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South Carolina Kids Count County Ranking Sheets

Percentage of Births to Mothers who were Single (Including Paternity Acknowleged) in 2006

Rank	County	All	White	African-American and Other
1	Pickens	33.0	31.0	54.2
2	Beaufort	35.5	25.2	62.5
3	Lexington	35.7	29.4	61.1
4	Oconee	36.8	33.3	72.5
5	Spartanburg	37.2	24.5	71.1
6	York	38.4	30.1	62.7
7	Greenville	38.5	29.3	68.8
8	Berkeley	40.8	30.9	63.1
9	Dorchester	41.9	31.9	64.0
10	Kershaw	42.7	30.9	72.9
11	Anderson	43.0	34.0	76.1
12	Charleston	43.4	21.7	77.4
13	Abbeville	44.7	26.7	81.5
13	Horry	45.7	38.3	72.4
15	Newberry	46.3	28.6	76.8
16	Aiken	46.6	35.2	70.4
16	Richland	46.6	21.2	65.3
18	Sumter	48.9	25.2	70.4
19	Saluda	50.7	42.3	76.8
20	Cherokee	51.3	38.7	83.6
21	Florence	52.0	29.6	74.6
21	Calhoun	52.0	25.3	76.1
23	Darlington	52.1	29.3	73.5
23	Jasper	52.1	40.0	70.3
25	Greenwood	52.9	36.2	80.6
26	Edgefield	53.8	28.2	81.0
27	Lancaster	54.3	41.0	79.1
28	Laurens	54.6	41.5	82.9
29	Union	55.1	40.7	82.1
30	Georgetown	55.6	36.9	77.8
31	Chesterfield	56.1	40.1	76.7
32	Hampton	57.2	32.6	74.5
33	Clarendon	57.8	34.6	72.2
34	Colleton	58.1	42.2	74.7
35	McCormick	63.0	20.0	83.9
36	Barnwell	63.6	35.4	83.6
37	Fairfield	64.5	36.9	75.9
38	Williamsburg	64.7	28.9	77.2
39	Orangeburg	65.0	40.0	75.7
40	Dillon	65.1	42.3	83.7
41	Chester	66.2	49.6	83.7
42	Lee	67.4	37.9	75.7
43	Marion	68.9	39.4	82.6
44	Bamberg	69.6	36.2	80.8
45	Marlboro	72.3	54.2	82.0
46	Allendale	76.1	28.0	86.7
	South Carolina	45.4	30.6	72.0

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.