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The State of South Carolina's population estimates as of July 1, 2015 were 5,148,714. Persons under the age of 5 were 5.68% of the population with persons under the age of 18 is 21.58%.

Race population is 69.57% Caucasian, 27.74% African American, 5.96% Hispanic/Latino, and 0.6% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2.09% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

The median income for a household in the state was $53,199 and the median income for a family was $66,357. Males had a median income of $33,778 versus $22,404 for females. The per capita income for the state was $29,426. About 10.9% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those 65 or over.

This state has a food bank.

This state has public transportation.