›› 2002 Young Adults Count Ranking Sheets


% of 18-24 Year Olds Eligible for Medicaid as of June 2000


County Number SC Counties % of 18-24 year olds eligible for Medicaid as of June 2000 County / State Ratio
1 Pickens County 8.4 0.43
2 Beaufort County 9.9 0.51
3 Richland County 11.6 0.59
4 York County 15.5 0.79
5 Berkeley County 15.9 0.82
6 Edgefield County 16.0 0.82
7 Charleston County 16.4 0.84
8 Greenville County 16.7 0.86
9 Abbeville County 17.5 0.90
10 Lexington County 18.7 0.96
11 Aiken County 18.8 0.96
12 Spartanburg County 20.0 1.03
13 Cherokee County 20.1 1.03
14 Newberry County 20.3 1.04
15 Saluda County 20.3 1.04
16 Anderson County 21.9 1.12
17 Greenwood County 21.9 1.12
18 Laurens County 21.9 1.12
19 Dorchester County 22.0 1.13
20 Oconee County 22.1 1.13
21 Sumter County 22.9 1.17
22 Horry County 23.0 1.18
23 McCormick County 23.5 1.21
24 Kershaw County 23.6 1.21
25 Lancaster County 23.9 1.23
26 Jasper County 24.1 1.24
27 Fairfield County 24.8 1.27
28 Union County 25.6 1.31
29 Florence County 26.6 1.36
30 Orangeburg County 27.7 1.42
31 Chester County 28.7 1.47
32 Clarendon County 28.7 1.47
33 Barnwell County 29.7 1.52
34 Calhoun County 30.0 1.54
35 Georgetown County 30.1 1.54
36 Darlington County 30.9 1.58
37 Lee County 31.4 1.61
38 Chesterfield County 32.3 1.66
39 Bamberg County 32.7 1.68
40 Marion County 34.4 1.76
41 Colleton County 35.3 1.81
42 Marlboro County 35.5 1.82
43 Hampton County 37.6 1.93
44 Williamsburg County 37.6 1.93
45 Allendale County 38.1 1.95
46 Dillon County 38.2 1.96
47 South Carolina 19.5  

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