Poverty Status by Race in South Carolina
White Alone Population
In South Carolina in 1999, 8.6 percent of the White Alone population lived below poverty. This marked only a slight increase from 1989, when 8.5 percent of the White population lived below poverty.
Poverty Status for the White Alone Population: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| White Alone Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 2,622,582 | 100.0 | 206,259,768 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty | 224,339 | 8.6 | 18,847,674 | 18,847,674 |
| Above Poverty | 2,398,243 | 91.4 | 187,412,094 | 187,412,094 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P159A.
African American Alone Population
In South Carolina in 1999, 26.4 percent of the African American Alone population lived below poverty. This was a decrease from 1989, when 31.4 percent of the African American population lived below poverty.
Poverty Status for the African American Population: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| African American Alone Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 1,132,422 | 100.0 | 32,714,224 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty | 298,418 | 26.4 | 8,146,146 | 8,146,146 |
| Above Poverty | 834,004 | 73.6 | 24,568,078 | 24,568,078 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P159B.
Other Race Population
The Other Race population includes the following Census-designated racial categories: American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Some Other Race, and Two or More Races.
In South Carolina in 1999, 19.6 percent of the Other population lived below poverty. This was an increase from 1989, when 15.1 percent of the Other population lived below poverty.
Poverty Status for the Other Race Population: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Other Race Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 128,325 | 100.0 | 34,908,240 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty | 25,112 | 19.6 | 6,905,992 | 6,905,992 |
| Above Poverty | 103,213 | 80.4 | 28,002,248 | 28,002,248 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P159C-G.
Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in South Carolina has more than tripled in the past ten years, and the percentage of the Hispanic or Latino population living below poverty has increased as well. In 1989, 15.6 percent of the Hispanic population in South Carolina lived below poverty, while 25.4 percent were below poverty in 1999.
Poverty Status of Hispanic Population: 1999
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Hispanic or Latino Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 88,474 | 100.0 | 34,450,868 | 100.0 |
| Below Poverty | 22,440 | 25.4 | 7,797,874 | 22.6 |
| Above Poverty | 66,034 | 74.6 | 26,652,994 | 77.4 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P159H.