Kids Count 2003: Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
Children in Poverty*
| State |
Percent of kids in poverty |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
8 |
1 |
| Minnesota |
9 |
2 |
| Connecticut |
10 |
3 |
| Maryland |
10 |
3 |
| Utah |
10 |
3 |
| Alaska |
11 |
6 |
| Iowa |
11 |
6 |
| New Jersey |
11 |
6 |
| Wisconsin |
11 |
6 |
| Colorado |
12 |
10 |
| Indiana |
12 |
10 |
| Vermont |
12 |
10 |
| Virginia |
12 |
10 |
| Nebraska |
13 |
14 |
| Washington |
13 |
14 |
| Delaware |
14 |
16 |
| Kansas |
14 |
16 |
| Michigan |
14 |
16 |
| Pennsylvania |
14 |
16 |
| Hawaii |
15 |
20 |
| Illinois |
15 |
20 |
| Maine |
15 |
20 |
| Massachusetts |
15 |
20 |
| Nevada |
15 |
20 |
| South Dakota |
15 |
20 |
| Wyoming |
15 |
20 |
| North Dakota |
16 |
27 |
| Ohio |
16 |
27 |
| Oregon |
16 |
27 |
| Rhode Island |
16 |
27 |
| Idaho |
17 |
31 |
| Missouri |
17 |
31 |
| North Carolina |
17 |
31 |
| Georgia |
18 |
34 |
| Tennessee |
18 |
34 |
| Arizona |
19 |
36 |
| Florida |
19 |
36 |
| South Carolina |
19 |
36 |
| California |
20 |
39 |
| Kentucky |
20 |
39 |
| Montana |
20 |
39 |
| Oklahoma |
20 |
39 |
| New York |
21 |
43 |
| Alabama |
22 |
44 |
| Arkansas |
22 |
44 |
| Texas |
22 |
44 |
| West Virginia |
24 |
47 |
| Louisiana |
26 |
48 |
| Mississippi |
26 |
48 |
| New Mexico |
26 |
48 |
| USA |
17 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number of Kids in Poverty |
Percent of Kids in Poverty |
County / US Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
34 |
52 |
1,165 |
17.8 |
1.05 |
| Aiken County |
36 |
848 |
7,114 |
19.3 |
1.14 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
916 |
1,417 |
48.1 |
2.83 |
| Anderson County |
27 |
** |
6,340 |
15.7 |
0.92 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
772 |
1,485 |
35.4 |
2.08 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
701 |
1,816 |
27.7 |
1.63 |
| Beaufort County |
27 |
** |
4,346 |
15.7 |
0.92 |
| Berkeley County |
27 |
** |
6,224 |
15.9 |
0.94 |
| Calhoun County |
43 |
131 |
769 |
20.5 |
1.21 |
| Charleston County |
47 |
4,578 |
16,932 |
23.3 |
1.37 |
| Cherokee County |
31 |
** |
2,283 |
17.0 |
1.00 |
| Chester County |
44 |
406 |
1,938 |
21.5 |
1.26 |
| Chesterfield County |
48 |
892 |
2,789 |
25.0 |
1.47 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
926 |
2,331 |
28.2 |
1.66 |
| Colleton County |
51 |
1,232 |
2,993 |
28.9 |
1.70 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
1,748 |
4,719 |
27.0 |
1.59 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
1,449 |
2,950 |
33.4 |
1.96 |
| Dorchester County |
10 |
** |
3,268 |
11.9 |
0.70 |
| Edgefield County |
39 |
164 |
1,159 |
19.8 |
1.16 |
| Fairfield County |
48 |
486 |
1,518 |
25.0 |
1.47 |
| Florence County |
47 |
1,836 |
7,313 |
22.7 |
1.34 |
| Georgetown County |
48 |
1,247 |
3,602 |
26.0 |
1.53 |
| Greenville County |
16 |
** |
12,600 |
13.7 |
0.81 |
| Greenwood County |
34 |
198 |
3,010 |
18.2 |
1.07 |
| Hampton County |
51 |
648 |
1,640 |
28.1 |
1.65 |
| Horry County |
34 |
537 |
7,563 |
18.3 |
1.08 |
| Jasper County |
51 |
522 |
1,455 |
26.5 |
1.56 |
| Kershaw County |
31 |
27 |
2,337 |
17.2 |
1.01 |
| Lancaster County |
31 |
** |
2,587 |
16.9 |
0.99 |
| Laurens County |
39 |
535 |
3,467 |
20.1 |
1.18 |
| Lee County |
48 |
452 |
1,324 |
25.8 |
1.52 |
| Lexington County |
6 |
** |
6,373 |
11.4 |
0.67 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
183 |
506 |
26.6 |
1.56 |
| Marion County |
51 |
1,589 |
3,217 |
33.6 |
1.98 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
920 |
2,181 |
29.4 |
1.73 |
| Newberry County |
47 |
577 |
2,040 |
23.7 |
1.39 |
| Oconee County |
20 |
** |
2,165 |
14.6 |
0.86 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
2,493 |
6,490 |
27.6 |
1.62 |
| Pickens County |
14 |
** |
3,075 |
12.6 |
0.74 |
| Richland County |
34 |
674 |
13,396 |
17.9 |
1.05 |
| Saluda County |
44 |
232 |
1,038 |
21.9 |
1.29 |
| Spartanburg County |
27 |
** |
9,600 |
15.5 |
0.91 |
| Sumter County |
44 |
1,364 |
6,297 |
21.7 |
1.28 |
| Union County |
36 |
167 |
1,350 |
19.4 |
1.14 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
2,039 |
3,844 |
36.2 |
2.13 |
| York County |
10 |
** |
5,249 |
12.3 |
0.72 |
| South Carolina |
36 |
19,713 |
187,275 |
19.0 |
1.12 |
* National and county data are for 1999
** County is at or below national average already.
