Abstract
With a population of 4.3 million people, South Carolina was the twenty-seventh least populous state in the United States in 2006 From 2000 to 2006 the state population increased by 309,237 people, and is projected to increase to 5.0 million by 2025. This 0.8% projected annual growth rate is equal to the projected national average. The state’s 2006 per capita personal income of $29,668 was higher compared to $28,427 in 2005 and fourth lowest in the United States, some $6,941 below the national average. Per capita income in South Carolina grew at an average annual rate of 3.3% from 2000 to 2006, compared to 3.5% nationally.
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National Average Capita Income Employment Growth Average Annual Rate Agency Agency
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© Patrick L. Anderson and Scott D. Watkins 2008