2002 Kids Count Report

Teen Death Rate: All Counties

Rank	State	Rate of Teen Deaths (Accident/Homicide/Suicide) Per 100,000 Teens 15-19, 1999
1	Hawaii	23
2	Rhode Island	25
3	Massachusetts	28
4	New Jersey	29
5	Connecticut	34
6	New Hampshire	36
7	New York	38
8	Oregon	39
9	California	41
10	Delaware	43
11	Minnesota	44
11	Ohio	44
11	Utah	44
14	Michigan	45
15	Vermont	48
15	Virginia	48
15	Washington	48
15	Wisconsin	48
19	Iowa	50
20	Pennsylvania	52
21	Florida	54
21	Texas	54
23	Kansas	56
23	North Dakota	56
25	Illinois	57
26	Colorado	58
26	Nevada	58
28	North Carolina	59
29	Indiana	60
29	Kentucky	60
31	Arizona	61
32	Maine	62
32	Nebraska	62
34	Georgia	63
34	Maryland	63
36	South Carolina	68
37	Alaska	69
37	Oklahoma	69
39	West Virginia	70
40	Louisiana	72
40	Tennessee	72
42	Arkansas	73
42	Idaho	73
44	Missouri	75
45	South Dakota	79
46	Montana	81
47	Mississippi	83
48	Alabama	84
49	New Mexico	87
49	Wyoming	87
N/A	District of Columbia	201
N/A	United States	53

County	Rank if County were a State	Reduction to Reach US Average	Number of Teen Deaths	Rate of Teen Deaths Per 100,000	County/US Ratio	County Rank
Abbeville	21	**	1	52.4	0.99	9
Aiken	34	1	6	62.8	1.18	19
Allendale	40	***	1	70.2	1.32	26
Anderson	49	4	10	87.3	1.65	33
Bamberg	47	***	1	82.5	1.56	31
Barnwell	25	***	1	56.8	1.07	14
Beaufort	29	1	5	60.1	1.13	16
Berkeley	50	4	10	94	1.77	35
Calhoun	1	NA	0	NA	NA	NA
Charleston	20	**	11	51.7	0.98	8
Cherokee	46	1	3	80.6	1.52	30
Chester	50	2	3	116.9	2.21	43
Chesterfield	50	1	3	98.6	1.86	36
Clarendon	50	1	2	100.8	1.90	38
Colleton	39	***	2	69.3	1.31	25
Darlington	46	1	4	80.1	1.51	29
Dillon	9	**	1	40.6	0.77	3
Dorchester	50	3	6	101.5	1.92	39
Edgefield	36	***	1	66	1.25	24
Fairfield	23	***	1	55.6	1.05	13
Florence	34	1	6	62.3	1.18	18
Georgetown	50	5	7	172.7	3.26	45
Greenville	36	3	16	65.7	1.24	23
Greenwood	10	**	2	41.8	0.79	4
Hampton	11	**	1	43.3	0.82	5
Horry	19	**	5	48.5	0.92	6
Jasper	50	1	2	135.5	2.56	44
Kershaw	36	***	2	63.7	1.20	21
Lancaster	50	3	5	108.5	2.05	41
Laurens	29	***	3	59.9	1.13	15
Lee	36	***	1	63.2	1.19	20
Lexington	45	4	11	78.6	1.48	28
McCormick	50	***	1	102.6	1.94	40
Marion	2	**	1	23.5	0.44	1
Marlboro	49	1	2	84.1	1.59	32
Newberry	50	1	3	100.6	1.90	37
Oconee	36	1	3	64.4	1.22	22
Orangeburg	50	3	7	88.8	1.68	34
Pickens	23	***	6	55.2	1.04	12
Richland	6	**	9	35.5	0.67	2
Saluda	20	**	1	51.2	0.97	7
Spartanburg	42	3	13	72.3	1.36	27
Sumter	23	***	4	54.1	1.02	11
Union	50	1	2	113.9	2.15	42
Williamsburg	32	***	2	61.5	1.16	17
York	21	**	6	53.3	1.01	10

*National data is for 1999, county data is 1998-2000 data.

**County is at or below national average already.