| Rank* | County | All | White | African American and Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamberg | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Pickens | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 3 | Abbeville | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Lexington | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Richland | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 6 | York | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| 7 | Aiken | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Dorchester | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| 9 | Edgefield | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 10 | Beaufort | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 11 | Union | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| 12 | Charleston | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| 13 | Oconee | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Greenville | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| 15 | Horry | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 16 | Greenwood | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 17 | Hampton | 2.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Georgetown | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 19 | Berkeley | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| 20 | Lee | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 21 | Spartanburg | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 22 | Sumter | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 23 | Florence | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 24 | Kershaw | 3.2 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Laurens | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Anderson | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Cherokee | 3.3 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| 28 | Williamsburg | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 29 | Colleton | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 30 | Lancaster | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 31 | Orangeburg | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 32 | Saluda | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 33 | Calhoun | 3.8 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 34 | Marion | 3.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| 35 | Marlboro | 3.8 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 36 | Chesterfield | 4.0 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
| 37 | Darlington | 4.0 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| 38 | Chester | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| 39 | Fairfield | 4.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| 40 | McCormick | 4.3 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 41 | Clarendon | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 42 | Barnwell | 4.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| 43 | Newberry | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 44 | Jasper | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 45 | Dillon | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| 46 | Allendale | 6.2 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| South Carolina | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
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