Grandparents as Caregivers: 2000

	Grandparents Living in Household with One or More Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years	Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren (#)	Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren (%)
South Carolina	99558	51755	52
Abbeville	668	385	57.6
Aiken	3178	1729	54.4
Allendale	457	306	67
Anderson	4308	2276	52.8
Bamberg	580	331	57.1
Barnwell	642	344	53.6
Beaufort	2115	1160	54.8
Berkeley	3770	1914	50.8
Calhoun	561	300	53.5
Charleston	7166	3544	49.5
Cherokee	1650	831	50.4
Chester	1097	553	50.4
Chesterfield	1263	564	44.7
Clarendon	1266	783	61.8
Colleton	1345	811	60.3
Darlington	2479	1294	52.2
Dillon	1302	686	52.7
Dorchester	2190	1145	52.3
Edgefield	682	340	49.9
Fairfield	904	408	45.1
Florence	3454	1641	47.5
Georgetown	1647	868	52.7
Greenville	7365	4070	55.3
Greenwood	1634	868	53.1
Hampton	714	465	65.1
Horry	3772	1930	51.2
Jasper	680	335	49.3
Kershaw	1321	681	51.6
Lancaster	1701	845	49.7
Laurens	1974	1028	52.1
Lee	974	563	57.8
Lexington	3567	1833	51.4
McCormick	283	149	52.7
Marion	1551	798	51.5
Marlboro	1349	601	44.6
Newberry	928	473	51
Oconee	1398	819	58.6
Orangeburg	3148	1703	54.1
Pickens	1758	924	52.6
Richland	6817	3533	51.8
Saluda	529	303	57.3
Spartanburg	5753	2893	50.3
Sumter	3343	1600	47.9
Union	935	448	47.9
Williamsburg	1549	786	50.7
York	3791	1894	50

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3 Demographic Profiles, Table DP-2.