South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County | % Mothers with children under 6 who worked in 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort County | 59.7 |
| 2 | Darlington County | 60.5 |
| 3 | Edgefield County | 60.9 |
| 4 | Colleton County | 61.0 |
| 5 | Greenville County | 61.7 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 61.9 |
| 7 | Dillon County | 63.2 |
| 8 | Allendale County | 63.6 |
| 9 | Aiken County | 63.8 |
| 10 | Anderson County | 64.0 |
| 11 | Pickens County | 64.2 |
| 12 | Charleston County | 64.4 |
| 13 | Berkeley County | 65.2 |
| 14 | Barnwell County | 65.3 |
| 15 | Florence County | 65.4 |
| 16 | Oconee County | 65.6 |
| 17 | Lexington County | 65.7 |
| 18 | Saluda County | 66.1 |
| 19 | Spartanburg County | 66.2 |
| 20 | Hampton County | 66.2 |
| 21 | Williamsburg County | 66.5 |
| 22 | Sumter County | 67.1 |
| 23 | Cherokee County | 67.2 |
| 24 | Abbeville County | 67.3 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 67.5 |
| 26 | Laurens County | 67.8 |
| 27 | Orangeburg County | 67.9 |
| 28 | Fairfield County | 68.0 |
| 29 | Horry County | 68.2 |
| 30 | Dorchester County | 68.3 |
| 31 | York County | 68.4 |
| 32 | Clarendon County | 68.7 |
| 33 | Marlboro County | 69.3 |
| 34 | Richland County | 69.9 |
| 35 | Calhoun County | 69.9 |
| 36 | Georgetown County | 70.2 |
| 37 | Lee County | 70.3 |
| 38 | Kershaw County | 70.6 |
| 39 | Newberry County | 70.8 |
| 40 | Marion County | 71.1 |
| 41 | Chester County | 72.2 |
| 42 | Bamberg County | 72.3 |
| 43 | Greenwood County | 73.0 |
| 44 | Lancaster County | 73.3 |
| 45 | Union County | 77.1 |
| 46 | McCormick County | 77.3 |
| - | South Carolina | 66.1 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.