Kids Count 2003: Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
Births to Teens Ages 15-17*
| State |
Teen birth rate (per 1,000 15-17) |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
10 |
1 |
| Vermont |
10 |
1 |
| North Dakota |
12 |
3 |
| Maine |
14 |
4 |
| Massachusetts |
15 |
5 |
| Minnesota |
16 |
6 |
| Connecticut |
17 |
7 |
| New Jersey |
17 |
7 |
| Iowa |
18 |
9 |
| Montana |
19 |
10 |
| Nebraska |
19 |
10 |
| New York |
19 |
10 |
| South Dakota |
19 |
10 |
| Wisconsin |
19 |
10 |
| Wyoming |
19 |
10 |
| Pennsylvania |
20 |
16 |
| Washington |
20 |
16 |
| Idaho |
21 |
18 |
| Rhode Island |
21 |
18 |
| Utah |
21 |
18 |
| Virginia |
21 |
18 |
| Michigan |
22 |
22 |
| Hawaii |
23 |
23 |
| Kansas |
23 |
23 |
| Maryland |
23 |
23 |
| Oregon |
23 |
23 |
| West Virginia |
23 |
23 |
| Alaska |
24 |
28 |
| Ohio |
24 |
28 |
| Indiana |
26 |
30 |
| California |
27 |
31 |
| Missouri |
27 |
31 |
| Illinois |
28 |
33 |
| Delaware |
29 |
34 |
| Florida |
29 |
34 |
| Kentucky |
29 |
34 |
| Colorado |
30 |
37 |
| Oklahoma |
33 |
38 |
| North Carolina |
34 |
39 |
| Tennessee |
34 |
39 |
| Arkansas |
35 |
41 |
| Nevada |
35 |
41 |
| South Carolina |
35 |
41 |
| Alabama |
36 |
44 |
| Georgia |
36 |
44 |
| Louisiana |
36 |
44 |
| New Mexico |
39 |
47 |
| Arizona |
41 |
48 |
| Texas |
42 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
44 |
50 |
| United States |
27 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number Teen births (15-17) |
Teen birth rate (per 1,000 15-17) |
County / US Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
47 |
6 |
21 |
38.0 |
1.41 |
| Aiken County |
38 |
18 |
98 |
32.9 |
1.22 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
9 |
16 |
64.3 |
2.38 |
| Anderson County |
49 |
48 |
136 |
41.9 |
1.55 |
| Bamberg County |
34 |
1 |
14 |
29.3 |
1.09 |
| Barnwell County |
49 |
7 |
21 |
41.9 |
1.55 |
| Beaufort County |
38 |
11 |
70 |
32.3 |
1.20 |
| Berkeley County |
37 |
8 |
92 |
29.6 |
1.10 |
| Calhoun County |
38 |
2 |
10 |
32.0 |
1.19 |
| Charleston County |
37 |
17 |
200 |
29.5 |
1.09 |
| Cherokee County |
51 |
32 |
62 |
56.4 |
2.09 |
| Chester County |
51 |
14 |
34 |
45.6 |
1.69 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
20 |
44 |
50.4 |
1.87 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
14 |
32 |
47.6 |
1.76 |
| Colleton County |
49 |
13 |
37 |
42.3 |
1.57 |
| Darlington County |
48 |
19 |
59 |
40.0 |
1.48 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
20 |
40 |
54.9 |
2.03 |
| Dorchester County |
23 |
** |
47 |
23.0 |
0.85 |
| Edgefield County |
31 |
** |
12 |
26.8 |
0.99 |
| Fairfield County |
50 |
8 |
22 |
43.0 |
1.59 |
| Florence County |
47 |
28 |
106 |
36.8 |
1.36 |
| Georgetown County |
48 |
15 |
46 |
39.8 |
1.47 |
| Greenville County |
34 |
12 |
216 |
28.6 |
1.06 |
| Greenwood County |
47 |
17 |
58 |
38.5 |
1.43 |
| Hampton County |
51 |
12 |
25 |
53.6 |
1.99 |
| Horry County |
38 |
22 |
116 |
33.2 |
1.23 |
| Jasper County |
51 |
12 |
23 |
56.1 |
2.08 |
| Kershaw County |
50 |
18 |
47 |
44.4 |
1.64 |
| Lancaster County |
49 |
18 |
52 |
41.5 |
1.54 |
| Laurens County |
48 |
20 |
60 |
41.0 |
1.52 |
| Lee County |
47 |
5 |
17 |
38.1 |
1.41 |
| Lexington County |
30 |
** |
112 |
26.0 |
0.96 |
| McCormick County |
39 |
1 |
6 |
34.3 |
1.27 |
| Marion County |
48 |
12 |
36 |
41.2 |
1.53 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
15 |
32 |
50.9 |
1.89 |
| Newberry County |
48 |
11 |
32 |
41.4 |
1.53 |
| Oconee County |
47 |
12 |
44 |
36.9 |
1.37 |
| Orangeburg County |
47 |
26 |
92 |
37.7 |
1.40 |
| Pickens County |
18 |
** |
61 |
20.6 |
0.76 |
| Richland County |
16 |
** |
159 |
20.4 |
0.76 |
| Saluda County |
49 |
5 |
15 |
41.5 |
1.54 |
| Spartanburg County |
39 |
38 |
179 |
34.3 |
1.27 |
| Sumter County |
50 |
40 |
105 |
43.9 |
1.63 |
| Union County |
50 |
9 |
25 |
42.8 |
1.59 |
| Williamsburg County |
44 |
8 |
32 |
35.5 |
1.31 |
| York County |
33 |
3 |
103 |
27.7 |
1.03 |
| South Carolina |
41 |
654 |
2,863 |
35.0 |
1.30 |
* National data is for 2000, county data is the average for 1999-2001.
** County is at or below national average already.
