Kids Count 2003: Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
Low Birth Weight*
| State |
Percent low birthweight babies |
Rank |
| Alaska |
6 |
1 |
| Oregon |
6 |
1 |
| Washington |
6 |
1 |
| Maine |
6 |
4 |
| Iowa |
6 |
5 |
| Minnesota |
6 |
5 |
| Vermont |
6 |
5 |
| California |
6 |
8 |
| Montana |
6 |
8 |
| South Dakota |
6 |
8 |
| New Hampshire |
6 |
11 |
| North Dakota |
6 |
12 |
| Wisconsin |
7 |
13 |
| Utah |
7 |
14 |
| Idaho |
7 |
15 |
| Nebraska |
7 |
16 |
| Kansas |
7 |
17 |
| Arizona |
7 |
18 |
| Massachusetts |
7 |
19 |
| Nevada |
7 |
20 |
| Rhode Island |
7 |
20 |
| Connecticut |
7 |
22 |
| Indiana |
7 |
22 |
| Texas |
7 |
22 |
| Hawaii |
8 |
25 |
| Oklahoma |
8 |
25 |
| Missouri |
8 |
27 |
| New Jersey |
8 |
28 |
| New York |
8 |
28 |
| Pennsylvania |
8 |
28 |
| Illinois |
8 |
31 |
| Michigan |
8 |
31 |
| Ohio |
8 |
31 |
| Virginia |
8 |
31 |
| Florida |
8 |
35 |
| New Mexico |
8 |
35 |
| Kentucky |
8 |
37 |
| West Virginia |
8 |
38 |
| Wyoming |
8 |
38 |
| Colorado |
8 |
40 |
| Arkansas |
9 |
41 |
| Delaware |
9 |
41 |
| Georgia |
9 |
41 |
| Maryland |
9 |
41 |
| North Carolina |
9 |
45 |
| Tennessee |
9 |
46 |
| Alabama |
10 |
47 |
| South Carolina |
10 |
47 |
| Louisiana |
10 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
11 |
50 |
| United States |
8 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number of babies born with low birth-weight |
Percent low birthweight babies |
County / US Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
50 |
10 |
36 |
10.4 |
1.37 |
| Aiken County |
47 |
32 |
173 |
9.3 |
1.22 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
10 |
24 |
13.6 |
1.79 |
| Anderson County |
41 |
19 |
188 |
8.5 |
1.11 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
9 |
25 |
11.5 |
1.51 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
12 |
37 |
11.1 |
1.46 |
| Beaufort County |
22 |
** |
137 |
7.4 |
0.97 |
| Berkeley County |
45 |
25 |
190 |
8.8 |
1.15 |
| Calhoun County |
50 |
5 |
18 |
10.6 |
1.39 |
| Charleston County |
49 |
108 |
455 |
10.0 |
1.31 |
| Cherokee County |
51 |
24 |
79 |
10.8 |
1.43 |
| Chester County |
49 |
10 |
46 |
9.8 |
1.29 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
32 |
77 |
12.9 |
1.70 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
22 |
55 |
12.8 |
1.68 |
| Colleton County |
45 |
7 |
51 |
8.7 |
1.15 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
47 |
119 |
12.5 |
1.64 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
16 |
53 |
10.8 |
1.43 |
| Dorchester County |
47 |
24 |
115 |
9.6 |
1.27 |
| Edgefield County |
47 |
5 |
27 |
9.3 |
1.22 |
| Fairfield County |
50 |
10 |
34 |
10.6 |
1.39 |
| Florence County |
51 |
78 |
222 |
11.7 |
1.54 |
| Georgetown County |
51 |
36 |
97 |
12.1 |
1.59 |
| Greenville County |
45 |
58 |
471 |
8.7 |
1.14 |
| Greenwood County |
47 |
19 |
89 |
9.6 |
1.26 |
| Hampton County |
47 |
5 |
28 |
9.3 |
1.22 |
| Horry County |
40 |
21 |
211 |
8.4 |
1.11 |
| Jasper County |
47 |
5 |
28 |
9.3 |
1.23 |
| Kershaw County |
50 |
20 |
74 |
10.4 |
1.37 |
| Lancaster County |
51 |
28 |
90 |
11.1 |
1.46 |
| Laurens County |
46 |
13 |
77 |
9.2 |
1.21 |
| Lee County |
51 |
13 |
33 |
12.4 |
1.63 |
| Lexington County |
28 |
4 |
230 |
7.7 |
1.02 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
6 |
12 |
14.5 |
1.90 |
| Marion County |
51 |
26 |
65 |
12.7 |
1.68 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
25 |
57 |
13.5 |
1.78 |
| Newberry County |
47 |
10 |
48 |
9.7 |
1.27 |
| Oconee County |
31 |
1 |
61 |
7.8 |
1.02 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
78 |
177 |
13.5 |
1.78 |
| Pickens County |
18 |
** |
95 |
7.0 |
0.93 |
| Richland County |
50 |
128 |
460 |
10.5 |
1.39 |
| Saluda County |
37 |
1 |
21 |
8.1 |
1.06 |
| Spartanburg County |
49 |
73 |
328 |
9.8 |
1.29 |
| Sumter County |
47 |
30 |
158 |
9.4 |
1.24 |
| Union County |
51 |
13 |
42 |
11.1 |
1.46 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
38 |
79 |
14.5 |
1.91 |
| York County |
41 |
21 |
192 |
8.5 |
1.12 |
| South Carolina |
47 |
1,166 |
5,385 |
9.7 |
1.28 |
* National data is for 2000, county data is the average for 1999-2001.
** County is at or below national average already.
