Poverty Status of Families in S.C. by County (1989, 1999)
| County | Families in 1989 | Families in 1999 | % Change in Number of Families Below Poverty 1989-1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | # Below Poverty | % Below Poverty | Total | # Below Poverty | % Below Poverty | ||
| Abbeville | 6,623 | 720 | 10.9 | 7,288 | 738 | 10.1 | 2.5 |
| Aiken | 33,643 | 3,693 | 11.0 | 39,434 | 4,175 | 10.6 | 13.1 |
| Allendale | 2,714 | 908 | 33.5 | 2,617 | 747 | 28.5 | -17.7 |
| Anderson | 41,770 | 3,601 | 8.6 | 47,276 | 4,328 | 9.2 | 20.2 |
| Bamberg | 4,247 | 982 | 23.1 | 4,253 | 1,021 | 24.0 | 4.0 |
| Barnwell | 5,459 | 960 | 17.6 | 6,433 | 1,169 | 18.2 | 21.8 |
| Beaufort | 23,017 | 2,534 | 11.0 | 33,060 | 2,681 | 8.1 | 5.8 |
| Berkeley | 34,642 | 3,626 | 10.5 | 37,696 | 3,664 | 9.7 | 1.0 |
| Calhoun | 3,424 | 549 | 16.0 | 4,270 | 568 | 13.3 | 3.5 |
| Charleston | 73,996 | 10,181 | 13.8 | 77,416 | 9,643 | 12.5 | -5.3 |
| Cherokee | 12,456 | 1,408 | 11.3 | 14,614 | 1,616 | 11.1 | 14.8 |
| Chester | 8,673 | 1,125 | 13.0 | 9,343 | 1,118 | 12.0 | -0.6 |
| Chesterfield | 10,558 | 1,642 | 15.6 | 11,703 | 1,973 | 16.9 | 20.2 |
| Clarendon | 7,520 | 1,902 | 25.3 | 8,598 | 1,601 | 18.6 | -15.8 |
| Colleton | 9,364 | 1,853 | 19.8 | 10,494 | 1,829 | 17.4 | -1.3 |
| Darlington | 16,857 | 2,643 | 15.7 | 18,444 | 3,042 | 16.5 | 15.1 |
| Dillon | 7,447 | 1,644 | 22.1 | 8,065 | 1,572 | 19.5 | -4.4 |
| Dorchester | 22,330 | 2,045 | 9.2 | 26,293 | 1,883 | 7.2 | -7.9 |
| Edgefield | 4,918 | 675 | 13.7 | 6,214 | 807 | 13.0 | 19.6 |
| Fairfield | 5,678 | 914 | 16.1 | 6,387 | 1,096 | 17.2 | 19.9 |
| Florence | 30,155 | 4,794 | 15.9 | 33,798 | 4,609 | 13.6 | -3.9 |
| Georgetown | 12,533 | 1,979 | 15.8 | 15,844 | 2,126 | 13.4 | 7.4 |
| Greenville | 88,560 | 6,882 | 7.8 | 102,012 | 8,158 | 8.0 | 18.5 |
| Greenwood | 16,414 | 2,005 | 12.2 | 17,754 | 1,759 | 9.9 | -12.3 |
| Hampton | 4,938 | 1,087 | 22.0 | 5,312 | 954 | 18.0 | -12.2 |
| Horry | 40,552 | 4,695 | 11.6 | 54,515 | 4,575 | 8.4 | -2.6 |
| Jasper | 4,044 | 905 | 22.4 | 5,092 | 788 | 15.5 | -12.9 |
| Kershaw | 12,355 | 1,232 | 10.0 | 14,918 | 1,463 | 9.8 | 18.8 |
| Lancaster | 15,348 | 1,770 | 11.5 | 16,840 | 1,638 | 9.7 | -7.5 |
| Laurens | 15,932 | 1,548 | 9.7 | 18,870 | 2,194 | 11.6 | 41.7 |
| Lee | 4,685 | 1,118 | 23.9 | 4,916 | 875 | 17.8 | -21.7 |
| Lexington | 47,826 | 3,004 | 6.3 | 59,830 | 3,842 | 6.4 | 27.9 |
| McCormick | 2,069 | 409 | 19.8 | 2,604 | 391 | 15.0 | -4.4 |
| Marion | 9,037 | 2,181 | 24.1 | 9,511 | 1,808 | 19.0 | -17.1 |
| Marlboro | 7,585 | 1,633 | 21.5 | 7,338 | 1,301 | 17.7 | -20.3 |
| Newberry | 9,148 | 1,046 | 11.4 | 9,809 | 1,341 | 13.7 | 28.2 |
| Oconee | 17,212 | 1,391 | 8.1 | 19,589 | 1,489 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| Orangeburg | 21,636 | 4,479 | 20.7 | 23,876 | 4,076 | 17.1 | -9.0 |
| Pickens | 24,277 | 1,763 | 7.3 | 28,453 | 2,222 | 7.8 | 26.0 |
| Richland | 68,212 | 6,882 | 10.1 | 76,378 | 7,717 | 10.1 | 12.1 |
| Saluda | 4,553 | 659 | 14.5 | 5,295 | 637 | 12.0 | -3.3 |
| Spartanburg | 63,084 | 5,533 | 8.8 | 69,299 | 6,401 | 9.2 | 15.7 |
| Sumter | 25,997 | 4,389 | 16.9 | 27,611 | 3,630 | 13.1 | -17.3 |
| Union | 8,542 | 1,145 | 13.4 | 8,495 | 947 | 11.1 | -17.3 |
| Williamsburg | 9,446 | 2,285 | 24.2 | 10,050 | 2,388 | 23.8 | 4.5 |
| York | 36,099 | 2,754 | 7.6 | 44,915 | 3,299 | 7.3 | 19.8 |
| South Carolina | 935,575 | 111,173 | 11.9 | 1,072,822 | 115,899 | 10.8 | 4.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing.