Disability Status by Poverty Status in South Carolina
The disabled population was more likely than the population without disabilities to live below the poverty level in 1999. Of the 806,222 people with disabilities in South Carolina, 19.7 percent lived below poverty in 1999. The percentage of disabled people living below poverty in South Carolina was higher than the national average of 17.6 percent. Looking at the non-disabled population in South Carolina, 12.0 percent lived below poverty.
Poverty Status for the Disabled Population: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Total Population Aged 5 and Over with a Disability | 806,222 | 100.0 | 49,495,258 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 159,023 | 19.7 | 8,694,130 | 17.6 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 647,199 | 80.3 | 40,801,128 | 82.4 |
Poverty Status for the Non-Disabled Population: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Total Population Aged 5 and Over With No Disability | 2,798,140 | 100.0 | 204,850,914 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 335,830 | 12.0 | 21,769,340 | 10.6 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 2,462,310 | 88.0 | 183,081,574 | 89.4 |
Ages 5 to 15
A higher percentage of the disabled population ages 5 to 15 lived below poverty in 1999 than any other age group in South Carolina. 28.4 percent of the disabled population ages 5 to 15 lived below poverty in South Carolina, compared with 25.0 percent in the U.S.
Poverty Status for the Disabled Population Ages 5 to 15: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Ages 5 to 15 with a Disability | 39,168 | 100.0 | 2,519,718 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 11,120 | 28.4 | 629,718 | 25.0 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 28,048 | 71.6 | 1,889,730 | 75.0 |
Poverty Status for the Non-Disabled Population Ages 5 to 15: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Ages 5 to 15 With No Disability | 585,982 | 100.0 | 41,880,246 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 105,321 | 18.0 | 6,556,001 | 15.7 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 480,661 | 82.0 | 35,324,245 | 84.3 |
Ages 16 to 20
25.2 percent of the disabled population ages 16 to 20 lived below poverty in South Carolina in 1999, compared with 23.2 percent in the United States.
Poverty Status for the Disabled Population Ages 16 to 20: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Ages 16 to 20 with a Disability | 39,872 | 100.0 | 2,492,991 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 10,041 | 25.2 | 578,532 | 23.2 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 29,831 | 74.8 | 1,914,459 | 76.8 |
Poverty Status for the Non-Disabled Population Ages 16 to 20: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Ages 16 to 20 With No Disability | 215,295 | 100.0 | 15,544,928 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 41,700 | 19.4 | 2,750,123 | 17.7 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 173,595 | 80.6 | 12,794,805 | 82.3 |
Ages 21 to 64
19.2 percent of the disabled population ages 21 to 64 lived below poverty in South Carolina, compared with 18.5 percent nationally.
Poverty Status for the Disabled Population Ages 21 to 64: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Ages 21 to 64 with a Disability | 513,734 | 100.0 | 30,504,711 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 98,688 | 19.2 | 5,638,454 | 18.5 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 415,046 | 80.8 | 24,866,257 | 81.5 |
Poverty Status for the Non-Disabled Population Ages 21 to 64: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Ages 21 to 64 With No Disability | 1,744,464 | 100.0 | 128,057,300 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 163,295 | 9.4 | 11,022,868 | 8.6 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 1,581,169 | 90.6 | 117,034,432 | 91.4 |
Ages 65 and Over
A lower percentage of the disabled population age 65 and over lived below poverty in 1999 than any other age group in South Carolina. 18.4 percent of the disabled population age 65 and over lived below poverty in South Carolina.
Nationally, 13.2 percent of the disabled population age 65 and over lived below poverty in 1999.
Poverty Status for the Disabled Population Age 65 and Over: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Aged 65 and Over with a Disability | 213,448 | 100.0 | 13,978,108 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 39,174 | 18.4 | 1,847,426 | 13.2 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 174,274 | 81.6 | 12,130,682 | 86.8 |
Poverty Status for the Non-Disabled Population Age 65 and Over: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population Aged 65 and Over With No Disability | 252,399 | 100.0 | 19,368,440 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty in 1999 | 25,514 | 10.1 | 1,440,348 | 7.4 |
| Above Poverty in 1999 | 226,885 | 89.9 | 17,928,092 | 92.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT34.