Kids Count 2003: Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
Death of Children Ages 1-14*
| State |
Child death rate (per 100,000) |
Rank |
| Vermont |
13 |
1 |
| New Hampshire |
14 |
2 |
| Connecticut |
15 |
3 |
| Hawaii |
15 |
3 |
| Massachusetts |
15 |
3 |
| New Jersey |
15 |
3 |
| New York |
17 |
7 |
| Rhode Island |
17 |
7 |
| Minnesota |
18 |
9 |
| North Dakota |
19 |
10 |
| Washington |
19 |
10 |
| California |
20 |
12 |
| Illinois |
20 |
12 |
| New Mexico |
20 |
12 |
| Pennsylvania |
20 |
12 |
| Utah |
20 |
12 |
| Virginia |
20 |
12 |
| Wisconsin |
20 |
12 |
| Maine |
21 |
19 |
| Maryland |
21 |
19 |
| Oregon |
21 |
19 |
| Colorado |
22 |
22 |
| Idaho |
22 |
22 |
| Iowa |
22 |
22 |
| Michigan |
22 |
22 |
| Nebraska |
22 |
22 |
| Kentucky |
23 |
27 |
| Nevada |
23 |
27 |
| Ohio |
23 |
27 |
| Florida |
24 |
30 |
| North Carolina |
24 |
30 |
| Texas |
24 |
30 |
| Georgia |
25 |
33 |
| Indiana |
25 |
33 |
| Kansas |
25 |
33 |
| Oklahoma |
25 |
33 |
| South Carolina |
25 |
33 |
| Arizona |
26 |
38 |
| Alabama |
27 |
39 |
| Delaware |
27 |
39 |
| Missouri |
27 |
39 |
| Wyoming |
27 |
39 |
| Tennessee |
28 |
43 |
| West Virginia |
30 |
44 |
| Alaska |
32 |
45 |
| Louisiana |
32 |
45 |
| Arkansas |
33 |
47 |
| Montana |
33 |
47 |
| South Dakota |
35 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
37 |
50 |
| United States |
22 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number of Child deaths |
Child death rate (per 100,000) |
County / US Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
19 |
** |
1 |
21.1 |
0.96 |
| Aiken County |
50 |
4 |
10 |
36.1 |
1.64 |
| Allendale County |
44 |
<0.5 |
1 |
29.3 |
1.33 |
| Anderson County |
38 |
1 |
8 |
25.9 |
1.18 |
| Bamberg County |
19 |
** |
1 |
21.0 |
0.95 |
| Barnwell County |
39 |
<0.5 |
1 |
26.9 |
1.22 |
| Beaufort County |
19 |
** |
5 |
21.2 |
0.96 |
| Berkeley County |
7 |
** |
5 |
16.9 |
0.77 |
| Calhoun County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
69.4 |
3.15 |
| Charleston County |
12 |
** |
12 |
20.4 |
0.93 |
| Cherokee County |
7 |
** |
2 |
16.4 |
0.75 |
| Chester County |
10 |
** |
1 |
18.7 |
0.85 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
46.4 |
2.11 |
| Clarendon County |
38 |
<0.5 |
2 |
26.2 |
1.19 |
| Colleton County |
44 |
<0.5 |
2 |
29.2 |
1.33 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
3 |
6 |
42.0 |
1.91 |
| Dillon County |
44 |
<0.5 |
2 |
29.3 |
1.33 |
| Dorchester County |
30 |
<0.5 |
5 |
23.9 |
1.09 |
| Edgefield County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
39.2 |
1.78 |
| Fairfield County |
22 |
** |
1 |
22.0 |
1.00 |
| Florence County |
49 |
3 |
9 |
35.4 |
1.61 |
| Georgetown County |
44 |
1 |
3 |
30.4 |
1.38 |
| Greenville County |
10 |
** |
14 |
19.1 |
0.87 |
| Greenwood County |
44 |
1 |
4 |
29.2 |
1.33 |
| Hampton County |
51 |
2 |
3 |
73.7 |
3.35 |
| Horry County |
39 |
2 |
9 |
26.5 |
1.20 |
| Jasper County |
45 |
<0.5 |
1 |
31.5 |
1.43 |
| Kershaw County |
39 |
1 |
3 |
26.6 |
1.21 |
| Lancaster County |
44 |
1 |
4 |
30.3 |
1.38 |
| Laurens County |
51 |
2 |
5 |
41.5 |
1.89 |
| Lee County |
47 |
<0.5 |
1 |
33.1 |
1.50 |
| Lexington County |
33 |
1 |
11 |
24.9 |
1.13 |
| McCormick County |
1 |
** |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Marion County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
53.3 |
2.42 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
4 |
5 |
91.9 |
4.18 |
| Newberry County |
7 |
** |
1 |
15.7 |
0.71 |
| Oconee County |
2 |
** |
2 |
14.1 |
0.64 |
| Orangeburg County |
10 |
** |
3 |
18.8 |
0.85 |
| Pickens County |
51 |
3 |
7 |
38.8 |
1.76 |
| Richland County |
45 |
6 |
18 |
31.8 |
1.45 |
| Saluda County |
9 |
** |
1 |
18.2 |
0.83 |
| Spartanburg County |
30 |
1 |
11 |
23.8 |
1.08 |
| Sumter County |
33 |
1 |
6 |
24.5 |
1.11 |
| Union County |
9 |
** |
1 |
18.4 |
0.84 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
1 |
3 |
40.7 |
1.85 |
| York County |
39 |
2 |
9 |
27.2 |
1.24 |
| South Carolina |
33 |
25 |
211 |
25.0 |
1.14 |
* National data is for 2000, county data is the average for 1999-2001.
** County is at or below national average already.
