Kids Count 2003: Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
Infant Mortality*
| State |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000) |
Rank |
| Massachusetts |
5 |
1 |
| Maine |
5 |
2 |
| Utah |
5 |
3 |
| Washington |
5 |
3 |
| California |
5 |
5 |
| South Dakota |
6 |
6 |
| Minnesota |
6 |
7 |
| Oregon |
6 |
7 |
| New Hampshire |
6 |
9 |
| Texas |
6 |
9 |
| Vermont |
6 |
11 |
| Montana |
6 |
12 |
| Colorado |
6 |
13 |
| New Jersey |
6 |
14 |
| Rhode Island |
6 |
14 |
| New York |
6 |
16 |
| Iowa |
7 |
17 |
| Nevada |
7 |
17 |
| Connecticut |
7 |
19 |
| New Mexico |
7 |
19 |
| Wisconsin |
7 |
19 |
| Arizona |
7 |
22 |
| Wyoming |
7 |
22 |
| Alaska |
7 |
24 |
| Kansas |
7 |
24 |
| Virginia |
7 |
26 |
| Florida |
7 |
27 |
| Pennsylvania |
7 |
28 |
| Kentucky |
7 |
29 |
| Missouri |
7 |
29 |
| Nebraska |
7 |
31 |
| Idaho |
8 |
32 |
| Maryland |
8 |
33 |
| Ohio |
8 |
33 |
| West Virginia |
8 |
33 |
| Indiana |
8 |
36 |
| Hawaii |
8 |
37 |
| North Dakota |
8 |
37 |
| Michigan |
8 |
39 |
| Arkansas |
8 |
40 |
| Georgia |
9 |
41 |
| Illinois |
9 |
41 |
| Oklahoma |
9 |
41 |
| North Carolina |
9 |
44 |
| South Carolina |
9 |
45 |
| Louisiana |
9 |
46 |
| Tennessee |
9 |
47 |
| Delaware |
9 |
48 |
| Alabama |
9 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
11 |
50 |
| USA |
7 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number Infant Deaths |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000) |
County / US Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
51 |
6 |
13 |
12.4 |
1.80 |
| Aiken County |
50 |
16 |
54 |
9.7 |
1.41 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
4 |
8 |
15.3 |
2.22 |
| Anderson County |
46 |
13 |
59 |
8.9 |
1.29 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
4 |
9 |
13.5 |
1.96 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
12 |
19 |
18.8 |
2.72 |
| Beaufort County |
9 |
** |
32 |
5.7 |
0.83 |
| Berkeley County |
41 |
10 |
55 |
8.5 |
1.23 |
| Calhoun County |
50 |
1 |
5 |
9.6 |
1.39 |
| Charleston County |
50 |
42 |
136 |
10.0 |
1.45 |
| Cherokee County |
51 |
12 |
27 |
12.3 |
1.78 |
| Chester County |
37 |
1 |
11 |
7.9 |
1.14 |
| Chesterfield County |
50 |
6 |
18 |
10.2 |
1.48 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
8 |
17 |
13.1 |
1.90 |
| Colleton County |
32 |
1 |
13 |
7.4 |
1.07 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
20 |
40 |
14.1 |
2.04 |
| Dillon County |
50 |
4 |
14 |
9.6 |
1.39 |
| Dorchester County |
50 |
13 |
38 |
10.6 |
1.54 |
| Edgefield County |
51 |
9 |
15 |
17.0 |
2.46 |
| Fairfield County |
29 |
<0.5 |
7 |
7.2 |
1.04 |
| Florence County |
51 |
34 |
73 |
12.9 |
1.87 |
| Georgetown County |
51 |
11 |
27 |
11.3 |
1.64 |
| Greenville County |
11 |
** |
97 |
6.0 |
0.87 |
| Greenwood County |
50 |
11 |
30 |
10.7 |
1.55 |
| Hampton County |
46 |
2 |
8 |
8.8 |
1.28 |
| Horry County |
41 |
12 |
64 |
8.5 |
1.23 |
| Jasper County |
50 |
3 |
9 |
10.1 |
1.46 |
| Kershaw County |
27 |
<0.5 |
15 |
7.0 |
1.01 |
| Lancaster County |
51 |
10 |
27 |
11.1 |
1.61 |
| Laurens County |
50 |
8 |
25 |
10.0 |
1.45 |
| Lee County |
51 |
6 |
12 |
14.8 |
2.14 |
| Lexington County |
37 |
9 |
70 |
7.9 |
1.14 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
15.7 |
2.28 |
| Marion County |
51 |
11 |
22 |
14.4 |
2.09 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
7 |
16 |
12.6 |
1.83 |
| Newberry County |
51 |
8 |
18 |
12.0 |
1.74 |
| Oconee County |
24 |
** |
16 |
6.8 |
0.99 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
25 |
52 |
13.2 |
1.91 |
| Pickens County |
3 |
** |
21 |
5.2 |
0.75 |
| Richland County |
47 |
29 |
119 |
9.1 |
1.32 |
| Saluda County |
46 |
2 |
7 |
9.0 |
1.30 |
| Spartanburg County |
27 |
1 |
70 |
7.0 |
1.01 |
| Sumter County |
50 |
13 |
48 |
9.5 |
1.38 |
| Union County |
37 |
1 |
9 |
7.9 |
1.14 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
18 |
29 |
17.7 |
2.57 |
| York County |
50 |
22 |
69 |
10.2 |
1.48 |
| South Carolina |
45 |
320 |
1,548 |
8.7 |
1.26 |
* National data is for 2000, county data is the average for 1999-2001.
** County is at or below national average already.
