Disability Status by Race in South Carolina
Looking at disability status by race, the White population in South Carolina had the lowest rate of disabilities in 2000. 20.5 percent of the White population age 5 and over had a disability, compared with 21.5 percent of the Other race population and 26.3 percent of the African American population.
The populations of all three race groups in South Carolina had a higher rate of disabilities than the national averages. In the United States in 2000, 18.5 percent of the White population age 5 and over, 19.6 of the Other race population, and 24.3 percent of the African American population had some type of disability.
Disability Status for the White Alone Population: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| White Alone Population Aged 5 and Over | 2,482,761 | 100.0 | 195,100,538 | 100.0 |
| With a Disability | 508,880 | 20.5 | 36,158,505 | 18.5 |
Disability Status for the African American Alone Population: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| African American Alone Population Aged 5 and Over | 1,054,998 | 100.0 | 30,297,703 | 100.0 |
| With a Disability | 277,291 | 26.3 | 7,370,476 | 24.3 |
Disability Status for the Other Race Population: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Other Race Population Aged 5 and Over | 115,050 | 100.0 | 31,769,286 | 100.0 |
| With a Disability | 24,686 | 21.5 | 6,217,267 | 19.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT68A-G.