| County | Average Monthly TANF Recipients FY 2004 1/ | Average Monthly Households Receiving Food Stamps FY 2004 | Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits FY 2004 | Medicare Enrollment (Total Aged and Disabled) July 1, 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rank | Number | Rank | Dollars | Rank | Number | Rank | |
| Abbeville | 389 | 34 | 1,822 | 43 | $256,665 | 42 | 3,185 | 35 |
| Aiken | 901 | 18 | 10,073 | 10 | $1,412,836 | 12 | 16,896 | 8 |
| Allendale | 232 | 40 | 2,753 | 34 | $306,277 | 40 | 1,291 | 46 |
| Anderson | 1,736 | 8 | 6,987 | 15 | $1,578,284 | 8 | 20,965 | 6 |
| Bamberg | 341 | 37 | 2,607 | 36 | $268,111 | 41 | 2,067 | 40 |
| Barnwell | 467 | 31 | 3,238 | 31 | $387,601 | 35 | 2,708 | 38 |
| Beaufort | 1,071 | 13 | 5,945 | 18 | $711,826 | 19 | 16,408 | 10 |
| Berkeley | 977 | 16 | 9,693 | 12 | $1,274,576 | 13 | 8,600 | 18 |
| Calhoun | 187 | 42 | 1,469 | 45 | $163,379 | 45 | 1,452 | 45 |
| Charleston | 2,849 | 2 | 22,364 | 1 | $2,548,816 | 3 | 35,398 | 2 |
| Cherokee | 560 | 28 | 3,867 | 28 | $699,187 | 21 | 5,669 | 24 |
| Chester | 676 | 25 | 3,090 | 33 | $519,097 | 29 | 4,324 | 30 |
| Chesterfield | 564 | 27 | 5,263 | 22 | $677,626 | 22 | 4,790 | 26 |
| Clarendon | 834 | 19 | 5,956 | 17 | $656,750 | 24 | 3,842 | 32 |
| Colleton | 595 | 26 | 4,910 | 23 | $569,675 | 27 | 4,423 | 28 |
| Darlington | 997 | 14 | 10,423 | 9 | $1,127,455 | 14 | 7,484 | 20 |
| Dillon | 796 | 21 | 5,868 | 20 | $589,827 | 26 | 3,406 | 34 |
| Dorchester | 1,114 | 12 | 5,797 | 21 | $757,861 | 16 | 8,368 | 19 |
| Edgefield | 186 | 43 | 2,243 | 41 | $235,866 | 43 | 2,028 | 41 |
| Fairfield | 182 | 44 | 2,435 | 39 | $351,796 | 36 | 2,868 | 36 |
| Florence | 2,113 | 4 | 15,250 | 4 | $1,809,667 | 6 | 14,621 | 11 |
| Georgetown | 759 | 24 | 5,956 | 16 | $731,753 | 18 | 9,718 | 16 |
| Greenville | 2,121 | 3 | 16,825 | 3 | $2,790,076 | 2 | 43,819 | 1 |
| Greenwood | 785 | 23 | 4,042 | 26 | $674,940 | 23 | 9,188 | 17 |
| Hampton | 244 | 39 | 2,536 | 38 | $319,169 | 38 | 2,840 | 37 |
| Horry | 1,771 | 7 | 13,249 | 6 | $2,154,362 | 4 | 24,487 | 5 |
| Jasper | 302 | 38 | 2,007 | 42 | $306,280 | 39 | 1,737 | 43 |
| Kershaw | 140 | 45 | 2,592 | 37 | $416,991 | 33 | 6,817 | 22 |
| Lancaster | 989 | 15 | 4,662 | 25 | $775,418 | 15 | 6,719 | 23 |
| Laurens | 942 | 17 | 4,687 | 24 | $711,522 | 20 | 7,446 | 21 |
| Lee | 441 | 32 | 3,753 | 29 | $419,240 | 32 | 2,214 | 39 |
| Lexington | 1,605 | 9 | 9,725 | 11 | $1,491,220 | 9 | 20,055 | 7 |
| McCormick | 111 | 46 | 933 | 46 | $124,887 | 46 | 1,509 | 44 |
| Marion | 793 | 22 | 5,919 | 19 | $653,575 | 25 | 4,487 | 27 |
| Marlboro | 516 | 30 | 3,995 | 27 | $507,422 | 30 | 3,504 | 33 |
| Newberry | 437 | 33 | 3,215 | 32 | $416,014 | 34 | 5,337 | 25 |
| Oconee | 367 | 35 | 2,682 | 35 | $465,375 | 31 | 9,826 | 15 |
| Orangeburg | 1,457 | 10 | 13,767 | 5 | $1,673,292 | 7 | 11,704 | 13 |
| Pickens | 523 | 29 | 3,496 | 30 | $556,491 | 28 | 12,393 | 12 |
| Richland | 3,560 | 1 | 18,967 | 2 | $2,814,285 | 1 | 30,863 | 3 |
| Saluda | 223 | 41 | 1,690 | 44 | $201,218 | 44 | 2,023 | 42 |
| Spartanburg | 2,099 | 5 | 10,484 | 8 | $1,817,903 | 5 | 30,659 | 4 |
| Sumter | 1,871 | 6 | 11,941 | 7 | $1,487,759 | 10 | 10,868 | 14 |
| Union | 342 | 36 | 2,273 | 40 | $342,729 | 37 | 4,416 | 29 |
| Williamsburg | 807 | 20 | 7,406 | 14 | $751,249 | 17 | 4,246 | 31 |
| York | 1,387 | 11 | 7,807 | 13 | $1,416,563 | 11 | 16,714 | 9 |
| South Carolina | 42,357 | X | 296,665 | X | $40,922,911 | X | 454,448 | X |
Note: A rank of 1=highest and 46=lowest.
1/: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
Source: S.C. Department of Social Services, Planning and Research. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS Statistics: Medicare Enrollment.