Ratio of Income to Poverty Level by Age in South Carolina
The ratio of income to poverty level can be used not just to categorize people as above or below the poverty line, but also to measure the degree or depth of poverty. The ratio of income to poverty compares a person's income with their poverty threshold, and expresses that comparison as a fraction. For example, a poverty ratio of 1.00 (income at 100% of poverty level) means a person is living right at the poverty line; a ratio of .50 (income at 50% of poverty level) would mean that the person is living in a household making only half of the income designated as the poverty threshold.
The Census Bureau describes those with family incomes below one half of their poverty threshold as being "severely poor." People with incomes at or above their threshold but below 125 percent of their threshold are classified as "near poor."
View the poverty thresholds used by the Census Bureau in 1999.
Population 5 Years and Under
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population 5 Years and Under for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 312,154 | 100.0 | 22,636,650 | 100.0 |
| Under .50 | 31,381 | 10.1 | 1,874,192 | 8.3 |
| .50 to .74 | 14,922 | 4.8 | 1,069,018 | 4.7 |
| .75 to .99 | 16,553 | 5.3 | 1,158,479 | 5.1 |
| 1.00 to 1.24 | 18,564 | 5.9 | 1,276,996 | 5.6 |
| 1.25 to 1.29 | 3,656 | 1.2 | 242,578 | 1.1 |
| 1.30 to 1.49 | 17,637 | 5.7 | 1,092,209 | 4.8 |
| 1.50 to 1.74 | 19,492 | 6.2 | 1,253,520 | 5.5 |
| 1.75 to 1.84 | 7,892 | 2.5 | 550,985 | 2.4 |
| 1.85 to 1.99 | 10,232 | 3.3 | 709,622 | 3.1 |
| 2.00 and Over | 171,825 | 55.0 | 13,409,051 | 59.2 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT50.
Population 6 to 11 Years
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population 6 to 11 Years for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 348,631 | 100.0 | 24,587,815 | 100.0 |
| Under .50 | 30,128 | 8.6 | 1,793,717 | 7.3 |
| .50 to .74 | 17,008 | 4.9 | 1,132,434 | 4.6 |
| .75 to .99 | 19,061 | 5.5 | 1,222,422 | 5.0 |
| 1.00 to 1.24 | 21,806 | 6.3 | 1,339,105 | 5.4 |
| 1.25 to 1.29 | 3,931 | 1.1 | 259,901 | 1.1 |
| 1.30 to 1.49 | 18,820 | 5.4 | 1,122,634 | 4.6 |
| 1.50 to 1.74 | 21,945 | 6.3 | 1,324,911 | 5.4 |
| 1.75 to 1.84 | 9,147 | 2.6 | 586,794 | 2.4 |
| 1.85 to 1.99 | 12,185 | 3.5 | 756,829 | 3.1 |
| 2.00 and Over | 194,600 | 55.8 | 15,049,068 | 61.2 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT50.
Population 12 to 17 Years
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population 12 to 17 Years for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 333,563 | 100.0 | 23,700,796 | 100.0 |
| Under .50 | 28,029 | 8.4 | 1,606,434 | 6.8 |
| .50 to .74 | 14,784 | 4.4 | 901,006 | 3.8 |
| .75 to .99 | 15,409 | 4.6 | 989,156 | 4.2 |
| 1.00 to 1.24 | 17,819 | 5.3 | 1,095,771 | 4.6 |
| 1.25 to 1.29 | 3,743 | 1.1 | 216,943 | 0.9 |
| 1.30 to 1.49 | 15,287 | 4.6 | 933,220 | 3.9 |
| 1.50 to 1.74 | 18,515 | 5.6 | 1,134,252 | 4.8 |
| 1.75 to 1.84 | 7,726 | 2.3 | 489,814 | 2.1 |
| 1.85 to 1.99 | 10,812 | 3.2 | 673,510 | 2.8 |
| 2.00 and Over | 201,439 | 60.4 | 15,660,690 | 66.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT50.
Population 18 to 64 Years
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population 18 to 64 Years for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 2,423,134 | 100.0 | 169,610,423 | 100.0 |
| Under .50 | 144,251 | 6.0 | 9,081,597 | 5.4 |
| .50 to .74 | 73,884 | 3.0 | 4,679,767 | 2.8 |
| .75 to .99 | 77,771 | 3.2 | 5,103,816 | 3.0 |
| 1.00 to 1.24 | 90,316 | 3.7 | 5,815,787 | 3.4 |
| 1.25 to 1.29 | 18,344 | 0.8 | 1,200,636 | 0.7 |
| 1.30 to 1.49 | 85,771 | 3.5 | 5,226,370 | 3.1 |
| 1.50 to 1.74 | 103,559 | 4.3 | 6,351,963 | 3.7 |
| 1.75 to 1.84 | 44,952 | 1.9 | 2,762,368 | 1.6 |
| 1.85 to 1.99 | 61,691 | 2.5 | 3,713,376 | 2.2 |
| 2.00 and Over | 1,722,595 | 71.1 | 125,674,743 | 74.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT50.
Population 65 to 74 Years
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population 65 to 74 Years for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 270,294 | 100.0 | 18,253,226 | 100.0 |
| Under .50 | 8,981 | 3.3 | 453,181 | 2.5 |
| .50 to .74 | 7,511 | 2.8 | 360,216 | 2.0 |
| .75 to .99 | 15,015 | 5.6 | 737,572 | 4.0 |
| 1.00 to 1.24 | 14,887 | 5.5 | 792,016 | 4.3 |
| 1.25 to 1.29 | 3,241 | 1.2 | 177,720 | 1.0 |
| 1.30 to 1.49 | 10,879 | 4.0 | 659,737 | 3.6 |
| 1.50 to 1.74 | 14,009 | 5.2 | 860,425 | 4.7 |
| 1.75 to 1.84 | 5,515 | 2.0 | 348,732 | 1.9 |
| 1.85 to 1.99 | 8,566 | 3.2 | 518,043 | 2.8 |
| 2.00 and Over | 181,690 | 67.2 | 13,345,584 | 73.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT50.
Population 75 Years and Over
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Population 75 Years and Over for Whom Poverty Status is Determined | 195,553 | 100.0 | 15,093,322 | 100.0 |
| Under .50 | 8,919 | 4.6 | 528,287 | 3.5 |
| .50 to .74 | 7,919 | 4.0 | 367,865 | 2.4 |
| .75 to .99 | 16,343 | 8.4 | 840,653 | 5.6 |
| 1.00 to 1.24 | 15,743 | 8.1 | 968,148 | 6.4 |
| 1.25 to 1.29 | 3,484 | 1.8 | 225,382 | 1.5 |
| 1.30 to 1.49 | 11,037 | 5.6 | 775,184 | 5.1 |
| 1.50 to 1.74 | 11,608 | 5.9 | 947,191 | 6.3 |
| 1.75 to 1.84 | 4,302 | 2.2 | 366,303 | 2.4 |
| 1.85 to 1.99 | 6,546 | 3.3 | 525,822 | 3.5 |
| 2.00 and Over | 109,652 | 56.1 | 9,548,487 | 63.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT50.