| Rank* | County | All | White | AA&O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampton County | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Greenville County | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| 4 | Horry County | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 5 | Dillon County | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 7 | Lexington County | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Pickens County | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 9 | York County | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 10 | Calhoun County | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Chesterfield County | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Oconee County | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Spartanburg County | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Anderson County | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 15 | Berkeley County | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 16 | Union County | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 17 | Aiken County | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 18 | Barnwell County | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| 19 | Laurens County | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 20 | Newberry County | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| 21 | Saluda County | 2.0 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| 22 | Greenwood County | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 23 | Lancaster County | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 24 | McCormick County | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 25 | Cherokee County | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Edgefield County | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 27 | Fairfield County | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 28 | Georgetown County | 2.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 29 | Jasper County | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 30 | Kershaw County | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| 31 | Richland County | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 32 | Charleston County | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 33 | Sumter County | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| 34 | Lee County | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 35 | Orangeburg County | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Chester County | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| 37 | Colleton County | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| 38 | Clarendon County | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 39 | Darlington County | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 40 | Marion County | 2.8 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 41 | Allendale County | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| 42 | Bamberg County | 2.9 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 43 | Florence County | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 44 | Abbeville County | 3.3 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| 45 | Marlboro County | 3.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| 46 | Williamsburg County | 3.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| - | South Carolina | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
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