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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.

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