County-US Ratios for 2007 Kids Count Indicators

All South Carolina Counties

Kids Count Indicators	LBW	IM	CD	TD	TB	IDLE	POV	SP	DROP	Overall Average
County	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio
Abbeville	1.26	3.24	1.32	1.59	1.23	0.91	1.17	1.16	1.52	1.49
Aiken	1.21	1.47	1.33	1.16	1.24	1.14	1.20	1.17	1.58	1.28
Allendale	1.80	2.16	1.50	1.32	2.73	2.17	2.22	2.00	2.17	2.01
Anderson	1.04	1.38	1.53	1.05	1.39	1.37	1.07	1.09	1.43	1.26
Bamberg	1.45	2.15	3.32	1.08	0.94	1.31	1.75	1.66	1.63	1.70
Barnwell	1.58	1.34	0.68	1.15	1.78	1.19	1.48	1.60	1.83	1.40
Beaufort	0.96	0.99	1.07	1.17	1.35	0.79	0.98	1.01	1.81	1.13
Berkeley	1.18	1.26	1.13	1.34	1.28	1.26	1.04	1.10	1.48	1.23
Calhoun	1.26	1.43	2.30	1.55	0.95	1.26	1.26	1.31	2.24	1.51
Charleston	1.26	1.58	0.92	1.07	1.16	0.99	1.18	1.40	1.86	1.27
Cherokee	1.51	1.88	1.85	1.75	1.83	1.87	1.26	1.29	1.82	1.67
Chester	1.35	2.03	1.67	2.21	1.81	2.43	1.33	1.57	2.17	1.84
Chesterfield	1.33	1.31	1.33	1.58	1.45	1.67	1.47	1.23	2.03	1.49
Clarendon	1.74	1.42	1.08	0.97	1.57	1.63	1.77	1.54	1.74	1.50
Colleton	1.26	1.76	1.84	2.17	1.57	2.05	1.67	1.39	1.97	1.74
Darlington	1.51	1.53	2.17	1.41	1.39	1.35	1.58	1.48	2.18	1.62
Dillon	1.44	0.69	2.16	1.33	2.37	1.72	1.76	1.63	1.85	1.66
Dorchester	1.13	1.05	1.14	1.15	1.00	1.18	0.91	0.97	1.56	1.12
Edgefield	1.28	0.55	0.75	0.88	1.14	2.59	1.17	1.25	1.97	1.29
Fairfield	1.75	2.79	1.04	1.63	1.65	0.78	1.38	1.69	1.78	1.61
Florence	1.53	1.55	1.20	1.90	1.50	1.24	1.43	1.35	1.87	1.51
Georgetown	1.40	1.65	0.77	1.05	1.15	1.27	1.47	1.29	1.52	1.28
Greenville	1.06	0.91	0.97	1.11	1.08	0.95	1.01	1.00	1.36	1.05
Greenwood	1.28	1.90	1.14	1.00	1.29	1.71	1.20	1.35	1.36	1.36
Hampton	1.55	2.35	1.86	1.66	1.65	1.43	1.58	1.40	2.33	1.76
Horry	1.26	1.38	0.89	1.92	1.37	1.34	1.29	1.18	1.28	1.32
Jasper	1.35	0.64	1.16	1.08	2.23	1.78	1.55	1.28	1.95	1.45
Kershaw	1.05	0.71	0.94	1.93	1.53	1.43	1.10	1.09	1.46	1.25
Lancaster	1.23	1.26	1.09	1.02	1.42	1.89	1.19	1.35	1.53	1.33
Laurens	1.34	1.65	1.12	1.86	1.47	1.35	1.31	1.30	1.99	1.49
Lee	1.62	2.10	1.71	1.45	1.58	1.27	1.60	1.65	2.07	1.67
Lexington	1.00	0.92	1.30	1.41	1.09	0.95	0.92	0.92	1.36	1.10
McCormick	1.49	2.53	2.40	1.61	1.23	2.22	1.49	1.72	1.78	1.83
Marion	1.70	1.75	1.61	1.02	1.66	1.36	1.82	1.88	1.74	1.62
Marlboro	1.79	1.40	2.08	0.76	1.85	2.08	1.68	1.57	2.10	1.70
Newberry	1.35	1.15	0.24	0.61	1.44	1.59	1.32	1.38	1.86	1.22
Oconee	1.17	0.91	1.25	1.41	1.36	1.48	1.11	0.96	1.68	1.26
Orangeburg	1.56	1.21	1.69	1.95	1.31	1.27	1.66	1.52	2.10	1.59
Pickens	0.99	1.13	1.38	0.92	0.89	0.79	0.96	0.81	1.60	1.05
Richland	1.41	1.25	1.29	1.18	0.80	0.98	1.14	1.33	1.70	1.23
Saluda	1.09	1.25	1.87	2.12	1.58	1.79	1.26	1.15	1.74	1.54
Spartanburg	1.27	1.52	1.10	1.41	1.46	1.34	1.07	1.10	1.41	1.30
Sumter	1.30	1.40	1.45	1.22	1.64	1.19	1.40	1.31	1.96	1.43
Union	1.40	1.60	1.55	1.46	1.73	1.90	1.33	1.49	1.59	1.56
Williamsburg	1.80	2.17	1.33	1.28	1.33	1.36	2.02	1.55	2.03	1.65
York	0.99	1.03	1.22	1.22	1.10	1.04	0.96	0.98	1.16	1.08
Overall Total Weighted County Average:										1.30

Plaintiff Counties

Kids Count Indicators	LBW	IM	CD	TD	TB	IDLE	POV	SP	DROP	Overall Average
County	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio
Abbeville	1.26	3.24	1.32	1.59	1.23	0.91	1.17	1.16	1.52	1.49
Allendale	1.80	2.16	1.50	1.32	2.73	2.17	2.22	2.00	2.17	2.01
Bamberg	1.45	2.15	3.32	1.08	0.94	1.31	1.75	1.66	1.63	1.70
Barnwell	1.58	1.34	0.68	1.15	1.78	1.19	1.48	1.60	1.83	1.40
Berkeley	1.18	1.26	1.13	1.34	1.28	1.26	1.04	1.10	1.48	1.23
Chesterfield	1.33	1.31	1.33	1.58	1.45	1.67	1.47	1.23	2.03	1.49
Clarendon	1.74	1.42	1.08	0.97	1.57	1.63	1.77	1.54	1.74	1.50
Dillon	1.44	0.69	2.16	1.33	2.37	1.72	1.76	1.63	1.85	1.66
Florence	1.53	1.55	1.20	1.90	1.50	1.24	1.43	1.35	1.87	1.51
Hampton	1.55	2.35	1.86	1.66	1.65	1.43	1.58	1.40	2.33	1.76
Jasper	1.35	0.64	1.16	1.08	2.23	1.78	1.55	1.28	1.95	1.45
Laurens	1.34	1.65	1.12	1.86	1.47	1.35	1.31	1.30	1.99	1.49
Lee	1.62	2.10	1.71	1.45	1.58	1.27	1.60	1.65	2.07	1.67
McCormick	1.49	2.53	2.40	1.61	1.23	2.22	1.49	1.72	1.78	1.83
Marion	1.70	1.75	1.61	1.02	1.66	1.36	1.82	1.88	1.74	1.62
Marlboro	1.79	1.40	2.08	0.76	1.85	2.08	1.68	1.57	2.10	1.70
Orangeburg	1.56	1.21	1.69	1.95	1.31	1.27	1.66	1.52	2.10	1.59
Saluda	1.09	1.25	1.87	2.12	1.58	1.79	1.26	1.15	1.74	1.54
Williamsburg	1.80	2.17	1.33	1.28	1.33	1.36	2.02	1.55	2.03	1.65
Overall Total Weighted Average of Plaintiff Counties:										1.50

Trial Counties

Kids Count Indicators	LBW	IM	CD	TD	TB	IDLE	POV	SP	DROP	Overall Average
County	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio
Allendale	1.80	2.16	1.50	1.32	2.73	2.17	2.22	2.00	2.17	2.01
Dillon	1.44	0.69	2.16	1.33	2.37	1.72	1.76	1.63	1.85	1.66
Florence	1.53	1.55	1.20	1.90	1.50	1.24	1.43	1.35	1.87	1.51
Hampton	1.55	2.35	1.86	1.66	1.65	1.43	1.58	1.40	2.33	1.76
Jasper	1.35	0.64	1.16	1.08	2.23	1.78	1.55	1.28	1.95	1.45
Lee	1.62	2.10	1.71	1.45	1.58	1.27	1.60	1.65	2.07	1.67
Marion	1.70	1.75	1.61	1.02	1.66	1.36	1.82	1.88	1.74	1.62
Orangeburg	1.56	1.21	1.69	1.95	1.31	1.27	1.66	1.52	2.10	1.59
Overall Total Weighted Average of Trial Counties:										1.59

Non-Trial Plaintiff Counties

Kids Count Indicators	LBW	IM	CD	TD	TB	IDLE	POV	SP	DROP	Overall Average
County	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio
Abbeville	1.26	3.24	1.32	1.59	1.23	0.91	1.17	1.16	1.52	1.49
Bamberg	1.45	2.15	3.32	1.08	0.94	1.31	1.75	1.66	1.63	1.70
Barnwell	1.58	1.34	0.68	1.15	1.78	1.19	1.48	1.60	1.83	1.40
Berkeley	1.18	1.26	1.13	1.34	1.28	1.26	1.04	1.10	1.48	1.23
Chesterfield	1.33	1.31	1.33	1.58	1.45	1.67	1.47	1.23	2.03	1.49
Clarendon	1.74	1.42	1.08	0.97	1.57	1.63	1.77	1.54	1.74	1.50
Laurens	1.34	1.65	1.12	1.86	1.47	1.35	1.31	1.30	1.99	1.49
McCormick	1.49	2.53	2.40	1.61	1.23	2.22	1.49	1.72	1.78	1.83
Marlboro	1.79	1.40	2.08	0.76	1.85	2.08	1.68	1.57	2.10	1.70
Saluda	1.09	1.25	1.87	2.12	1.58	1.79	1.26	1.15	1.74	1.54
Williamsburg	1.80	2.17	1.33	1.28	1.33	1.36	2.02	1.55	2.03	1.65
Overall Total Weighted Average of Non-Trial Plaintiff Counties:										1.44

Non-Plaintiff Counties

Kids Count Indicators	LBW	IM	CD	TD	TB	IDLE	POV	SP	DROP	Overall Average
County	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio	County/ US Ratio
Aiken	1.21	1.47	1.33	1.16	1.24	1.14	1.20	1.17	1.58	1.28
Anderson	1.04	1.38	1.53	1.05	1.39	1.37	1.07	1.09	1.43	1.26
Beaufort	0.96	0.99	1.07	1.17	1.35	0.79	0.98	1.01	1.81	1.13
Berkeley	1.18	1.26	1.13	1.34	1.28	1.26	1.04	1.10	1.48	1.23
Calhoun	1.26	1.43	2.30	1.55	0.95	1.26	1.26	1.31	2.24	1.51
Charleston	1.26	1.58	0.92	1.07	1.16	0.99	1.18	1.40	1.86	1.27
Cherokee	1.51	1.88	1.85	1.75	1.83	1.87	1.26	1.29	1.82	1.67
Chester	1.35	2.03	1.67	2.21	1.81	2.43	1.33	1.57	2.17	1.84
Colleton	1.26	1.76	1.84	2.17	1.57	2.05	1.67	1.39	1.97	1.74
Darlington	1.51	1.53	2.17	1.41	1.39	1.35	1.58	1.48	2.18	1.62
Dorchester	1.13	1.05	1.14	1.15	1.00	1.18	0.91	0.97	1.56	1.12
Edgefield	1.28	0.55	0.75	0.88	1.14	2.59	1.17	1.25	1.97	1.29
Fairfield	1.75	2.79	1.04	1.63	1.65	0.78	1.38	1.69	1.78	1.61
Georgetown	1.40	1.65	0.77	1.05	1.15	1.27	1.47	1.29	1.52	1.28
Greenville	1.06	0.91	0.97	1.11	1.08	0.95	1.01	1.00	1.36	1.05
Greenwood	1.28	1.90	1.14	1.00	1.29	1.71	1.20	1.35	1.36	1.36
Horry	1.26	1.38	0.89	1.92	1.37	1.34	1.29	1.18	1.28	1.32
Kershaw	1.05	0.71	0.94	1.93	1.53	1.43	1.10	1.09	1.46	1.25
Lancaster	1.23	1.26	1.09	1.02	1.42	1.89	1.19	1.35	1.53	1.33
Lexington	1.00	0.92	1.30	1.41	1.09	0.95	0.92	0.92	1.36	1.10
Newberry	1.35	1.15	0.24	0.61	1.44	1.59	1.32	1.38	1.86	1.22
Oconee	1.17	0.91	1.25	1.41	1.36	1.48	1.11	0.96	1.68	1.26
Pickens	0.99	1.13	1.38	0.92	0.89	0.79	0.96	0.81	1.60	1.05
Richland	1.41	1.25	1.29	1.18	0.80	0.98	1.14	1.33	1.70	1.23
Spartanburg	1.27	1.52	1.10	1.41	1.46	1.34	1.07	1.10	1.41	1.30
Sumter	1.30	1.40	1.45	1.22	1.64	1.19	1.40	1.31	1.96	1.43
Union	1.40	1.60	1.55	1.46	1.73	1.90	1.33	1.49	1.59	1.56
York	0.99	1.03	1.22	1.22	1.10	1.04	0.96	0.98	1.16	1.08
Overall Total Weighted Average of Non-Plaintiff Counties:										1.24

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