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South Carolina: State Summary

SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.

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Population:

  • Total Population: 4,012,012
  • Males: 1,947,380
  • Females: 2,064,632

Top 4 Languages spoken at home: (> 5000)

  1. English only (3,552,245)
  2. Spanish (110,025)
  3. French (19,020)
  4. German (15,185)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (928,341)
  2. United Methodist Church, The (302,528)
  3. Catholic Church (136,719)
  4. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (103,883)
  5. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (61,380)

Disabilities:

  • Total Reported: 1,482,093
  • Sensory: 148,472
  • Physical: 350,244
  • Mental: 203,934
  • Self-care: 116,154
  • Go outside home: 298,346
  • Employment: 364,284

Grandparents as caregivers

Grandparents as caregivers: 51,755

Heating fuel:

  • Total Reported: 1,533,854
  • Utility gas: 402,555
  • Bottled or LP gas: 131,334
  • Electricity: 895,132
  • Fuel oil, kerosene: 78,331
  • Coal or Coke: 183
  • Wood: 19,290
  • Solar Energy: 447
  • Other fuel: 2,105
  • No fuel used: 4,477

Vehicles available:

  • Total Reported: 2,634,819
  • No vehicle: 194,784
  • 1 or more vehicle: 2,440,035

Education Attainment:

  • No School: 30,399
  • No High School: 185,377
  • Some High School: 398,503
  • High School: 778,054
  • Some College: 500,194
  • Associate's Degree: 173,428
  • College Degree: 351,526
  • Master's Degree: 124,297
  • Professional Degree: 35,585
  • Doctoral Degree: 18,647

Household Phones:

  • Households Reporting: 1,533,854
  • Owners with phone: 1,081,657
  • Owners without phone: 25,962
  • Renters with phone: 388,422
  • Renters without phone: 37,813
  • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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