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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in South Carolina
Among 43 South Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Lee County, SC (133.5, 2.23 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Hampton County, SC (133.2, 2.23 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Chester County, SC (127.2, 2.13 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All South Carolina counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County | SC | 133.5 | 59.8 | 2.23x |
| 2 | Hampton County | SC | 133.2 | 59.8 | 2.23x |
| 3 | Chester County | SC | 127.2 | 59.8 | 2.13x |
| 4 | Fairfield County | SC | 126.9 | 59.8 | 2.12x |
| 5 | Colleton County | SC | 123 | 59.8 | 2.06x |
| 6 | Saluda County | SC | 119.7 | 59.8 | 2x |
| 7 | Newberry County | SC | 117.2 | 59.8 | 1.96x |
| 8 | Orangeburg County | SC | 110.1 | 59.8 | 1.84x |
| 9 | Dillon County | SC | 108.7 | 59.8 | 1.82x |
| 10 | Clarendon County | SC | 108 | 59.8 | 1.81x |
| 11 | Union County | SC | 104.6 | 59.8 | 1.75x |
| 12 | Florence County | SC | 101.6 | 59.8 | 1.7x |
| 13 | Marlboro County | SC | 101.1 | 59.8 | 1.69x |
| 14 | Chesterfield County | SC | 98.2 | 59.8 | 1.64x |
| 15 | Marion County | SC | 96.8 | 59.8 | 1.62x |
| 16 | Jasper County | SC | 90 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 17 | Calhoun County | SC | 84.6 | 59.8 | 1.41x |
| 18 | Sumter County | SC | 81.6 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 19 | Cherokee County | SC | 77.8 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 20 | Darlington County | SC | 77.2 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 21 | Barnwell County | SC | 74.2 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 22 | Charleston County | SC | 73.6 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 23 | Edgefield County | SC | 71.8 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 24 | Laurens County | SC | 71.3 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 25 | Lancaster County | SC | 68.8 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 26 | Abbeville County | SC | 68.4 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 27 | Oconee County | SC | 67.8 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 28 | Aiken County | SC | 67.4 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 29 | Richland County | SC | 66.8 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 30 | Williamsburg County | SC | 63.9 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 31 | Horry County | SC | 62.6 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 32 | Spartanburg County | SC | 62.6 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 33 | Kershaw County | SC | 62.5 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 34 | Anderson County | SC | 61 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 35 | Greenwood County | SC | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 36 | Dorchester County | SC | 55.2 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 37 | Berkeley County | SC | 54.9 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 38 | Beaufort County | SC | 53.2 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 39 | Lexington County | SC | 52.5 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 40 | Greenville County | SC | 52.4 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 41 | Georgetown County | SC | 51.4 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 42 | Pickens County | SC | 49.5 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 43 | York County | SC | 49.3 | 59.8 | 0.82x |