Poverty Status of Persons 65 and Over by County (1989, 1999)
| County | Persons 65 and Over for Whom Poverty Status is Determined 1989 | Persons 65 and Over for Whom Poverty Status is Determined 1999 | Income Below Poverty Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1999 | % Change 1989-1999 | |||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||
| Abbeville | 3,326 | 3,725 | 633 | 19.0 | 629 | 16.9 | -0.6 |
| Aiken | 13,298 | 17,858 | 2,462 | 18.5 | 2,237 | 12.5 | -9.1 |
| Allendale | 1,441 | 1,366 | 549 | 38.1 | 355 | 26.0 | -35.3 |
| Anderson | 19,286 | 21,703 | 3,661 | 19.0 | 2,995 | 13.8 | -18.2 |
| Bamberg | 2,103 | 2,290 | 548 | 26.1 | 591 | 25.8 | 7.8 |
| Barnwell | 2,336 | 2,806 | 586 | 25.1 | 684 | 24.4 | 16.7 |
| Beaufort | 10,459 | 18,492 | 1,444 | 13.8 | 1,240 | 6.7 | -14.1 |
| Berkeley | 7,171 | 10,980 | 1,613 | 22.5 | 1,415 | 12.9 | -12.3 |
| Calhoun | 1,690 | 1,987 | 447 | 26.4 | 364 | 18.3 | -18.6 |
| Charleston | 28,733 | 35,242 | 5,057 | 17.6 | 4,461 | 12.7 | -11.8 |
| Cherokee | 5,553 | 6,254 | 1,325 | 23.9 | 952 | 15.2 | -28.2 |
| Chester | 4,244 | 4,123 | 964 | 22.7 | 614 | 14.9 | -36.3 |
| Chesterfield | 4,721 | 4,982 | 1,370 | 29.0 | 1,208 | 24.2 | -11.8 |
| Clarendon | 3,669 | 4,472 | 1,166 | 31.8 | 1,099 | 24.6 | -5.7 |
| Colleton | 4,245 | 4,834 | 1,294 | 30.5 | 924 | 19.1 | -28.6 |
| Darlington | 7,020 | 7,627 | 2,001 | 28.5 | 1,683 | 22.1 | -15.9 |
| Dillon | 3,428 | 3,361 | 1,263 | 36.8 | 893 | 26.6 | -29.3 |
| Dorchester | 5,845 | 8,297 | 1,322 | 22.6 | 1,101 | 13.3 | -16.7 |
| Edgefield | 2,114 | 2,655 | 474 | 22.4 | 489 | 18.4 | 3.2 |
| Fairfield | 2,749 | 2,835 | 749 | 27.2 | 682 | 24.1 | -8.9 |
| Florence | 12,064 | 13,736 | 3,377 | 28.0 | 2,262 | 16.5 | -33.0 |
| Georgetown | 5,848 | 8,282 | 1,261 | 21.6 | 1,159 | 14.0 | -8.1 |
| Greenville | 36,560 | 42,872 | 5,756 | 15.7 | 4,524 | 10.6 | -21.4 |
| Greenwood | 7,971 | 8,826 | 1,601 | 20.1 | 1,243 | 14.1 | -22.4 |
| Hampton | 2,200 | 2,472 | 770 | 35.0 | 537 | 21.7 | -30.3 |
| Horry | 17,930 | 28,709 | 2,843 | 15.9 | 2,497 | 8.7 | -12.2 |
| Jasper | 1,863 | 2,168 | 627 | 33.7 | 465 | 21.4 | -25.8 |
| Kershaw | 5,118 | 6,461 | 989 | 19.3 | 914 | 14.1 | -7.6 |
| Lancaster | 6,538 | 7,326 | 1,385 | 21.2 | 1,155 | 15.8 | -16.6 |
| Laurens | 7,263 | 8,497 | 1,421 | 19.6 | 1,147 | 13.5 | -19.3 |
| Lee | 2,169 | 2,340 | 695 | 32.0 | 653 | 27.9 | -6.0 |
| Lexington | 14,102 | 20,670 | 2,018 | 14.3 | 1,912 | 9.3 | -5.3 |
| McCormick | 1,081 | 1,424 | 342 | 31.6 | 169 | 11.9 | -50.6 |
| Marion | 4,115 | 4,193 | 1,449 | 35.2 | 987 | 23.5 | -31.9 |
| Marlboro | 3,579 | 3,373 | 1,176 | 32.9 | 766 | 22.7 | -34.9 |
| Newberry | 4,981 | 5,134 | 980 | 19.7 | 821 | 16.0 | -16.2 |
| Oconee | 7,681 | 10,126 | 1,355 | 17.6 | 1,307 | 12.9 | -3.5 |
| Orangeburg | 9,907 | 11,459 | 3,214 | 32.4 | 2,558 | 22.3 | -20.4 |
| Pickens | 10,060 | 12,104 | 1,530 | 15.2 | 1,422 | 11.7 | -7.1 |
| Richland | 25,001 | 29,607 | 3,768 | 15.1 | 3,554 | 12.0 | -5.7 |
| Saluda | 2,173 | 2,620 | 450 | 20.7 | 427 | 16.3 | -5.1 |
| Spartanburg | 27,377 | 30,798 | 4,962 | 18.1 | 4,111 | 13.3 | -17.2 |
| Sumter | 9,226 | 11,448 | 2,439 | 26.4 | 1,988 | 17.4 | -18.5 |
| Union | 4,319 | 4,551 | 1,113 | 25.8 | 724 | 15.9 | -35.0 |
| Williamsburg | 4,335 | 4,741 | 1,632 | 37.6 | 1,230 | 25.9 | -24.6 |
| York | 13,207 | 16,021 | 2,011 | 15.2 | 1,540 | 9.6 | -23.4 |
| South Carolina | 380,099 | 465,847 | 78,092 | 20.5 | 64,688 | 13.9 | -17.2 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing.