Low Birth Weight*:
Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
| State |
Percent low birthweight babies |
Rank |
| Oregon |
5.5 |
1 |
| Alaska |
5.7 |
2 |
| Washington |
5.8 |
3 |
| Vermont |
5.9 |
4 |
| Maine |
6.0 |
5 |
| North Dakota |
6.2 |
6 |
| California |
6.3 |
7 |
| Minnesota |
6.3 |
7 |
| Idaho |
6.4 |
9 |
| Iowa |
6.4 |
9 |
| South Dakota |
6.4 |
9 |
| Utah |
6.4 |
9 |
| New Hampshire |
6.5 |
13 |
| Nebraska |
6.6 |
14 |
| Wisconsin |
6.6 |
14 |
| Montana |
6.9 |
16 |
| Arizona |
7.0 |
17 |
| Kansas |
7.0 |
17 |
| Massachusetts |
7.2 |
19 |
| Rhode Island |
7.3 |
20 |
| Connecticut |
7.4 |
21 |
| Indiana |
7.6 |
22 |
| Missouri |
7.6 |
22 |
| Nevada |
7.6 |
22 |
| Texas |
7.6 |
22 |
| New York |
7.7 |
26 |
| Oklahoma |
7.8 |
27 |
| New Jersey |
7.9 |
28 |
| New Mexico |
7.9 |
28 |
| Pennsylvania |
7.9 |
28 |
| Virginia |
7.9 |
28 |
| Illinois |
8.0 |
32 |
| Michigan |
8.0 |
32 |
| Ohio |
8.0 |
32 |
| Hawaii |
8.1 |
35 |
| Florida |
8.2 |
36 |
| Kentucky |
8.3 |
37 |
| Wyoming |
8.3 |
37 |
| Colorado |
8.5 |
39 |
| West Virginia |
8.5 |
39 |
| Arkansas |
8.8 |
41 |
| Georgia |
8.8 |
41 |
| North Carolina |
8.9 |
43 |
| Maryland |
9.0 |
44 |
| Tennessee |
9.2 |
45 |
| Delaware |
9.3 |
46 |
| Alabama |
9.6 |
47 |
| South Carolina |
9.6 |
47 |
| Louisiana |
10.4 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
10.7 |
50 |
| United States |
7.7 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction |
Number of babies born with low birth-weight |
Percent low birthweight babies |
Total Births |
County/US Ratio |
County/State Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
49 |
8 |
35 |
10.1 |
343 |
1.31 |
1.03 |
| Aiken County |
49 |
38 |
179 |
9.7 |
1,848 |
1.26 |
0.99 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
9 |
23 |
13.0 |
179 |
1.69 |
1.33 |
| Anderson County |
39 |
18 |
187 |
8.5 |
2,202 |
1.10 |
0.87 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
7 |
23 |
11.1 |
210 |
1.45 |
1.14 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
18 |
44 |
13.0 |
339 |
1.69 |
1.33 |
| Beaufort County |
19 |
** |
137 |
7.1 |
1,934 |
0.92 |
0.72 |
| Berkeley County |
41 |
23 |
187 |
8.8 |
2,135 |
1.14 |
0.89 |
| Calhoun County |
49 |
5 |
18 |
10.4 |
177 |
1.35 |
1.06 |
| Charleston County |
49 |
116 |
468 |
10.2 |
4,566 |
1.33 |
1.04 |
| Cherokee County |
51 |
28 |
84 |
11.6 |
731 |
1.50 |
1.18 |
| Chester County |
47 |
8 |
44 |
9.5 |
468 |
1.23 |
0.97 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
31 |
75 |
13.0 |
573 |
1.69 |
1.33 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
23 |
57 |
13.1 |
434 |
1.70 |
1.33 |
| Colleton County |
41 |
6 |
49 |
8.7 |
564 |
1.13 |
0.89 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
40 |
112 |
12.1 |
927 |
1.57 |
1.23 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
18 |
57 |
11.3 |
505 |
1.47 |
1.15 |
| Dorchester County |
46 |
20 |
115 |
9.3 |
1,238 |
1.21 |
0.95 |
| Edgefield County |
49 |
6 |
28 |
9.9 |
280 |
1.29 |
1.01 |
| Fairfield County |
51 |
13 |
37 |
11.9 |
316 |
1.55 |
1.21 |
| Florence County |
51 |
72 |
216 |
11.5 |
1,872 |
1.50 |
1.18 |
| Georgetown County |
51 |
35 |
94 |
12.3 |
759 |
1.60 |
1.26 |
| Greenville County |
39 |
45 |
465 |
8.5 |
5,438 |
1.11 |
0.87 |
| Greenwood County |
46 |
15 |
85 |
9.3 |
909 |
1.21 |
0.95 |
| Hampton County |
39 |
2 |
25 |
8.5 |
297 |
1.10 |
0.87 |
| Horry County |
41 |
28 |
226 |
8.8 |
2,562 |
1.14 |
0.90 |
| Jasper County |
49 |
6 |
30 |
9.7 |
308 |
1.26 |
0.99 |
| Kershaw County |
47 |
14 |
68 |
9.6 |
704 |
1.25 |
0.98 |
| Lancaster County |
51 |
26 |
88 |
10.9 |
804 |
1.42 |
1.12 |
| Laurens County |
49 |
17 |
79 |
9.8 |
808 |
1.27 |
1.00 |
| Lee County |
51 |
9 |
30 |
11.3 |
266 |
1.46 |
1.15 |
| Lexington County |
28 |
4 |
234 |
7.8 |
2,988 |
1.02 |
0.80 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
4 |
10 |
11.9 |
85 |
1.55 |
1.22 |
| Marion County |
51 |
25 |
63 |
12.7 |
496 |
1.65 |
1.30 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
25 |
55 |
14.0 |
397 |
1.82 |
1.43 |
| Newberry County |
50 |
15 |
53 |
10.7 |
498 |
1.39 |
1.10 |
| Oconee County |
28 |
1 |
60 |
7.8 |
775 |
1.01 |
0.79 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
70 |
168 |
13.3 |
1,262 |
1.72 |
1.35 |
| Pickens County |
21 |
** |
98 |
7.5 |
1,314 |
0.97 |
0.77 |
| Richland County |
50 |
128 |
466 |
10.6 |
4,361 |
1.38 |
1.09 |
| Saluda County |
45 |
4 |
23 |
9.1 |
253 |
1.18 |
0.93 |
| Spartanburg County |
49 |
74 |
336 |
9.9 |
3,407 |
1.28 |
1.01 |
| Sumter County |
47 |
29 |
156 |
9.5 |
1,641 |
1.23 |
0.97 |
| Union County |
51 |
17 |
46 |
12.1 |
376 |
1.58 |
1.24 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
36 |
75 |
14.6 |
517 |
1.89 |
1.49 |
| York County |
39 |
15 |
195 |
8.4 |
2,325 |
1.09 |
0.85 |
| South Carolina |
48 |
1,163 |
5,405 |
9.8 |
55,388 |
1.27 |
1.00 |
*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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