Death of Children Ages 1-14 *:
Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
| State |
Child death rate (per 100,000) |
Rank |
| Connecticut |
14 |
1 |
| New Jersey |
14 |
1 |
| Massachusetts |
15 |
3 |
| Rhode Island |
15 |
3 |
| Hawaii |
16 |
5 |
| Maine |
16 |
5 |
| Minnesota |
17 |
7 |
| North Dakota |
17 |
7 |
| California |
18 |
9 |
| New York |
18 |
9 |
| Oregon |
18 |
9 |
| Virginia |
18 |
9 |
| Washington |
18 |
9 |
| Ohio |
19 |
14 |
| Vermont |
19 |
14 |
| New Hampshire |
20 |
16 |
| Pennsylvania |
20 |
16 |
| Utah |
20 |
16 |
| West Virginia |
21 |
19 |
| Wisconsin |
21 |
19 |
| Colorado |
22 |
21 |
| Delaware |
22 |
21 |
| Illinois |
22 |
21 |
| Indiana |
22 |
21 |
| Maryland |
22 |
21 |
| Michigan |
22 |
21 |
| Nevada |
22 |
21 |
| North Carolina |
22 |
21 |
| Florida |
23 |
29 |
| Iowa |
23 |
29 |
| Nebraska |
23 |
29 |
| Tennessee |
23 |
29 |
| Kansas |
24 |
33 |
| Missouri |
24 |
33 |
| Texas |
24 |
33 |
| Idaho |
25 |
36 |
| New Mexico |
25 |
36 |
| South Carolina |
26 |
38 |
| Georgia |
27 |
39 |
| Kentucky |
28 |
40 |
| Montana |
28 |
40 |
| Arizona |
29 |
42 |
| Wyoming |
29 |
42 |
| Alabama |
30 |
44 |
| Arkansas |
30 |
44 |
| Oklahoma |
31 |
46 |
| Louisiana |
33 |
47 |
| South Dakota |
33 |
47 |
| Alaska |
34 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
35 |
50 |
| United States |
22 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction |
Number of Child deaths |
Child death rate (per 100,000) |
Total No. of Children 1-14 |
County / US Ratio |
County / State Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
1 |
** |
1 |
13.3 |
5,055 |
0.6 |
0.51 |
| Aiken County |
51 |
4 |
11 |
37.1 |
28,576 |
1.69 |
1.41 |
| Allendale County |
46 |
0 |
1 |
30.3 |
2,232 |
1.38 |
1.15 |
| Anderson County |
42 |
2 |
9 |
28.4 |
31,913 |
1.29 |
1.08 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
55.4 |
3,103 |
2.52 |
2.11 |
| Barnwell County |
1 |
** |
1 |
13 |
4,989 |
0.59 |
0.49 |
| Beaufort County |
14 |
** |
4 |
19 |
22,768 |
0.86 |
0.72 |
| Berkeley County |
21 |
** |
7 |
21.7 |
30,645 |
0.99 |
0.83 |
| Calhoun County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
57.1 |
2,893 |
2.6 |
2.17 |
| Charleston County |
16 |
** |
11 |
19.8 |
57,215 |
0.9 |
0.75 |
| Cherokee County |
38 |
0 |
3 |
25.4 |
10,623 |
1.15 |
0.97 |
| Chester County |
33 |
0 |
2 |
23.9 |
7,022 |
1.09 |
0.91 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
1 |
3 |
37.9 |
8,789 |
1.72 |
1.44 |
| Clarendon County |
5 |
** |
1 |
15.5 |
6,240 |
0.7 |
0.59 |
| Colleton County |
16 |
** |
2 |
20.9 |
7,992 |
0.95 |
0.79 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
3 |
6 |
44 |
13,806 |
2 |
1.67 |
| Dillon County |
36 |
0 |
2 |
24.5 |
6,816 |
1.11 |
0.93 |
| Dorchester County |
5 |
** |
3 |
15.4 |
21,497 |
0.7 |
0.59 |
| Edgefield County |
3 |
** |
1 |
14.5 |
4,505 |
0.66 |
0.55 |
| Fairfield County |
3 |
** |
1 |
14.1 |
4,776 |
0.64 |
0.54 |
| Florence County |
50 |
3 |
9 |
34.9 |
24,859 |
1.59 |
1.33 |
| Georgetown County |
46 |
1 |
3 |
30.6 |
10,870 |
1.39 |
1.16 |
| Greenville County |
29 |
0 |
16 |
22.3 |
73,214 |
1.01 |
0.85 |
| Greenwood County |
49 |
1 |
4 |
33.3 |
13,107 |
1.51 |
1.27 |
| Hampton County |
51 |
2 |
3 |
58.2 |
4,455 |
2.65 |
2.21 |
| Horry County |
38 |
1 |
8 |
25.1 |
33,076 |
1.14 |
0.95 |
| Jasper County |
47 |
0 |
1 |
31.1 |
4,279 |
1.41 |
1.18 |
| Kershaw County |
16 |
** |
2 |
19.1 |
10,489 |
0.87 |
0.73 |
| Lancaster County |
40 |
1 |
3 |
27.3 |
12,049 |
1.24 |
1.04 |
| Laurens County |
36 |
0 |
3 |
24.2 |
13,519 |
1.1 |
0.92 |
| Lee County |
9 |
** |
1 |
17.4 |
3,890 |
0.79 |
0.66 |
| Lexington County |
38 |
1 |
11 |
25.2 |
43,798 |
1.15 |
0.96 |
| McCormick County |
1 |
** |
0 |
0 |
1,416 |
0 |
0 |
| Marion County |
51 |
1 |
3 |
40.5 |
7,283 |
1.84 |
1.54 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
3 |
4 |
70.5 |
5,642 |
3.2 |
2.68 |
| Newberry County |
1 |
** |
0 |
5 |
6,667 |
0.23 |
0.19 |
| Oconee County |
7 |
** |
2 |
17 |
11,718 |
0.77 |
0.65 |
| Orangeburg County |
29 |
0 |
4 |
22.9 |
17,768 |
1.04 |
0.87 |
| Pickens County |
50 |
2 |
7 |
34.6 |
19,237 |
1.57 |
1.32 |
| Richland County |
42 |
4 |
17 |
28.4 |
59,701 |
1.29 |
1.08 |
| Saluda County |
51 |
1 |
1 |
37.5 |
3,588 |
1.7 |
1.43 |
| Spartanburg County |
33 |
1 |
11 |
23.1 |
49,126 |
1.05 |
0.88 |
| Sumter County |
44 |
2 |
7 |
29.7 |
22,555 |
1.35 |
1.13 |
| Union County |
1 |
** |
1 |
12.1 |
5,386 |
0.55 |
0.46 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
46.9 |
7,871 |
2.13 |
1.78 |
| York County |
40 |
2 |
9 |
27.3 |
34,148 |
1.24 |
1.04 |
| South Carolina |
39 |
34 |
205 |
26.3 |
781,169 |
1.2 |
1 |
*National data is for 2001, county data is the average for 2000-2002.
**County is at or below national average already.
***South Carolina data in table is for average of 2000-2002, while Kids Count Databook uses 2001 data.
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