11-22. Rank Order of Percent of Population Participating in Aid to Families with Dependent Children
and Food Stamp Program by County: Fiscal Year 1997
AID TO FAMILIES WITH
DEPENDENT CHILDREN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
RANK COUNTY PERCENT COUNTY PERCENT
1 Allendale 8.50 Allendale 28.79
2 Lee 6.62 Lee 25.21
3 Clarendon 6.47 Clarendon 22.56
4 Dillon 6.32 Dillon 22.52
5 Bamberg 5.86 Williamsburg 22.26
6 Orangeburg 5.85 Bamberg 20.43
7 Williamsburg 5.58 Barnwell 18.89
8 Barnwell 5.24 Orangeburg 18.78
9 Darlington 4.75 Marion 18.23
10 Colleton 4.66 Hampton 17.06
11 Marlboro 4.63 Darlington 15.64
12 Florence 4.56 Jasper 15.47
13 Hampton 4.56 Colleton 15.43
14 Sumter 4.29 Marlboro 15.25
15 Chesterfield 4.02 Chesterfield 15.21
16 Edgefield 3.78 Fairfield 14.30
17 Marion 3.76 Sumter 13.68
18 Jasper 3.72 Florence 13.68
19 Charleston 3.22 Georgetown 13.60
20 Richland 3.20 Edgefield 13.17
21 Fairfield 3.18 Calhoun 13.11
22 Chester 3.17 Chester 12.30
23 Aiken 2.78 McCormick 12.17
24 Lancaster 2.66 Charleston 11.44
25 McCormick 2.59 Saluda 10.37
26 Calhoun 2.53 Newberry 10.25
27 Abbeville 2.44 Lancaster 9.52
28 Laurens 2.42 Abbeville 9.36
29 Dorchester 2.37 Laurens 9.01
30 Newberry 2.34 Dorchester 8.96
31 Greenwood 2.31 Berkeley 8.92
32 Georgetown 2.28 Richland 8.88
33 Berkeley 2.28 Aiken 8.85
34 Saluda 2.14 Horry 8.80
35 Beaufort 2.02 Union 8.50
36 Union 1.97 Cherokee 8.07
37 Spartanburg 1.92 Greenwood 7.47
38 Horry 1.82 Beaufort 7.13
39 Cherokee 1.70 Kershaw 6.75
40 York 1.67 York 6.24
41 Lexington 1.44 Spartanburg 5.71
42 Anderson 1.27 Oconee 5.32
43 Greenville 1.16 Lexington 5.31
44 Kershaw 1.12 Greenville 5.22
45 Oconee 1.01 Anderson 4.99
46 Pickens 0.74 Pickens 3.84
State 2.65 State 9.70
Source: S.C. Department of Social Services, Program Quality Assurance, March 1998. Based on population estimates
as of July 1995 provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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