Demographics and the Economy - South Carolina

South Carolina: Demographics and the Economy

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Population

Total Number of Residents, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
	4,422,900	1.5%	300,544,200	100.0%

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Population Distribution by Age, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Children 18 and under	1,134,300	26%	78,677,200	26%
Adults 19-64	2,671,500	60%	184,079,200	61%
65+	617,100	14%	37,787,700	13%
65-74	372,100	8%	20,404,000	7%
75+	245,000	6%	17,383,800	6%
Total	4,422,900	100%	300,544,200	100%

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Population Distribution by Citizenship Status, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Citizen	4,317,200	98%	279,277,800	93%
Non-Citizen	105,700	2%	21,266,400	7%
Total	4,422,900	100%	300,544,200	100%

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Population Distribution by Family Structure, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Adults with Children	904,200	34%	66,008,900	36%
Adults with No Children	1,767,200	66%	118,070,300	64%
Total	2,671,500	100%	184,079,200	100%

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Population Distribution by Gender, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Female	2,276,500	51%	153,313,100	51%
Male	2,146,300	49%	147,231,000	49%
Total	4,422,900	100%	300,544,200	100%

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Population Distribution by Race/Ethnicity, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	SC %	US #	US %	US %
White	2,918,300	66%	1.5%	196,505,600	65%	100.0%
Black	1,248,400	28%	3.4%	36,466,900	12%	100.0%
Hispanic	127,900	3%	0.3%	47,395,400	16%	100.0%
Other	128,200	3%	0.6%	20,176,200	7%	100.0%
Total	4,422,900	100%	1.5%	300,544,200	100%	100.0%

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Population Distribution of Children by Race/Ethnicity, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
White	665,800	59%	44,054,800	56%
Black	381,500	34%	11,334,800	14%
Hispanic	36,900	3%	17,207,100	22%
Other	50,000	4%	6,080,400	8%
Total	1,134,300	100%	78,677,200	100%

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Population Distribution of Children by Citizenship Status, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Citizen	1,127,700	99%	76,332,200	97%
Non-Citizen	NSD	NSD	2,345,100	3%
Total	1,134,300	100%	78,677,200	100%

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People in Poverty

Distribution of Total Population by Federal Poverty Level, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	SC %	US #	US %	US %
Under 100%	857,100	19.4%	1.6%	54,942,500	18.3%	100.0%
100-133%	326,100	7.4%	1.7%	19,349,300	6.4%	100.0%
134-300%	1,417,900	32.1%	1.6%	86,919,600	28.9%	100.0%
301-400%	548,000	12.4%	1.5%	37,086,200	12.3%	100.0%
Over 400%	1,273,800	28.8%	1.2%	102,246,600	34.0%	100.0%
Total	4,422,900	100.0%	1.5%	300,544,200	100.0%	100.0%

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Poverty Rate by Age, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Children 18 and under	299,900	26%	19,306,600	25%
Adults 19-64	473,500	18%	30,870,100	17%
Elderly 65+	83,700	14%	4,765,800	13%
Total	857,100	19%	54,942,500	18%

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Poverty Rate by Family Structure, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Adults with Children	120,800	13%	9,379,400	14%
Adults with No Children	352,600	20%	21,490,700	18%
Total	473,500	18%	30,870,100	17%

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Adult Poverty Rate by Gender, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Female	251,100	18%	16,397,400	18%
Male	222,300	17%	14,472,600	16%
Total	473,500	18%	30,870,100	17%

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Poverty Rate by Metropolitan Status, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Metropolitan	491,900	17%	45,259,000	18%
Non-Metropolitan	365,100	25%	9,683,500	20%
Total	857,100	19%	54,942,500	18%

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Notes:	Non-Metropolitan includes both respondents living in non-metropolitan areas and areas not classified in either category. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding effects. For all topics based on the CPS on statehealthfacts.org, the grouping used for analysis is the health insurance unit (HIU), which groups individuals according to their insurance eligibility, rather than by relatedness or household. For more details, see "Notes to Topics Based on the Current Population Survey (CPS)" at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/methodology.
Sources:	Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements).
Definitions:	NSD: Not Sufficient Data. Metropolitan Statistical Area must include at least one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants, or a Census-Bureau defined urbanized area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and a total metropolitan population of 100,000 or more (75,000 in New England). For more information, visit the Census Bureau website at http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/aboutmetro.html. Persons in poverty are defined here as those living in "health insurance units" with incomes less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Health insurance units are related individuals who would be eligible as a group for "family" coverage in a health plan. The federal poverty threshold for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states and D.C. was $21,027 in 2007 and $21,834 in 2008. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produces simplified - but very similar - versions of federal poverty thresholds called "poverty guidelines" for use in determining financial eligibility for many government programs. For more information on measures of poverty, please see the detailed description provided by HHS available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.shtml.

Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
White	367,800	12.6%	24,157,800	12.3%
Black	418,000	33.5%	12,103,400	33.2%
Hispanic	34,600	27.0%	14,526,300	30.6%
Other	36,700	28.6%	4,155,000	20.6%
Total	857,100	19.4%	54,942,500	18.3%

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Distribution of the Total Population by Federal Poverty Level, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	SC %	US #	US %	US %
Up to 400% FPL	3,143,827	71.1%	1.6%	198,055,270	65.9%	100.0%
400% FPL and over	1,279,043	28.9%	1.2%	102,488,913	34.1%	100.0%
Total	4,422,870	100.0%	1.5%	300,544,183	100.0%	100.0%

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Household Income

Median Annual Household Income, 2006-2008
	SC $	US $
	$43,458	$51,233¹

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Poverty Rate based on Household Income, 2008
	SC %	US %
	14.0%	13.2%

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Total Number of People Living in Poverty based on Household Income (In Thousands), 2008
	SC #	US #
	617	37,276

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Geography

Population Distribution by Metropolitan Status, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Metropolitan	2,957,500	67%	251,593,800	84%
Non-Metropolitan	1,465,400	33%	48,950,400	16%
Total	4,422,900	100%	300,544,200	100%

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What a Family of Four Would Need to Earn in Selected Urban Areas to Have Purchasing Power Equal to 300% of the U.S. Federal Poverty Level ($63,600), 2008
	SC %	SC $	US %	US $
Lowest Cost Urban Area	275%	$58,315	NA	NA
Middle Cost Urban Area	279%	$59,083	300%	$63,600
Highest Cost Urban Area	331%	$70,204	NA	NA

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Notes:

Data presented here represent the income required for a family of four in different urban geographic areas to have purchasing power equal to three times the federal poverty level (300% FPL), or $63,600, at the national average in 2008. Comparable data for those residing in rural areas are not available. Alaska and Hawaii have higher official poverty levels - $79,500 and $73,140, respectively, for a family of four at 300% FPL - but the relative amounts shown in this table for those states are based on the level for the $63,600 level for the 48 contiguous states and DC.

Income levels are calculated based on the ACCRA Cost of Living Index (COLI), which collects information on relative price levels for consumer goods and services in 290 participating areas for a mid-management standard of living. The index includes relative prices for housing, grocery items, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services. Taxes are not included in this index. The index does not measure inflation, but compares prices at a single point in time. For more information about the COLI, please see http://www.coli.org/AboutIndex.asp.

Dollar amounts represent the income required in each urban area to enjoy a standard of living equal the national average of $63,600 for a familiy of four at three times the poverty level.

Percentage amounts represent what that cost of living-adjusted income would be as a percentage of poverty in each urban area.

Sources:

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured analysis based on the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER)'s ACCRA Cost of Living Index (COLI) for the third quarter of 2008. COLI data are available by subscription at http://www.coli.org/.

Definitions:

The COLI provides data on selected urban areas in each state. This table presents the urban areas with the highest, lowest, and middle COLI values in each state. States with only two areas in the COLI are shown with only a highest and lowest value; the middle value is listed as NA. States with one area in the COLI are shown with only a middle value; highest and lowest are listed as NA. For states with an odd number of areas, the middle value is the median value. For states with an even number of at least four areas, the middle value is the area with the value closest to but below the median.

Please click here to view the names of included areas for each state.

The federal poverty level (FPL) is based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) "poverty guidelines" which are used in determining financial eligibility for many government programs. The federal poverty level for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states and DC is $21,200 in 2008. For more information on measures of poverty, please see the detailed description provided by HHS available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.shtml.

Employment Status

Population Distribution by Household Employment Status, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
At Least 1 Full Time Worker	3,087,500	70%	215,678,600	72%
Part Time Workers	326,200	7%	25,299,000	8%
Non Workers	1,009,200	23%	59,566,600	20%
Total	4,422,900	100%	300,544,200	100%

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Total Number of Workers Represented by Unions, 2009
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
	91,000	5.4%	16,904,000	13.6%

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Distribution of Workers by Permanent and Temporary Work Status, 2005
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Permanent Workers	1,781,720	95.2%	133,247,311	95.9%
Temporary Workers	90,826	4.9%	5,704,686	4.1%
Total	1,872,546	100.0%	138,951,997	100.0%

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Distribution of Workers with Alternative Work Arrangements by Type, 2005
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
Independent Contractors	180,810	72.7%	10,342,430	68.2%
On-Call Workers and Day Laborers	38,955	15.7%	2,785,972	18.4%
Temporary Help Agency Workers	22,000	8.9%	1,217,432	8.0%
Contract Company Workers	6,850	2.8%	813,024	5.4%
Total	248,615	100.0%	15,158,858	100.0%

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Workers by Occupational Category, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
White Collar Workers	761,700	36.3%	56,183,700	38.1%
Blue Collar Workers	1,334,400	63.7%	91,434,300	61.9%
Total Workers	2,096,100	100.0%	147,618,000	100.0%

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Unemployment

Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), 2009-2010
	SC #	SC %	US #	US %
June 2009	260	11.9%	14,721	9.5%
June 2010	230	10.7%	14,623	9.5%

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Food Stamp Program

Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program
	SC #	US #
April 2009	685,625	33,758,137
March 2010	792,087	40,119,843
April 2010	798,227	40,430,614

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Monthly Average of Persons Participating in Food Stamp Program, FY2009
	SC #	US #
Average Monthly Food Stamp Program Participants	687,508	33,722,293

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Food Stamp Program Total Benefits, FY2009
	SC $	US $
Total Benefits	$1,001,691,847	$50,360,147,162

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Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits Per Person, FY2009
	SC $	US $
Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits per Participant	$121.42	$124.45

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State Fiscal Distress

Measures of State Economic Distress: Housing Foreclosures and Changes in Unemployment and Food Stamp Participation
	SC	US
Foreclosure Rate June 2010 (1/every X housing unit)	740	411
Foreclosure Rank	25	NA
Percentage Point Change in Monthly Unemployment Rate June 2009-2010	-1.2%	0.0%¹
Unemployment Change Rank	49 (tie)	NA
Percent Change in Monthly Food Stamp Participation April 2009-2010	16.4%	19.8%²
Food Stamp Change Rank	38	NA
Rank across All Measures	43 (tie)	NA

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Sources:

Foreclosure Activity, RealtyTrac, Special Data Request.

Unemployment Rates, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf and http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?bls.

Food Stamp State Level Participation, United States Department of Agriculture, available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/snapmain.htm.

Definitions:

Foreclosure Rate: Represents the number of foreclosures filed for every X housing units during the month of June 2010. A foreclosure is a legal procedure by which mortgaged property is sold, upon default, in order to satisfy a debt. Foreclosures generally are governed by state law, and rules may vary between states.
Foreclosure Rate Rank: 1=largest foreclosure rate
Data in table reflect foreclosure rates as reported by RealtyTrac as of June 2010. Comprehensive foreclosure data may not have been available for all geographic areas in all states at the time of analysis, but data represent the best available measure of foreclosure rates that is comparable across the states. For more information, contact RealtyTrac at http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&ItemID=5420&accnt=64847.

Change in Monthly Unemployment Rate: Represents the percentage point change in the monthly unemployment rate for June 2009 compared to June 2010. The latest monthly unemployment data are available on statehealthfacts.org at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=23&cat=1. Unemployment Change Rank: 1=largest increase in unemployment rate

Change in Monthly Food Stamp Participation: Represents the percent change in the monthly numbers of people participating in the food stamp program for April 2009 compared to April 2010. Data for April 2010 are preliminary. US total includes territories. The latest monthly food stamp program data are available on statehealthfacts.org at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=651&cat=1&sub=7&yr=1&typ=1&sort=1387&o=d

Food Stamp Change Rank: 1=largest increase in participation

Average Rank: Represents the rank of the average rank for each state across all three measures. 1=most distress across measures

Footnotes:

The latest monthly unemployment data are available on statehealthfacts.org. See Definitions.
The latest monthly food stamp program data are available on statehealthfacts.org. See Definitions.

State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2009
	SC	US
Facing a Budget Gap?	Yes	45+DC
Gap Before Budget Adopted (in millions)	$250	$46,800
Additional Mid-Year Gap (in millions)	$871	$63,100
Total Gap (in millions)	$1,100	$109,900
Total Gap as % of FY2009 General Fund	16.3%	15.2%

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State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2010
	SC	US
Facing a Budget Gap?	Yes	48+DC Yes
Gap Before Budget Adopted (in millions)	$725	$158,500
Additional Mid-Year Gap (in millions)	$439	$33,700
FY2010 Total Gap (in millions)	$1,200	$192,200
Total Gap as % of FY2010 General Fund Budget	21.5%	29.2%

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State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2011
	SC	US
Facing a Budget Gap?	Yes	46+DC Yes
FY11 Pre-Budget Adoption Shortfall in States with Biennial 2009-2011 Budgets (in millions)	$0	$25,300
FY11 Pre-Budget Adoption Shortfall in States with Annual Budgets/Additional Shortfall in Biennial States (in millions)	$1,300	$95,900
Total FY11 Shortfall Amount When Budget Adopted (in millions)	$1,300	$121,200
Total Shortfall as % of FY11 Budget	25.6%	18.7%

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States with Projected Budget Shortfalls, SFY2012
	SC	US
Facing a Projected FY2012 Budget Gap?	Yes	39 Yes
FY12 Projected Budget Shortfall	$1,300	$102,300
Total Shortfall as % of FY11 Budget	26.1%	17.7%

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State Budgets

Total State Expenditures (in millions), SFY2008
	SC $	US $
	$20,787	$1,502,492

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Total State Expenditures per Capita, SFY2008
	SC $	US $
	$4,616	$4,936

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Distribution of State General Fund Expenditures (in millions), SFY2008
	SC %	SC $	US %	US $
Elementary & Secondary	34.2%	$2,443	34.5%	$236,963
Higher Education	13.8%	$983	11.3%	$77,521
Public Assistance	0.3%	$24	1.8%	$12,568
Medicaid	12.7%	$906	16.3%	$111,711
Other Cash Assistance	0.3%	$23	1.1%	$7,845
Corrections	6.8%	$487	7.0%	$47,730
Transportation	0.1%	$5	0.8%	$5,390
All Other	32.2%	$2,301	28.4%	$194,686
Total	100.0%	$7,149	100.0%	$686,567

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Notes:

Data are for state fiscal year 2008 and include general fund, federal funds, other state funds, and bonds.

Sources:

Tables 1 (All expenditures), Table 7 (Elementary and Secondary Education), Table 12 (Higher Education), Table 18 (Public Assistance), Table 24 (Other Cash Assistance), Table 28 (Medicaid), Table 32 (Corrections), Table 38 (Transportation), Table 43 (All Other), 2008 State Expenditure Report, National Association of State Budget Officers, 2009. Available at http://www.nasbo.org/Publications/StateExpenditureReport/tabid/79/Default.aspx.

Definitions:

NA: Data not available.
General Fund: the predominant fund for financing a states operations. Revenues are received from broad-based state taxes. There are differences in how specific functions are financed from state to state.

Elementary and Secondary Education: excludes local funds raised for education purposes. States also were asked to include, where applicable, state expenditures that support the states Department of Education, transportation of school children, adult literacy programs, handicapped education programs, programs for other special populations (i.e., gifted and talented programs), anti-drug programs, and vocational education. States were asked to exclude spending for day care programs in the school system and spending for school health and immunization programs.

Higher Education: states were requested to include expenditures made for capital construction, community colleges, vocational education, law, medical, veterinary, nursing and technical schools, and assistance to private colleges and universities, as well as tuition and fees and student loan programs. Higher education expenditures exclude federal research grants and endowments to universities.

Public Assistance: includes expenditures for cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, and other cash assistance (i.e., state supplements to the Supplemental Security Income program, general or emergency assistance). States were asked to exclude administrative costs from reported expenditures.

Other Cash Assistance: includes state participation in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, General Assistance (GA), and emergency assistance.

Medicaid: exclude administrative costs, while including spending from state funds, federal matching funds and other funds and revenue sources used as Medicaid match such as provider taxes, fees, assessments, donations, and local funds. Medicaid general funds include all funds appropriated to the Medicaid agency and any other agency which are used for direct Medicaid matching purposes under Title XIX. All other general funds include state functions not tracked individually, such as hospitals, economic development, housing, environmental programs, health programs (including the State Child Health Insurance Program), parks and recreation, natural resources, air transportation, and water transportation and terminals.

Corrections: states were asked to include, where applicable, expenditures for capital construction, aid to local governments for jails, parole programs, prison industries, and community corrections, as well as expenditures made for juvenile correction programs. States were asked to exclude expenditures for drug abuse rehabilitation programs and institutions for the criminally insane.

Transportation: includes capital and operating expenditures for highways, mass transit, and airports. States were also asked to include expenditures for road assistance for local governments, the administration of the department of transportation, truck and train/railroad programs, motor vehicle licensing, and gas tax and fee collection. The data exclude spending for port authorities, state police and highway patrol.

All Other: includes all remaining programs not captured in the functional categories previously described, including the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and any debt service for other state programs (i.e., environmental projects, housing). States with lotteries were asked to exclude prizes paid to lottery winners. States were also asked to exclude expenditures for state-owned utilities and liquor stores.

State Fiscal Year: The State Fiscal Year (SFY) begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 in 46 states; however, in Alabama and Michigan, the fiscal year begins on October 1; in Texas, the fiscal year begins on September 1; and in New York, the fiscal year begins on April 1. For example, in the 46 states following the July to June definition, SFY 2009 would refer to the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

Gross State Product

Total Gross State Product (GSP) (millions of current dollars), 2008
	SC $	US $
	$156,384	$14,165,565

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Taxes

Total IRS Gross Collections (in thousands), FY2009
	SC $	SC %	US $	US %
	$17,806,603	0.8%	$2,345,337,177	100.0%

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State Government Tax Collections (in thousands) by Type, 2009
	SC $	US $
Property Taxes	$9,994	$13,151,817
Sales and Gross Receipts	$4,078,360	$342,444,735
Licenses	$452,195	$49,660,139
Income Taxes	$2,570,808	$286,188,616
Other Taxes	$34,677	$23,725,374
Total	$7,146,034	$715,170,681

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State Government Tax Collections per Capita, 2009
	SC $	US $
	$1,567	$2,329

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Percent Change in State Personal Income Tax Collections, 2008-2009
	SC %	US %
Personal Income Tax as % of Total Taxes, FY2008	39.5%	35.9%
Personal Income Tax % change, 2008-2009	-38.6%	-26.0%

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State Sales Tax Rates for Soft Drinks and Chips/Pretzels, 2009
	SC %	US %
General Food Tax	0.00%	NA
Additional Sales Tax for Soft Drinks	6.00%¹	NA
Additional Sales Tax for Chips/Pretzels	6.00%¹	NA

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State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates, 2009
	SC $	US $
State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates	$0.07	$1.34¹

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State or Federal Inmates

Number of Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction, 2008
	SC #	US #
Prisoners under State jurisdiction	24,326	1,610,446¹

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Incarceration Rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents), 2008
	SC	US
	519	504

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Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction by Gender, 2007
	SC #	US #
Female	1,604	114,420
Male	22,635	1,483,896
Total	24,239	1,598,316¹

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Immigrants

Growth in Number and Share of Children of Immigrants, 1990 to 2005-2006
	SC	US
1990
Number of Children of Immigrants	20,610	8,262,943
Share of Total Children	2%	13%
2005-2006
Number of Children of Immigrants	67,163	15,726,051
Share of Total Children	7%	22%
Growth, 1990 to 2005-2006
Number of Children of Immigrants	46,553	7,463,108
Percent Growth	226%	90%

Notes/Sources(show)

Notes:	Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding effects. For all topics based on the CPS on statehealthfacts.org, the grouping used for analysis is the health insurance unit (HIU), which groups individuals according to their insurance eligibility, rather than by relatedness or household. For more details, see "Notes to Topics Based on the Current Population Survey (CPS)" at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/methodology.
Sources:	Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements).
Definitions:	Persons in poverty are defined here as those living in "health insurance units" with incomes less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Health insurance units are related individuals who would be eligible as a group for "family" coverage in a health plan. The federal poverty threshold for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states and D.C. was $21,027 in 2007 and $21,834 in 2008. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produces simplified - but very similar - versions of federal poverty thresholds called "poverty guidelines" for use in determining financial eligibility for many government programs. For more information on measures of poverty, please see the detailed description provided by HHS available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.shtml.

Notes:	Data are for adults ages 19-64. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding effects. For all topics based on the CPS on statehealthfacts.org, the grouping used for analysis is the health insurance unit (HIU), which groups individuals according to their insurance eligibility, rather than by relatedness or household. For more details, see "Notes to Topics Based on the Current Population Survey (CPS)" at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/methodology.
Sources:	Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements).
Definitions:	Persons in poverty are defined here as those living in "health insurance units" with incomes less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Health insurance units are related individuals who would be eligible as a group for "family" coverage in a health plan. The federal poverty threshold for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states and D.C. was $21,027 in 2007 and $21,834 in 2008. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produces simplified - but very similar - versions of federal poverty thresholds called "poverty guidelines" for use in determining financial eligibility for many government programs. For more information on measures of poverty, please see the detailed description provided by HHS available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.shtml.

Notes:	A household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. A house, an apartment or other group of rooms, or a single room, is regarded as a housing unit when it is occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. A household includes the related family members and all the unrelated people, if any, such as lodgers, foster children, wards, or employees who share the housing unit. A person living alone in a housing unit, or a group of unrelated people sharing a housing unit such as partners or roomers, is also counted as a household. The 3-year average median is the sum of 3 inflation-adjusted single-year medians divided by 3.
Sources:	U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 to 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplements. Three-Year-Average Median Household Income by State: 2006-2008, available at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income08/statemhi3_08.xls and Two-Year-Average Median Household Income by State: 2005 to 2008, available at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income08/statemhi2_08.xls.
Definitions:	NA: Not Available.
Footnotes:	U.S. median income based on two-year average for 2007-2008.

Notes:	These figures are from the Census Bureau and differ from the other poverty-related topics on the site. The Census Bureau groups individuals by households. A household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. A house, an apartment or other group of rooms, or a single room, is regarded as a housing unit when it is occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. A household includes the related family members and all the unrelated people, if any, such as lodgers, foster children, wards, or employees who share the housing unit. A person living alone in a housing unit, or a group of unrelated people sharing a housing unit such as partners or roomers, is also counted as a household. The basis of analysis for the other demographic and health coverage topics on statehealthfacts.org is the health insurance unit (HIU). See the notes to those topics for more information on these differences.
Sources:	U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Poverty Status by State: 2008, available at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032009/pov/new46_100125_01.htm.
Definitions:	Persons in poverty are defined as those who make less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The federal poverty threshold for a family of three in the 48 contiguous states and D.C. was $17,330 in 2008. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produces simplified - but very similar - versions of federal poverty thresholds called "poverty guidelines" for use in determining financial eligibility for many government programs. For more information on measures of poverty, please see the detailed description provided by HHS available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.shtml.

Notes:	The number of permanent and temporary workers summed may not equal the worker total shown due to rounding. A temporary worker may be employed in an alternative work arrangement, though this is not necessarily the case. Temporary work is defined and measured separately from the four major categories of alternative work arrangements. Estimates of employment shown in the table are based on 2000 Census-based population controls. All employed persons, except unpaid family workers, were included in the survey.
Sources:	Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006, Special Data Request.
Definitions:	Temporary workers are persons who do not expect their jobs to last or who report that their jobs are temporary. Wage and salary workers are included, including those who have been employed for more than one year and anticipate continued employment for the upcoming year. Independent contractors and self-employed individuals are included if they expect their position to continue for one year or less and have been working as an independent contractor or self-employed worker up to, but not exceeding, one year. Permanent workers are employed persons who do not fall into the temporary category as defined above.

Notes:	The following outlying areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. The number of persons participating is reported monthly. Annual averages are the sums divided by twelve. 2009 data are preliminary. All data are subject to revision.
Sources:	Based on figures from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, FY2002-2009, United States Department of Agriculture, March 3, 2010. Available online at http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/snapmain.htm.
Definitions:	Federal Fiscal Year: Unless otherwise noted, years proceeded by "FY" on statehealthfacts.org refer to the Federal Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. For example, FY 2009 refers to the period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

Notes:	Excludes excise taxes collected by the Customs Service and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Amounts include adjustments to prior years made in Fiscal Year 2009. Totals include Corporate Income Tax, Individual and Employment Taxes, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, and Excise Taxes.
Sources:	IRS Data Book FY2009, Publication 55b, Table 5. Chief Financial Officer, Revenue Financial Management OS:CFO:R Available at http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=206488,00.html.
Definitions:	Federal Fiscal Year: Unless otherwise noted, years proceeded by "FY" on statehealthfacts.org refer to the Federal Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. For example, FY 2009 refers to the period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

Sources:	State Government Tax Collections: 2009, U.S. Bureau of the Census, available at http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/.
Definitions:	NA: Data for the District of Columbia are not available. All other NAs indicate that the tax does not exist in the state.

Notes:	Additional rates are percentage points added to the general food tax rates for products in each category. For state food definitions please see http://www.impacteen.org/obesitystatedata.htm#02.
Sources:	Bridging the Gap Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010. Available at: http://www.impacteen.org/obesitystatedata.htm#01.
Definitions:	NA: Data are not available.
Footnotes:	Tax applies only to products sold through vending machines.

Notes:	Table shows all cigarette tax rates in effect as of December 31, 2009. California, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Carolina have not increased their cigarette tax since 1999 or much earlier. Federal cigarette tax is $1.01 per pack.
Sources:	State Cigarette Excise Taxes, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2010. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5913a1.htm?s_cid=mm5913a1_e.
Footnotes:	Overall states' average cigarette tax. Does not include territories or local cigarette taxes.

Notes:	Data are as of December 31, 2008. Does not include individuals under the jurisdiction of each state's juvenile justice system.
Sources:	Prisoners in 2008, National Prison Statistics (NCJ 228417), 2008 collection, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Available at http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1763.
Definitions:	NA: Data are not available.
Footnotes:	States do not sum to US total due to 201,280 additional adults prisoners under Federal jurisdiction.

Notes:	Rates based on Census estimates for January 1, 2009.
Sources:	Prisoners in 2008, Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin (NCJ 228417). U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/p07.htm.
Definitions:	NA: Data Not Available.

Notes:	Does not include individuals under the jurisdiction of each state's juvenile justice system.
Sources:	Prisoners Series, National Prison Statistics 2000-2007 collections, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Available at http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbse&sid=40
Definitions:	NA: Data are not available.
Footnotes:	States do not sum to US total due to 246,917 additional adults under Federal jurisdiction.