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Percentage of 7th-12th Graders Who Have Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide (2002)

Rank* County** Percentage of 7th-12th graders who have seriously considered attempting suicide (2002)
1 Jasper County 3.3
2 Oconee County 5.8
3 Fairfield County 6.1
4 Union County 6.3
5 Bamberg County 6.5
6 Florence County 6.9
7 Greenwood County 7.1
8 Orangeburg County 7.5
9 Edgefield County 7.9
10 Clarendon County 7.9
11 Georgetown County 8.1
12 Greenville County 8.2
13 Cherokee County 8.3
14 Dillon County 8.3
15 Marion County 8.5
16 Spartanburg County 8.5
17 Beaufort County 8.5
18 Colleton County 8.5
19 Berkeley County 8.7
20 Chester County 8.8
21 Anderson County 8.8
22 Dorchester County 9.0
23 Richland County 9.1
24 Barnwell County 9.2
25 York County 9.2
26 Sumter County 9.2
27 Pickens County 9.3
28 Lexington County 9.8
29 Darlington County 10.1
30 Lancaster County 10.4
- South Carolina 8.7

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.

** Not all counties participated in the survey.

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