Percent of Families with Children Headed by a Single Parent*:
Comparison of Each SC County to National Kids Count Data for All States
| State |
Percent of kids w/single parents |
Rank |
| Utah |
17 |
1 |
| Minnesota |
21 |
2 |
| New Jersey |
22 |
3 |
| Colorado |
23 |
4 |
| Iowa |
23 |
4 |
| South Dakota |
24 |
6 |
| Idaho |
25 |
7 |
| Nebraska |
25 |
7 |
| New Hampshire |
25 |
7 |
| Pennsylvania |
25 |
7 |
| California |
26 |
11 |
| Indiana |
26 |
11 |
| Maine |
26 |
11 |
| North Dakota |
26 |
11 |
| Wisconsin |
26 |
11 |
| Connecticut |
27 |
16 |
| Kansas |
27 |
16 |
| Kentucky |
27 |
16 |
| Massachusetts |
27 |
16 |
| Texas |
27 |
16 |
| Wyoming |
27 |
16 |
| Hawaii |
28 |
22 |
| Illinois |
28 |
22 |
| Michigan |
28 |
22 |
| Oklahoma |
28 |
22 |
| Vermont |
28 |
22 |
| Virginia |
28 |
22 |
| West Virginia |
28 |
22 |
| Arizona |
29 |
29 |
| Arkansas |
29 |
29 |
| Delaware |
29 |
29 |
| Maryland |
29 |
29 |
| Nevada |
29 |
29 |
| Oregon |
29 |
29 |
| Rhode Island |
29 |
29 |
| Florida |
30 |
36 |
| Georgia |
30 |
36 |
| Missouri |
30 |
36 |
| North Carolina |
30 |
36 |
| South Carolina |
30 |
36 |
| Tennessee |
30 |
36 |
| Washington |
30 |
36 |
| Alabama |
31 |
43 |
| Alaska |
31 |
43 |
| Montana |
31 |
43 |
| New York |
31 |
43 |
| Ohio |
31 |
43 |
| Mississippi |
35 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
36 |
49 |
| New Mexico |
36 |
49 |
| United States |
28 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction to reach US Average* |
Number of families with kids headed by single parents. |
Percent of families with kids headed by single parents. |
County / US Ratio |
County/ State Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
47 |
191 |
1,777 |
31.4 |
1.12 |
1.08 |
| Aiken County |
32 |
465 |
9,723 |
29.4 |
1.05 |
1.01 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
652 |
1,293 |
56.5 |
2.02 |
1.95 |
| Anderson County |
24 |
84 |
10,161 |
28.2 |
1.01 |
0.97 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
469 |
1,433 |
41.6 |
1.49 |
1.44 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
656 |
2,265 |
39.4 |
1.41 |
1.36 |
| Beaufort County |
18 |
** |
6,859 |
27.4 |
0.98 |
0.94 |
| Berkeley County |
24 |
** |
9,712 |
27.7 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
| Calhoun County |
48 |
126 |
1,012 |
32 |
1.14 |
1.1 |
| Charleston County |
51 |
5,672 |
23,388 |
37 |
1.32 |
1.27 |
| Cherokee County |
48 |
511 |
3,784 |
32.4 |
1.16 |
1.12 |
| Chester County |
51 |
784 |
2,923 |
38.3 |
1.37 |
1.32 |
| Chesterfield County |
48 |
579 |
3,275 |
34 |
1.21 |
1.17 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
755 |
2,630 |
39.3 |
1.4 |
1.35 |
| Colleton County |
48 |
492 |
2,923 |
33.7 |
1.2 |
1.16 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
1,484 |
5,571 |
38.2 |
1.36 |
1.32 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
985 |
2,994 |
41.7 |
1.49 |
1.44 |
| Dorchester County |
18 |
** |
6,771 |
27.1 |
0.97 |
0.93 |
| Edgefield County |
32 |
47 |
1,474 |
28.9 |
1.03 |
1 |
| Fairfield County |
51 |
612 |
2,011 |
40.2 |
1.44 |
1.39 |
| Florence County |
48 |
1,726 |
9,521 |
34.2 |
1.22 |
1.18 |
| Georgetown County |
48 |
599 |
3,879 |
33.1 |
1.18 |
1.14 |
| Greenville County |
13 |
* |
21,838 |
26 |
0.93 |
0.9 |
| Greenwood County |
48 |
891 |
4,934 |
34.2 |
1.22 |
1.18 |
| Hampton County |
50 |
384 |
1,770 |
35.8 |
1.28 |
1.23 |
| Horry County |
47 |
1,147 |
11,433 |
31.1 |
1.11 |
1.07 |
| Jasper County |
50 |
372 |
1,620 |
36.3 |
1.3 |
1.25 |
| Kershaw County |
18 |
** |
3,238 |
27.2 |
0.97 |
0.94 |
| Lancaster County |
48 |
662 |
4,429 |
32.9 |
1.18 |
1.14 |
| Laurens County |
48 |
749 |
4,913 |
33 |
1.18 |
1.14 |
| Lee County |
51 |
561 |
1,694 |
41.9 |
1.49 |
1.44 |
| Lexington County |
9 |
** |
12,649 |
24.5 |
0.87 |
0.84 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
214 |
624 |
42.6 |
1.52 |
1.47 |
| Marion County |
51 |
1,334 |
3,508 |
45.2 |
1.61 |
1.56 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
884 |
2,539 |
43 |
1.53 |
1.48 |
| Newberry County |
51 |
691 |
2,779 |
37.3 |
1.33 |
1.28 |
| Oconee County |
9 |
** |
3,407 |
25.3 |
0.9 |
0.87 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
2,383 |
7,800 |
40.3 |
1.44 |
1.39 |
| Pickens County |
2 |
** |
4,813 |
21.4 |
0.76 |
0.74 |
| Richland County |
50 |
4,612 |
23,238 |
34.9 |
1.25 |
1.2 |
| Saluda County |
32 |
51 |
1,178 |
29.3 |
1.04 |
1.01 |
| Spartanburg County |
32 |
567 |
16,003 |
29 |
1.04 |
1 |
| Sumter County |
48 |
1,506 |
8,512 |
34 |
1.21 |
1.17 |
| Union County |
50 |
494 |
2,134 |
36.4 |
1.3 |
1.26 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
1,069 |
3,479 |
40.4 |
1.44 |
1.39 |
| York County |
13 |
** |
9,969 |
26 |
0.93 |
0.9 |
| South Carolina |
32 |
9,444 |
273,880 |
29 |
1.04 |
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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