South Carolina Kids Count County Ranking Sheets

Percentage of (Paternity Acknowledged Only) Births to Mothers who were Single in 2005

Rank*	County	% (Paternity acknowledged only) Births to mothers who were single in 2005
1	Marion	10.1
2	Florence	10.1
3	Charleston	12.2
4	Darlington	13.1
5	Sumter	13.6
6	Newberry	14.9
7	Marlboro	15.0
8	Beaufort	15.4
9	Clarendon	15.5
10	York	15.5
11	Lexington	15.9
12	Dillon	16.1
13	Lee	16.4
14	Berkeley	17.4
15	Greenville	17.7
16	Barnwell	17.7
17	Chesterfield	17.8
18	Greenwood	18.0
19	Pickens	18.6
20	Abbeville	18.6
21	Dorchester	19.0
22	Richland	19.1
23	Calhoun	19.2
24	Spartanburg	19.4
25	Edgefield	19.8
26	Williamsburg	20.0
27	Oconee	20.2
28	McCormick	20.8
29	Hampton	20.8
30	Jasper	21.6
31	Allendale	21.8
32	Horry	21.8
33	Fairfield	22.0
34	Aiken	22.0
35	Chester	22.2
36	Saluda	22.8
37	Laurens	23.0
38	Kershaw	24.2
39	Colleton	24.9
40	Anderson	24.9
41	Bamberg	25.7
42	Georgetown	26.3
43	Union	28.4
44	Cherokee	28.4
45	Lancaster	28.5
46	Orangeburg	28.9
	South Carolina	18.4

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.