Children in Poverty*:
Comparison of Each S.C. County to National Kids Count Data for All States
| State |
Percent of kids in poverty |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
7 |
1 |
| Minnesota |
9 |
2 |
| Connecticut |
10 |
3 |
| Iowa |
11 |
4 |
| Maryland |
11 |
4 |
| New Jersey |
11 |
4 |
| Utah |
11 |
4 |
| Wisconsin |
11 |
4 |
| Alaska |
12 |
9 |
| Colorado |
12 |
9 |
| Indiana |
12 |
9 |
| Kansas |
12 |
9 |
| Massachusetts |
12 |
9 |
| Nebraska |
12 |
9 |
| Vermont |
12 |
9 |
| Virginia |
12 |
9 |
| Delaware |
13 |
17 |
| Maine |
13 |
17 |
| North Dakota |
13 |
17 |
| Pennsylvania |
13 |
17 |
| Washington |
13 |
17 |
| Hawaii |
14 |
22 |
| Michigan |
14 |
22 |
| Nevada |
14 |
22 |
| Ohio |
14 |
22 |
| Wyoming |
14 |
22 |
| Idaho |
15 |
27 |
| Illinois |
15 |
27 |
| Missouri |
15 |
27 |
| Oregon |
15 |
27 |
| Rhode Island |
15 |
27 |
| South Dakota |
15 |
27 |
| North Carolina |
17 |
33 |
| Florida |
18 |
34 |
| Georgia |
18 |
34 |
| South Carolina |
18 |
34 |
| Tennessee |
18 |
34 |
| Arizona |
19 |
38 |
| California |
19 |
38 |
| Kentucky |
19 |
38 |
| Montana |
19 |
38 |
| New York |
19 |
38 |
| Oklahoma |
20 |
43 |
| Alabama |
21 |
44 |
| Texas |
21 |
44 |
| Arkansas |
22 |
46 |
| West Virginia |
22 |
46 |
| Louisiana |
24 |
48 |
| Mississippi |
25 |
49 |
| New Mexico |
26 |
50 |
| United States |
16 |
|
| 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 |
County/ State Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
34 |
118 |
1,165 |
17.8 |
1.11 |
0.94 |
| Aiken County |
36 |
1,216 |
7,114 |
19.3 |
1.21 |
1.02 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
946 |
1,417 |
48.1 |
3.01 |
2.53 |
| Anderson County |
27 |
** |
6,340 |
15.7 |
0.98 |
0.83 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
814 |
1,485 |
35.4 |
2.21 |
1.86 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
767 |
1,816 |
27.7 |
1.73 |
1.46 |
| Beaufort County |
27 |
** |
4,346 |
15.7 |
0.98 |
0.83 |
| Berkeley County |
27 |
** |
6,224 |
15.9 |
0.99 |
0.84 |
| Calhoun County |
43 |
169 |
769 |
20.5 |
1.28 |
1.08 |
| Charleston County |
47 |
5,305 |
16,932 |
23.3 |
1.46 |
1.23 |
| Cherokee County |
31 |
** |
2,283 |
17 |
1.06 |
0.89 |
| Chester County |
44 |
496 |
1,938 |
21.5 |
1.34 |
1.13 |
| Chesterfield County |
48 |
1,004 |
2,789 |
25 |
1.56 |
1.32 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
1,008 |
2,331 |
28.2 |
1.76 |
1.48 |
| Colleton County |
51 |
1,336 |
2,993 |
28.9 |
1.81 |
1.52 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
1,923 |
4,719 |
27 |
1.69 |
1.42 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
1,537 |
2,950 |
33.4 |
2.09 |
1.76 |
| Dorchester County |
10 |
** |
3,268 |
11.9 |
0.74 |
0.63 |
| Edgefield County |
39 |
222 |
1,159 |
19.8 |
1.24 |
1.04 |
| Fairfield County |
48 |
546 |
1,518 |
25 |
1.56 |
1.32 |
| Florence County |
47 |
2,158 |
7,313 |
22.7 |
1.42 |
1.19 |
| Georgetown County |
48 |
1,385 |
3,602 |
26 |
1.63 |
1.37 |
| Greenville County |
16 |
** |
12,600 |
13.7 |
0.86 |
0.72 |
| Greenwood County |
34 |
364 |
3,010 |
18.2 |
1.14 |
0.96 |
| Hampton County |
51 |
706 |
1,640 |
28.1 |
1.76 |
1.48 |
| Horry County |
34 |
951 |
7,563 |
18.3 |
1.14 |
0.96 |
| Jasper County |
51 |
577 |
1,455 |
26.5 |
1.66 |
1.39 |
| Kershaw County |
31 |
163 |
2,337 |
17.2 |
1.08 |
0.91 |
| Lancaster County |
31 |
** |
2,587 |
16.9 |
1.06 |
0.89 |
| Laurens County |
39 |
707 |
3,467 |
20.1 |
1.26 |
1.06 |
| Lee County |
48 |
503 |
1,324 |
25.8 |
1.61 |
1.36 |
| Lexington County |
6 |
** |
6,373 |
11.4 |
0.71 |
0.6 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
202 |
506 |
26.6 |
1.66 |
1.4 |
| Marion County |
51 |
1,685 |
3,217 |
33.6 |
2.1 |
1.77 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
994 |
2,181 |
29.4 |
1.84 |
1.55 |
| Newberry County |
47 |
663 |
2,040 |
23.7 |
1.48 |
1.25 |
| Oconee County |
20 |
** |
2,165 |
14.6 |
0.91 |
0.77 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
2,728 |
6,490 |
27.6 |
1.73 |
1.45 |
| Pickens County |
14 |
** |
3,075 |
12.6 |
0.79 |
0.66 |
| Richland County |
34 |
1,422 |
13,396 |
17.9 |
1.12 |
0.94 |
| Saluda County |
44 |
280 |
1,038 |
21.9 |
1.37 |
1.15 |
| Spartanburg County |
27 |
** |
9,600 |
15.5 |
0.97 |
0.82 |
| Sumter County |
44 |
1,654 |
6,297 |
21.7 |
1.36 |
1.14 |
| Union County |
36 |
237 |
1,350 |
19.4 |
1.21 |
1.02 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
2,145 |
3,844 |
36.2 |
2.26 |
1.91 |
| York County |
10 |
** |
5,249 |
12.3 |
0.77 |
0.65 |
| South Carolina |
36 |
29,570 |
187,275 |
19 |
1.19 |
1 |
*National data is for 2001, county data is the average for 2000-2002.
**County is at or below national average already.
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