South Carolina

State Government

Governor

Henry McMaster (R)

State Senate

15

Democrats,

30

Republicans

State House

36

Democrats,

88

Republicans

Assets - South Carolina

Average College Debt

$38,715

Unbanked Households

5.30%

Family - South Carolina

Children in foster care

3,569

Percent of children in immigrant families

12%

Percent of children living in single parent families

37%

Housing - South Carolina

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 1982

People experiencing homelessness

4,593.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

149,400.0

Percent renters

0.283

Total households

Economic well-being - South Carolina

Extreme poverty rate

0.1

Food insecurity

0.141

Minimum wage

7.25

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.319

Poverty rate

13.3%

Unemployment rate

4.3

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

9

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - South Carolina

Child poverty rate

0.11

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

191000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

46000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

11%

Women in poverty

2,750,780.0

July 6, 2017

At Duke, I realized how badly many South Carolina schools are failing students like me

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