South Carolina Kids Count
| Rank* | County | All | White | African American and Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickens | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Lexington | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Georgetown | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 3 | Dorchester | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Richland | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Beaufort | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Abbeville | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Greenville | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Saluda | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 9 | Charleston | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| 11 | Berkeley | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Edgefield | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Clarendon | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| 14 | Aiken | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 14 | York | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 14 | Florence | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 14 | Sumter | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 18 | Horry | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Anderson | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 18 | Calhoun | 3.0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Williamsburg | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| 22 | Oconee | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 23 | Kershaw | 3.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Laurens | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 24 | Fairfield | 3.5 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| 24 | Barnwell | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 24 | Spartanburg | 3.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| 24 | Colleton | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| 24 | Lee | 3.5 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 30 | Orangeburg | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 31 | Darlington | 4.1 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| 31 | Chesterfield | 4.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
| 31 | Newberry | 4.1 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| 34 | Dillon | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 34 | Cherokee | 4.2 | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Jasper | 4.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 |
| 37 | Lancaster | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| 37 | Greenwood | 4.3 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| 39 | Hampton | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 40 | Union | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Marlboro | 4.7 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
| 42 | Chester | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 43 | Bamberg | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5.6 |
| 44 | McCormick | 5.5 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| 45 | Marion | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 46 | Allendale | 7.7 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| South Carolina | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.