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Mothers Smoking During Pregnancy (Average for 2000-2002)


Rank* County Percent of Total Births to Women who Smoked during Pregnancy County/State Ratio County/US Ratio
1 Beaufort County 5.9 0.46 0.49
2 Edgefield County 6.6 0.52 0.55
2 Richland County 6.6 0.52 0.55
4 Jasper County 7 0.55 0.58
5 Georgetown County 7.5 0.59 0.62
6 Charleston County 7.6 0.6 0.64
7 Williamsburg County 7.7 0.61 0.64
8 Allendale County 8 0.63 0.67
9 Lee County 8.3 0.66 0.69
10 McCormick County 8.7 0.69 0.73
11 Hampton County 9.3 0.73 0.77
11 Fairfield County 9.3 0.74 0.78
13 Bamberg County 9.8 0.77 0.81
14 Saluda County 9.9 0.78 0.83
15 Greenwood County 10 0.79 0.83
16 Clarendon County 10.7 0.84 0.89
17 Orangeburg County 10.9 0.86 0.91
17 Sumter County 10.9 0.86 0.91
19 Florence County 11 0.87 0.92
19 Greenville County 11 0.87 0.92
21 Marion County 11.6 0.92 0.97
22 Aiken County 11.7 0.93 0.98
22 Calhoun County 11.7 0.93 0.98
24 Barnwell County 12.1 0.96 1.01
25 Berkeley County 12.7 1.01 1.06
26 Dorchester County 13.5 1.07 1.13
27 Darlington County 14.2 1.12 1.18
28 Abbeville County 14.3 1.13 1.19
28 Newberry County 14.3 1.14 1.2
30 Colleton County 14.6 1.16 1.22
31 Lexington County 14.7 1.17 1.23
32 Anderson County 15.3 1.21 1.28
33 Spartanburg County 15.6 1.24 1.3
34 Lancaster County 16.1 1.28 1.35
35 Marlboro County 16.2 1.28 1.35
35 Kershaw County 16.2 1.29 1.35
37 York County 16.9 1.34 1.41
37 Dillon County 16.9 1.34 1.41
37 Laurens County 16.9 1.34 1.41
40 Pickens County 17.9 1.42 1.49
41 Chesterfield County 18.1 1.43 1.51
42 Oconee County 18.6 1.48 1.55
43 Horry County 18.8 1.49 1.57
44 Chester County 19.1 1.52 1.6
45 Union County 19.9 1.58 1.66
46 Cherokee County 23.8 1.89 1.99
2001 Percent: South Carolina 12.6    
2001 Percent: United States 12    

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.