| Rank* | County | Percentage of children over-age for Grade 3 in 2003-2004 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee County | 8.6 |
| 2 | Fairfield County | 11.0 |
| 3 | Lexington County | 11.5 |
| 4 | Spartanburg County | 12.6 |
| 5 | Dorchester County | 12.6 |
| 6 | Beaufort County | 13.3 |
| 7 | York County | 13.5 |
| 8 | McCormick County | 13.9 |
| 9 | Chesterfield County | 14.1 |
| 10 | Richland County | 14.4 |
| 11 | Horry County | 15.5 |
| 12 | Saluda County | 16.4 |
| 13 | Edgefield County | 17.1 |
| 14 | Charleston County | 17.2 |
| 15 | Berkeley County | 17.5 |
| 16 | Pickens County | 17.6 |
| 17 | Kershaw County | 17.9 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 18.9 |
| 19 | Greenville County | 19.0 |
| 20 | Aiken County | 19.1 |
| 21 | Darlington County | 19.1 |
| 22 | Newberry County | 19.5 |
| 23 | Orangeburg County | 19.5 |
| 24 | Georgetown County | 20.0 |
| 25 | Lancaster County | 20.0 |
| 26 | Bamberg County | 21.0 |
| 27 | Oconee County | 21.0 |
| 28 | Union County | 21.0 |
| 29 | Florence County | 21.1 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 21.2 |
| 31 | Lee County | 21.7 |
| 32 | Allendale County | 23.1 |
| 33 | Hampton County | 23.4 |
| 34 | Abbeville County | 24.2 |
| 35 | Colleton County | 24.2 |
| 36 | Greenwood County | 24.5 |
| 37 | Dillon County | 25.6 |
| 38 | Calhoun County | 26.2 |
| 39 | Marlboro County | 26.8 |
| 40 | Marion County | 27.4 |
| 41 | Clarendon County | 28.0 |
| 42 | Barnwell County | 29.2 |
| 43 | Sumter County | 29.5 |
| 44 | Laurens County | 29.6 |
| 45 | Chester County | 32.4 |
| 46 | Williamsburg County | 35.7 |
| - | South Carolina | 18.0 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
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