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The South > South Carolina > People

SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 58.9 [28th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 66% [17th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 53.9 [40th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 132.5 [11th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 1.1 [32nd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 34.1 [49th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,006
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 22% [25th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 78% [5th of 28]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 36,000 [29th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.846 per 100 people [29th of 43]
Median Age 36.9 [27th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 65.5 % [11th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 13 % [19th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 22.4% [34th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 21.8% [18th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 49.1% [18th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 32% [22nd of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 55.5 % [12th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 19.8 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 21.9 % [35th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 35.4 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 14.6 % [11th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 8.1 % [12th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 42.8 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 12.1 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.2 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 1.1 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 28.9 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 3.9 % [36th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [47th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 0.7 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1 % [48th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 68 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 65.9 % [37th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 15.5 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 11.3 % [37th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 4.1 % [7th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 5.3 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 2.3 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 3.2 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 12.4% [31st of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 61.5 % [34th of 51]
Percent of total population 1.44% [24th of 56]
Population 4,255,083 [25th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 243,267 [16th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 6.1% [15th of 52]
Population density 133.2 [21st of 50]
Population density > Per km² 51.45 humans/km² [22nd of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 133.2 humans/sq. mi [22nd of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 7% [46th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Baptist
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Baptist
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 1 [49th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 183,356 [40th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 7 [47th of 48]
Sex Ratio 94 [41st of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 148,345 [30th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 33,957 [35th of 51]
Total Black Population 1,203,926 [13th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 28.294 per 100 people [4th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 93,198 [35th of 51]
Total Native Americans 4,854 [43rd of 51]
Total Two or More Races 37,769 [33rd of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.9% [26th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 0.8% [27th of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 213,000 [26th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.501 per 10 people [26th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 144,000 [27th of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.338 per 10 people [25th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 57 [16th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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