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Profiles (Showing 6 Featured Indicators of full set)

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Number of children 0-17 in households with incomes below the poverty level (2011)	292,835
Percent of children 0-17 in household with incomes below the poverty level (2011)	27.5%
Percent of Children below 200% of Poverty Level (2009)	48.6%
Percent of White Children below 200% of Poverty Level (2009)	33.4%
Percent of African American Children below 200% of Povery Level (2009)	71.2%
Percent of Hispanic Children below 200% of Poverty Level (2009)	69.2%

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Poverty

Percent of children 0-17 in households with incomes below the poverty level (2009)

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Poverty Thresholds - The income cutoffs used by the Census Bureau to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals include a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two dimensional matrix consisting of family size (from one person to nine or more persons) cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old (from no children present to 8 or more children present). The total income of each family or unrelated individual in the sample was tested against the appropriate poverty threshold to determine the poverty status of that family or unrelated individual.

The data for years 1995-2009 is from county tables with estimates created by SAIPE: "Under age 18 in poverty".

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South Carolina Grantee

Children's Trust of South Carolina Children's Trust of South Carolina
1634 Main Street, Suite 100
Columbia, SC 29201

803-744-4035
anienhuis@scchildren.org
http://www.scchildren.org/kidscount

Amy Nienhuis, Program Manager and Director of Programs

Children’s Trust of South Carolina is the only statewide organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting public and private prevention efforts that keep South Carolina’s children safe. We work to prevent child abuse, neglect and unintentional injuries so that every child has the opportunity to thrive in a healthy, nurturing environment. Children’s Trust is home to KIDS COUNT South Carolina, Safe Kids South Carolina, Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina as well as other programs that deliver on our mission.

To learn more about our organization, visit scchildren.org.

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