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State Rankings: Percent of Children in Poverty
| State |
Percent of Children in Poverty |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
9.6 |
1 |
| Maryland |
9.7 |
2 |
| Connecticut |
11.0 |
3 |
| Hawaii |
11.4 |
4 |
| New Jersey |
11.8 |
5 |
| Utah |
11.9 |
6 |
| Wyoming |
12.0 |
7 |
| Virginia |
12.2 |
8 |
| Minnesota |
12.2 |
8 |
| Massachusetts |
12.4 |
10 |
| North Dakota |
13.0 |
11 |
| Vermont |
13.2 |
12 |
| Iowa |
13.7 |
13 |
| Nevada |
13.9 |
14 |
| Nebraska |
14.4 |
15 |
| Wisconsin |
14.9 |
16 |
| Idaho |
15.1 |
17 |
| Rhode Island |
15.1 |
17 |
| Alaska |
15.1 |
17 |
| Washington |
15.4 |
20 |
| Kansas |
15.6 |
21 |
| Colorado |
15.7 |
22 |
| Delaware |
15.8 |
23 |
| Oregon |
16.8 |
24 |
| South Dakota |
16.8 |
24 |
| Pennsylvania |
16.9 |
26 |
| Illinois |
17.1 |
27 |
| Montana |
17.3 |
28 |
| Florida |
17.5 |
29 |
| Maine |
17.6 |
30 |
| Indiana |
17.9 |
31 |
| California |
18.1 |
32 |
| Michigan |
18.3 |
33 |
| Missouri |
18.6 |
34 |
| Ohio |
18.7 |
35 |
| Arizona |
19.5 |
36 |
| New York |
20.0 |
37 |
| Georgia |
20.2 |
38 |
| North Carolina |
20.2 |
38 |
| South Carolina |
22.1 |
40 |
| Tennessee |
22.7 |
41 |
| Kentucky |
22.8 |
42 |
| Alabama |
23.0 |
43 |
| Texas |
23.9 |
44 |
| Oklahoma |
24.3 |
45 |
| Arkansas |
24.3 |
45 |
| West Virginia |
25.2 |
47 |
| New Mexico |
25.6 |
48 |
| Louisiana |
27.8 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
29.5 |
50 |
| United States |
18.3 |
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County Rankings: Percent of Children in Poverty
| County |
Percent of Children in Poverty |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
| Dorchester |
15.3 |
19 |
| Pickens |
15.4 |
20 |
| Oconee |
17.1 |
27 |
| Lexington |
17.5 |
29 |
| York |
17.6 |
30 |
| Greenville |
18.1 |
32 |
| Beaufort |
18.4 |
33 |
| Richland |
19.0 |
35 |
| Berkeley |
19.8 |
36 |
| Kershaw |
19.8 |
36 |
| Lancaster |
21.3 |
40 |
| Spartanburg |
22.4 |
40 |
| Charleston |
22.7 |
41 |
| Aiken |
22.9 |
41 |
| Greenwood |
22.9 |
42 |
| Calhoun |
23.0 |
43 |
| Anderson |
23.2 |
43 |
| Cherokee |
23.5 |
43 |
| Edgefield |
23.6 |
43 |
| Union |
23.9 |
44 |
| Horry |
24.7 |
46 |
| Newberry |
24.8 |
46 |
| Saluda |
25.0 |
46 |
| Sumter |
25.0 |
46 |
| Florence |
25.9 |
48 |
| Laurens |
26.0 |
48 |
| Abbeville |
26.4 |
48 |
| Georgetown |
26.7 |
48 |
| Chester |
27.1 |
48 |
| Fairfield |
27.7 |
48 |
| Chesterfield |
29.1 |
49 |
| Darlington |
29.2 |
49 |
| Marlboro |
30.7 |
50 |
| McCormick |
30.9 |
50 |
| Clarendon |
31.7 |
50 |
| Orangeburg |
31.9 |
50 |
| Hampton |
32.5 |
50 |
| Colleton |
32.8 |
50 |
| Marion |
33.9 |
50 |
| Bamberg |
34.7 |
50 |
| Jasper |
34.7 |
50 |
| Dillon |
35.4 |
50 |
| Barnwell |
37.8 |
50 |
| Williamsburg |
42.0 |
50 |
| Lee |
43.7 |
50 |
| Allendale |
48.6 |
50 |
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National and state data is for 2006 from the Kids Count Data Book using the Census American Community Survey. SC and county data is from 2005 Census SAIPE estimates.
The 2008 Kids Count Databook Index
What It Would Take to Improve South Carolina's Rankings?
What It Would Take for the County to Reach the National Average?
High-Lows for 2008 Data Book
Overall Rank of South Carolina Counties
Annie E. Casey Foundation 2008 Databook
