South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County** | Percentage of 7th - 12th graders who have carried a gun or knife to school as a weapon (2002) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oconee County | 3.8 |
| 2 | Greenville County | 3.9 |
| 3 | Lancaster County | 4.0 |
| 4 | Lexington County | 4.4 |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 4.5 |
| 6 | Edgefield County | 4.5 |
| 7 | Dorchester County | 4.7 |
| 8 | Union County | 4.7 |
| 9 | Richland County | 5.1 |
| 10 | Pickens County | 5.1 |
| 11 | Cherokee County | 5.2 |
| 12 | Jasper County | 5.2 |
| 13 | Anderson County | 5.4 |
| 14 | Beaufort County | 5.6 |
| 15 | Florence County | 5.9 |
| 16 | Bamberg County | 5.9 |
| 17 | Greenwood County | 6.0 |
| 18 | Barnwell County | 6.1 |
| 19 | York County | 6.3 |
| 20 | Fairfield County | 6.3 |
| 21 | Berkeley County | 6.6 |
| 22 | Sumter County | 6.6 |
| 23 | Georgetown County | 6.8 |
| 24 | Marion County | 7.0 |
| 25 | Orangeburg County | 7.3 |
| 26 | Clarendon County | 7.4 |
| 27 | Darlington County | 7.8 |
| 28 | Dillon County | 7.9 |
| 29 | Colleton County | 8.0 |
| 30 | Chester County | 8.8 |
| - | South Carolina | 5.9 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
** Not all counties participated in the survey.