South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County | Dropouts (percent of students enrolled in the 8th grade not enrolled in 12th grade 4 years later) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington County | 24.0 |
| 2 | Dorchester County | 24.4 |
| 3 | Horry County | 25.9 |
| 4 | Oconee County | 26.2 |
| 5 | Greenville County | 26.4 |
| 6 | Berkeley County | 27.5 |
| 7 | Spartanburg County | 27.6 |
| 8 | Abbeville County | 29.0 |
| 9 | Richland County | 29.1 |
| 10 | York County | 29.2 |
| 11 | Chesterfield County | 29.4 |
| 12 | Barnwell County | 29.8 |
| 13 | Newberry County | 32.0 |
| 14 | Greenwood County | 32.2 |
| 15 | Marion County | 32.4 |
| 16 | Clarendon County | 32.6 |
| 17 | Lancaster County | 32.9 |
| 18 | Calhoun County | 33.1 |
| 19 | Florence County | 33.1 |
| 20 | Beaufort County | 33.3 |
| 21 | Aiken County | 33.4 |
| 22 | Sumter County | 33.7 |
| 23 | McCormick County | 34.1 |
| 24 | Pickens County | 35.3 |
| 25 | Anderson County | 35.3 |
| 26 | Charleston County | 35.6 |
| 27 | Kershaw County | 35.8 |
| 28 | Union County | 36.6 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 36.9 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 37.8 |
| 31 | Bamberg County | 37.8 |
| 32 | Orangeburg County | 38.3 |
| 33 | Saluda County | 38.5 |
| 34 | Laurens County | 38.6 |
| 35 | Georgetown County | 39.0 |
| 36 | Darlington County | 39.4 |
| 37 | Colleton County | 40.5 |
| 38 | Dillon County | 40.5 |
| 39 | Marlboro County | 42.4 |
| 40 | Fairfield County | 43.1 |
| 41 | Chester County | 43.3 |
| 42 | Williamsburg County | 43.6 |
| 43 | Hampton County | 45.9 |
| 44 | Edgefield County | 46.0 |
| 45 | Lee County | 47.0 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 53.6 |
| N/A | South Carolina | 31.9 |
*1 is best, 46 is worst