2002 Kids Count Report
Child Death Rate: All Counties
| Rank | State | Child Death Rate Per 100,000 Children 1-14, 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 13 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 14 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 16 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 16 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 18 |
| 6 | Maine | 19 |
| 7 | California | 20 |
| 7 | New York | 20 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 20 |
| 7 | Utah | 20 |
| 7 | Vermont | 20 |
| 7 | Virginia | 20 |
| 7 | Washington | 20 |
| 14 | Iowa | 21 |
| 14 | Maryland | 21 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 21 |
| 14 | Ohio | 21 |
| 18 | Colorado | 22 |
| 18 | Illinois | 22 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 22 |
| 21 | Alaska | 23 |
| 21 | Arizona | 23 |
| 21 | Delaware | 23 |
| 21 | Michigan | 23 |
| 21 | Missouri | 23 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 23 |
| 21 | Oregon | 23 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 24 |
| 28 | North Dakota | 24 |
| 30 | Nevada | 25 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 25 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 25 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 25 |
| 34 | Florida | 26 |
| 34 | Texas | 26 |
| 36 | Kansas | 27 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 27 |
| 36 | South Dakota | 27 |
| 39 | Indiana | 28 |
| 39 | Montana | 28 |
| 41 | Georgia | 29 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 30 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 31 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 31 |
| 45 | Idaho | 32 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 34 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 34 |
| N/A | District of Columbia | 35 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 36 |
| 49 | Alabama | 37 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 40 |
| N/A | United States | 24 |
| County | Rank if County were a State | Reduction to Reach US Average | Number of Child Deaths | Rate of Child Deaths Per 100,000 | County/US Ratio | County Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 41 | ** | 1 | 29.1 | 1.21 | 24 |
| Aiken | 43 | 2 | 9 | 31.4 | 1.31 | 28 |
| Allendale | 41 | ** | 1 | 28.6 | 1.19 | 22 |
| Anderson | 45 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 1.33 | 30 |
| Bamberg | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Barnwell | 46 | 1 | 2 | 34.1 | 1.42 | 33 |
| Beaufort | 18 | ** | 5 | 22.2 | 0.93 | 11 |
| Berkeley | 14 | ** | 7 | 20.5 | 0.85 | 8 |
| Calhoun | 51 | 2 | 3 | 95.1 | 3.96 | 44 |
| Charleston | 30 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 1.04 | 18 |
| Cherokee | 7 | ** | 2 | 20 | 0.83 | 6 |
| Chester | 1 | ** | 1 | 9.5 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Chesterfield | 51 | 3 | 5 | 55.1 | 2.30 | 40 |
| Clarendon | 3 | ** | 1 | 15.9 | 0.66 | 2 |
| Colleton | 42 | ** | 2 | 29.5 | 1.23 | 25 |
| Darlington | 51 | 3 | 6 | 47.5 | 1.98 | 38 |
| Dillon | 42 | ** | 2 | 29.5 | 1.23 | 25 |
| Dorchester | 21 | ** | 5 | 23.4 | 0.98 | 13 |
| Edgefield | 30 | ** | 1 | 24.8 | 1.03 | 17 |
| Fairfield | 18 | ** | 1 | 22 | 0.92 | 10 |
| Florence | 48 | 3 | 9 | 35.3 | 1.47 | 34 |
| Georgetown | 51 | 2 | 5 | 42.2 | 1.76 | 37 |
| Greenville | 5 | ** | 12 | 17.2 | 0.72 | 3 |
| Greenwood | 51 | 2 | 5 | 40.9 | 1.70 | 35 |
| Hampton | 51 | 2 | 3 | 59.8 | 2.49 | 41 |
| Horry | 30 | ** | 8 | 24.5 | 1.02 | 14 |
| Jasper | 51 | 1 | 2 | 48.6 | 2.03 | 39 |
| Kershaw | 39 | ** | 3 | 27.5 | 1.15 | 20 |
| Lancaster | 43 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 1.29 | 27 |
| Laurens | 51 | 2 | 5 | 41.8 | 1.74 | 36 |
| Lee | 30 | ** | 1 | 24.6 | 1.03 | 16 |
| Lexington | 7 | ** | 8 | 19.6 | 0.82 | 5 |
| McCormick | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Marion | 51 | 3 | 5 | 65.9 | 2.75 | 42 |
| Marlboro | 51 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 3.33 | 43 |
| Newberry | 14 | ** | 1 | 21 | 0.88 | 9 |
| Oconee | 7 | ** | 2 | 20.4 | 0.85 | 7 |
| Orangeburg | 46 | 2 | 6 | 33.9 | 1.41 | 32 |
| Pickens | 41 | 1 | 5 | 28.9 | 1.20 | 23 |
| Richland | 45 | 4 | 18 | 31.7 | 1.32 | 29 |
| Saluda | 5 | ** | 1 | 18.2 | 0.76 | 4 |
| Spartanburg | 21 | ** | 11 | 23.3 | 0.97 | 12 |
| Sumter | 39 | 1 | 6 | 27.5 | 1.15 | 20 |
| Union | 30 | ** | 1 | 24.5 | 1.02 | 14 |
| Williamsburg | 45 | 1 | 3 | 32.1 | 1.34 | 31 |
| York | 36 | 1 | 8 | 26.8 | 1.12 | 19 |
*National data is for 1999, county data is 1998-2000 data.
**County is at or below national average already.