| Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2006–2010 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2006–2010 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 |
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United States | 296,141,149 | 40,917,513 | 13.8% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 24,244,056 | 3,791,020 | 15.6% | 113.2% |
South Carolina | 4,369,147 | 716,537 | 16.4% | 118.7% |
Appalachian South Carolina | 1,109,604 | 169,033 | 15.2% | 110.3% |
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County |
Anderson | 179,494 | 28,348 | 15.8% | 114.3% |
Cherokee | 54,369 | 10,581 | 19.5% | 140.9% |
Greenville | 423,997 | 59,885 | 14.1% | 102.2% |
Oconee | 72,386 | 12,008 | 16.6% | 120.1% |
Pickens | 109,196 | 18,115 | 16.6% | 120.1% |
Spartanburg | 270,162 | 40,096 | 14.8% | 107.4% |