 Darlington 1.54
33 Orangeburg 1.56
34 Barnwell 1.57
35 Fairfield 1.60
36 Hampton 1.63
37 Chesterfield 1.64
38 Colleton 1.65
38 Marlboro 1.65
38 Williamsburg 1.65
41 Lee 1.74
42 Chester 1.75
43 Marion 1.76
44 Dillon 1.82
45 McCormick 1.91
46 Allendale 2.14

*Average of the nine County/US ratios for the indicators in the 2009 Kids Count Databook.