| Rank* | County | Ratio of adults to children under 18 in 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon | 2.58 |
| 2 | Sumter | 2.64 |
| 3 | Berkeley | 2.78 |
| 4 | Barnwell | 2.81 |
| 5 | Jasper | 2.90 |
| 6 | Marion | 2.91 |
| 7 | Allendale | 2.91 |
| 8 | Colleton | 2.94 |
| 9 | Dorchester | 2.95 |
| 10 | Chester | 2.95 |
| 11 | Darlington | 2.96 |
| 12 | Williamsburg | 2.97 |
| 13 | Hampton | 2.99 |
| 14 | Florence | 3.01 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 3.01 |
| 16 | Cherokee | 3.01 |
| 17 | Lexington | 3.06 |
| 18 | Fairfield | 3.07 |
| 19 | Greenwood | 3.09 |
| 20 | York | 3.10 |
| 21 | Orangeburg | 3.10 |
| 22 | Greenville | 3.11 |
| 23 | Kershaw | 3.12 |
| 24 | Lancaster | 3.16 |
| 25 | Aiken | 3.16 |
| 26 | Spartanburg | 3.16 |
| 27 | Beaufort | 3.19 |
| 28 | Richland | 3.21 |
| 29 | Anderson | 3.22 |
| 30 | Charleston | 3.23 |
| 31 | Laurens | 3.25 |
| 32 | Abbeville | 3.25 |
| 33 | Saluda | 3.26 |
| 34 | Newberry | 3.26 |
| 35 | Lee | 3.27 |
| 36 | Clarendon | 3.27 |
| 37 | Bamberg | 3.28 |
| 38 | Marlboro | 3.30 |
| 39 | Union | 3.33 |
| 40 | Calhoun | 3.35 |
| 41 | Georgetown | 3.40 |
| 42 | Oconee | 3.58 |
| 43 | Edgefield | 3.65 |
| 44 | Pickens | 3.71 |
| 45 | Horry | 3.79 |
| 46 | McCormick | 4.83 |
| South Carolina | 3.16 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
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