Kids Count 2003: Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
Idle Teens*
| State |
Percent of teens who are idle (16-19) |
Rank |
| Michigan |
4 |
1 |
| Florida |
4 |
1 |
| Connecticut |
5 |
3 |
| Ohio |
5 |
3 |
| Vermont |
5 |
3 |
| Nevada |
5 |
3 |
| Mississippi |
5 |
3 |
| Missouri |
6 |
8 |
| Wyoming |
6 |
8 |
| Alabama |
6 |
8 |
| Texas |
6 |
8 |
| Maryland |
7 |
12 |
| Washington |
7 |
12 |
| Maine |
7 |
12 |
| Montana |
7 |
12 |
| North Carolina |
7 |
12 |
| Hawaii |
7 |
12 |
| Oregon |
7 |
12 |
| Tennessee |
7 |
12 |
| Arizona |
7 |
12 |
| North Dakota |
8 |
21 |
| Kansas |
8 |
21 |
| Delaware |
8 |
21 |
| Virginia |
8 |
21 |
| Colorado |
8 |
21 |
| Georgia |
8 |
21 |
| Oklahoma |
8 |
21 |
| Kentucky |
8 |
21 |
| Arkansas |
8 |
21 |
| New Mexico |
8 |
21 |
| Indiana |
9 |
31 |
| South Dakota |
9 |
31 |
| Idaho |
9 |
31 |
| Alaska |
9 |
31 |
| Iowa |
10 |
35 |
| Minnesota |
10 |
35 |
| Wisconsin |
10 |
35 |
| Nebraska |
10 |
35 |
| New Jersey |
10 |
35 |
| South Carolina |
10 |
35 |
| California |
10 |
35 |
| New York |
10 |
35 |
| Rhode Island |
10 |
35 |
| West Virginia |
10 |
35 |
| Pennsylvania |
11 |
45 |
| Massachusetts |
12 |
46 |
| New Hampshire |
12 |
46 |
| Utah |
12 |
46 |
| Illinois |
12 |
46 |
| Louisiana |
13 |
50 |
| United States |
8 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number of teens age 16-19 who are idle |
Percent of teens age 16-19 who are idle |
County / US Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
21 |
** |
118 |
7.5 |
0.94 |
| Aiken County |
35 |
121 |
766 |
9.5 |
1.19 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
70 |
126 |
18.0 |
2.25 |
| Anderson County |
45 |
288 |
968 |
11.4 |
1.42 |
| Bamberg County |
45 |
41 |
155 |
10.9 |
1.36 |
| Barnwell County |
35 |
27 |
142 |
9.9 |
1.23 |
| Beaufort County |
12 |
** |
467 |
6.6 |
0.82 |
| Berkeley County |
45 |
258 |
1,088 |
10.5 |
1.31 |
| Calhoun County |
45 |
20 |
83 |
10.5 |
1.31 |
| Charleston County |
21 |
40 |
1,555 |
8.2 |
1.03 |
| Cherokee County |
51 |
211 |
434 |
15.6 |
1.95 |
| Chester County |
51 |
230 |
380 |
20.2 |
2.53 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
136 |
322 |
13.9 |
1.73 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
115 |
281 |
13.5 |
1.69 |
| Colleton County |
51 |
193 |
365 |
17.0 |
2.13 |
| Darlington County |
45 |
111 |
391 |
11.2 |
1.40 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
123 |
278 |
14.3 |
1.79 |
| Dorchester County |
35 |
97 |
529 |
9.8 |
1.23 |
| Edgefield County |
51 |
209 |
332 |
21.5 |
2.69 |
| Fairfield County |
12 |
** |
82 |
6.5 |
0.81 |
| Florence County |
35 |
182 |
802 |
10.3 |
1.29 |
| Georgetown County |
45 |
76 |
316 |
10.5 |
1.32 |
| Greenville County |
21 |
** |
1,625 |
7.9 |
0.98 |
| Greenwood County |
51 |
234 |
537 |
14.2 |
1.77 |
| Hampton County |
46 |
50 |
153 |
11.8 |
1.48 |
| Horry County |
45 |
314 |
1,116 |
11.1 |
1.39 |
| Jasper County |
51 |
83 |
182 |
14.8 |
1.85 |
| Kershaw County |
46 |
107 |
327 |
11.9 |
1.49 |
| Lancaster County |
51 |
255 |
521 |
15.7 |
1.96 |
| Laurens County |
45 |
135 |
470 |
11.2 |
1.40 |
| Lee County |
45 |
28 |
117 |
10.6 |
1.32 |
| Lexington County |
21 |
** |
863 |
7.9 |
0.98 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
54 |
96 |
18.4 |
2.30 |
| Marion County |
45 |
73 |
249 |
11.3 |
1.41 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
156 |
291 |
17.3 |
2.16 |
| Newberry County |
50 |
114 |
290 |
13.2 |
1.65 |
| Oconee County |
46 |
138 |
395 |
12.3 |
1.54 |
| Orangeburg County |
45 |
167 |
685 |
10.6 |
1.32 |
| Pickens County |
12 |
** |
563 |
6.5 |
0.82 |
| Richland County |
21 |
39 |
1,903 |
8.2 |
1.02 |
| Saluda County |
51 |
76 |
165 |
14.9 |
1.86 |
| Spartanburg County |
45 |
423 |
1,505 |
11.1 |
1.39 |
| Sumter County |
35 |
122 |
632 |
9.9 |
1.24 |
| Union County |
51 |
120 |
242 |
15.8 |
1.98 |
| Williamsburg County |
45 |
79 |
272 |
11.3 |
1.41 |
| York County |
31 |
56 |
778 |
8.6 |
1.08 |
| South Carolina |
35 |
4,791 |
23,957 |
10.0 |
1.25 |
* National data is for 1999-2001, county data is for 2000
** County is at or below national average already.
