South Carolina Kids Count County Ranking Sheets
Percentage of Births to Mothers Less Than 18 in 2006
| Rank* | County | All | White | African-American and Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2 | Lexington | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Dorchester | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Greenville | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Berkeley | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Richland | 3.5 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Charleston | 3.7 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Pickens | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Horry | 3.8 | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Saluda | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 11 | Abbeville | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 4.0 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| 13 | Sumter | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 14 | York | 4.5 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Lee | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| 16 | Kershaw | 4.6 | 3.3 | 8.1 |
| 17 | Anderson | 4.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Aiken | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| 19 | Oconee | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Florence | 5.0 | 3.0 | 6.9 |
| 21 | Williamsburg | 5.2 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 22 | Spartanburg | 5.4 | 4.3 | 8.2 |
| 22 | Barnwell | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 24 | Jasper | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| 24 | Colleton | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Calhoun | 5.7 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 27 | Edgefield | 5.8 | 3.2 | 8.6 |
| 28 | Fairfield | 5.9 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
| 29 | Clarendon | 6.0 | 3.9 | 7.3 |
| 30 | Lancaster | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| 31 | Newberry | 6.5 | 4.0 | 10.8 |
| 31 | Laurens | 6.5 | 5.7 | 8.4 |
| 33 | Chesterfield | 6.7 | 5.5 | 8.3 |
| 34 | Orangeburg | 6.8 | 5.5 | 7.3 |
| 35 | Greenwood | 7.0 | 4.1 | 11.7 |
| 35 | Hampton | 7.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 |
| 37 | Dillon | 7.1 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| 38 | Darlington | 7.3 | 5.9 | 8.6 |
| 39 | Cherokee | 7.5 | 6.4 | 10.6 |
| 40 | McCormick | 7.6 | 3.3 | 9.7 |
| 41 | Union | 7.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| 42 | Chester | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.6 |
| 42 | Marlboro | 8.0 | 3.8 | 10.2 |
| 44 | Bamberg | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
| 45 | Marion | 10.7 | 8.8 | 11.6 |
| 46 | Allendale | 13.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| South Carolina | 4.6 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.