Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2001

South Carolina

Table 3. Number of persons in South Carolina with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2001
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, South Carolina 2,173,812 2,069,346 180,409 52,274,752 50,043,125 2,231,627 6,482,069 6,205,347 276,722
Men 1,104,460 1,034,217 114,090 31,312,836 29,645,191 1,667,645 3,882,792 3,676,004 206,788
Women 1,069,352 1,035,129 66,319 20,961,916 20,397,934 563,982 2,599,278 2,529,344 69,934
Abbeville 11,306 10,340 1,510 223,918 212,192 11,726 27,766 26,312 1,454
Men 4,389 d d 95,269 d d 11,813 d d
Women 6,916 d d 128,649 d d 15,953 d d
Aiken 64,406 61,838 4,853 1,731,984 1,663,501 68,483 214,766 206,274 8,492
Men 31,930 30,108 3,127 1,065,452 1,014,866 50,586 132,116 125,843 6,273
Women 32,476 31,730 1,725 666,531 648,635 17,897 82,650 80,431 2,219
Allendale 4,465 d d 68,342 d d 8,474 d d
Men 1,829 d d 33,953 d d 4,210 d d
Women 2,636 d d 34,389 d d 4,264 d d
Anderson 84,274 79,984 6,901 2,106,453 2,008,112 98,341 261,200 249,006 12,194
Men 45,995 42,881 4,637 1,342,420 1,259,182 83,238 166,460 156,139 10,322
Women 38,279 37,103 2,265 764,033 748,930 15,102 94,740 92,867 1,873
Bamberg 7,321 d d 141,669 d d 17,567 d d
Men 3,768 d d 91,134 d d 11,301 d d
Women 3,553 d d 50,536 d d 6,266 d d
Barnwell 8,924 d d 189,607 d d 23,511 d d
Men 4,153 d d 117,261 d d 14,540 d d
Women 4,770 d d 72,346 d d 8,971 d d
Beaufort 63,641 58,594 7,441 1,494,541 1,383,074 111,467 185,323 171,501 13,822
Men 34,640 31,527 4,745 907,447 832,165 75,282 112,523 103,188 9,335
Women 29,001 27,067 2,696 587,094 550,909 36,185 72,800 68,313 4,487
Berkeley 54,787 52,208 3,559 1,249,129 1,225,536 23,593 154,892 151,966 2,926
Men 26,942 25,546 2,049 713,228 698,391 14,837 88,440 86,600 1,840
Women 27,845 26,661 1,510 535,901 527,145 8,757 66,452 65,366 1,086
Calhoun 6,399 d d 140,874 d d 17,468 d d
Men 3,358 d d 86,414 d d 10,715 d d
Women 3,041 d d 54,460 d d 6,753 d d
Charleston 196,320 187,339 17,685 4,770,580 4,526,740 243,840 591,552 561,316 30,236
Men 97,136 91,237 9,490 2,757,480 2,583,613 173,867 341,927 320,368 21,559
Women 99,184 96,102 8,196 2,013,100 1,943,127 69,973 249,624 240,948 8,677
Cherokee 24,254 23,721 1,294 529,241 522,877 6,364 65,626 64,837 789
Men 12,586 d d 339,441 d d 42,091 d d
Women 11,668 d d 189,800 d d 23,535 d d
Chester 16,648 d d 338,087 d d 41,923 d d
Men 8,324 d d 196,966 d d 24,424 d d
Women 8,325 d d 141,121 d d 17,499 d d
Chesterfield 19,989 19,565 1,294 395,803 389,344 6,459 49,080 48,279 801
Men 9,442 d d 224,382 d d 27,823 d d
Women 10,546 d d 171,420 d d 21,256 d d
Clarendon 12,319 11,354 1,618 225,169 212,306 12,863 27,921 26,326 1,595
Men 6,019 d d 134,305 d d 16,654 d d
Women 6,300 d d 90,864 d d 11,267 d d
Colleton 15,062 13,990 1,725 304,658 282,656 22,002 37,778 35,049 2,728
Men 7,646 d d 168,483 d d 20,892 d d
Women 7,416 d d 136,175 d d 16,886 d d
Darlington 37,197 35,379 3,559 878,813 841,265 37,548 108,973 104,317 4,656
Men 18,522 17,234 1,941 551,293 520,919 30,375 68,360 64,594 3,766
Women 18,675 18,146 1,618 327,520 320,346 7,174 40,612 39,723 890
Dillon 13,519 d d 234,791 d d 29,114 d d
Men 7,119 d d 132,438 d d 16,422 d d
Women 6,399 d d 102,352 d d 12,692 d d
Dorchester 52,858 50,180 4,745 1,256,741 1,198,213 58,528 155,836 148,578 7,258
Men 23,727 d d 698,742 d d 86,644 d d
Women 29,130 d d 557,999 d d 69,192 d d
Edgefield 7,701 d d 168,805 d d 20,932 d d
Men 4,355 d d 116,650 d d 14,465 d d
Women 3,345 d d 52,155 d d 6,467 d d
Fairfield 13,910 d d 307,425 d d 38,121 d d
Men 6,709 d d 158,342 d d 19,634 d d
Women 7,201 d d 149,083 d d 18,486 d d
Florence 70,081 67,515 5,068 1,658,933 1,598,936 59,997 205,708 198,268 7,440
Men 34,548 33,048 2,588 1,009,110 964,624 44,486 125,130 119,613 5,516
Women 35,533 34,467 2,480 649,823 634,312 15,510 80,578 78,655 1,923
Georgetown 33,584 31,223 3,666 732,928 697,543 35,385 90,883 86,495 4,388
Men 17,746 d d 461,285 d d 57,199 d d
Women 15,838 d d 271,643 d d 33,684 d d
Greenville 235,811 224,036 21,567 6,704,361 6,418,273 286,089 831,341 795,866 35,475
Men 128,876 120,838 13,587 4,314,165 4,108,201 205,964 534,956 509,417 25,540
Women 106,935 103,199 7,980 2,390,196 2,310,072 80,124 296,384 286,449 9,935
Greenwood 35,896 33,960 2,480 796,668 750,558 46,110 98,787 93,069 5,718
Men 17,130 d d 430,370 d d 53,366 d d
Women 18,766 d d 366,298 d d 45,421 d d
Hampton 10,242 d d 209,392 d d 25,965 d d
Men 5,480 d d 135,998 d d 16,864 d d
Women 4,763 d d 73,394 d d 9,101 d d
Horry 107,036 100,056 10,244 2,078,559 1,940,511 138,049 257,741 240,623 17,118
Men 52,454 48,153 5,607 1,169,663 1,077,904 91,758 145,038 133,660 11,378
Women 54,582 51,903 4,637 908,896 862,606 46,290 112,703 106,963 5,740
Jasper 7,829 d d 126,169 d d 15,645 d d
Men 3,768 d d 63,132 d d 7,828 d d
Women 4,060 d d 63,037 d d 7,817 d d
Kershaw 35,676 33,960 2,804 890,672 851,671 39,001 110,443 105,607 4,836
Men 18,823 d d 562,133 d d 69,704 d d
Women 16,853 d d 328,540 d d 40,739 d d
Lancaster 24,585 23,620 1,618 601,349 577,553 23,797 74,567 71,617 2,951
Men 12,409 d d 355,349 d d 44,063 d d
Women 12,176 d d 246,000 d d 30,504 d d
Laurens 28,646 27,574 1,725 585,899 575,768 10,131 72,652 71,395 1,256
Men 13,721 d d 310,106 d d 38,453 d d
Women 14,925 d d 275,794 d d 34,198 d d
Lee 7,743 d d 160,119 d d 19,855 d d
Men 3,682 d d 95,010 d d 11,781 d d
Women 4,061 d d 65,109 d d 8,074 d d
Lexington 121,581 115,161 12,078 3,482,916 3,337,507 145,409 431,882 413,851 18,031
Men 65,481 61,737 7,117 2,150,608 2,068,074 82,534 266,675 256,441 10,234
Women 56,100 53,424 4,960 1,332,308 1,269,433 62,875 165,206 157,410 7,797
Marion 17,823 16,423 1,618 347,612 331,904 15,707 43,104 41,156 1,948
Men 8,161 d d 204,378 d d 25,343 d d
Women 9,662 d d 143,234 d d 17,761 d d
Marlboro 13,917 d d 262,682 d d 32,573 d d
Men 5,802 d d 112,880 d d 13,997 d d
Women 8,114 d d 149,802 d d 18,575 d d
McCormick 5,999 d d 137,938 d d 17,104 d d
Men 2,953 d d 79,864 d d 9,903 d d
Women 3,046 d d 58,074 d d 7,201 d d
Newberry 22,859 21,998 1,078 521,998 497,953 24,044 64,728 61,746 2,981
Men 11,080 d d 306,008 d d 37,945 d d
Women 11,779 d d 215,990 d d 26,783 d d
Oconee 33,201 30,412 4,421 771,600 742,019 29,580 95,678 92,010 3,668
Men 18,032 16,423 2,480 482,508 463,048 19,459 59,831 57,418 2,413
Women 15,169 13,990 1,941 289,092 278,971 10,121 35,847 34,592 1,255
Orangeburg 45,088 43,591 2,912 931,183 906,793 24,390 115,467 112,442 3,024
Men 21,642 d d 493,625 d d 61,209 d d
Women 23,446 d d 437,558 d d 54,257 d d
Pickens 60,881 57,986 4,745 1,552,618 1,488,778 63,840 192,525 184,609 7,916
Men 32,866 d d 1,028,019 d d 127,474 d d
Women 28,015 d d 524,599 d d 65,050 d d
Richland 184,725 178,519 11,754 4,732,659 4,542,841 189,818 586,850 563,312 23,537
Men 87,615 83,228 8,196 2,581,511 2,431,371 150,141 320,107 301,490 18,617
Women 97,109 95,291 3,559 2,151,148 2,111,471 39,677 266,742 261,822 4,920
Saluda 7,013 d d 133,033 d d 16,496 d d
Men 3,763 d d 83,081 d d 10,302 d d
Women 3,250 d d 49,953 d d 6,194 d d
Spartanburg 133,312 126,008 10,568 3,203,131 3,069,487 133,643 397,188 380,616 16,572
Men 71,954 67,008 6,578 1,966,314 1,868,943 97,371 243,823 231,749 12,074
Women 61,358 59,000 3,990 1,236,817 1,200,544 36,273 153,365 148,868 4,498
Sumter 52,906 51,194 3,235 1,166,675 1,138,326 28,350 144,668 141,152 3,515
Men 27,738 26,560 2,049 742,784 718,582 24,203 92,105 89,104 3,001
Women 25,167 24,634 1,186 423,891 419,744 4,147 52,562 52,048 514
Union 15,741 d d 339,229 d d 42,064 d d
Men 7,204 d d 184,043 d d 22,821 d d
Women 8,537 d d 155,186 d d 19,243 d d
Williamsburg 13,532 12,672 1,186 256,384 241,253 15,131 31,792 29,915 1,876
Men 6,626 d d 150,790 d d 18,698 d d
Women 6,905 d d 105,594 d d 13,094 d d
York 104,169 99,245 9,058 2,632,417 2,513,600 118,817 326,420 311,686 14,733
Men 51,294 47,544 6,470 1,577,637 1,476,914 100,723 195,627 183,137 12,490
Women 52,874 51,701 2,588 1,054,780 1,036,686 18,094 130,793 128,549 2,244
Unknown 28,638 27,574 2,696 501,000 474,783 26,217 62,124 58,873 3,251
Men 15,019 14,598 1,618 331,367 313,522 17,845 41,090 38,877 2,213
Women 13,619 12,976 1,078 169,633 161,262 8,372 21,035 19,996 1,038
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $80,400 in 2001.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure.
Table 6. Number of persons in South Carolina with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2001
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, South Carolina 2,185,215 2,080,779 186,789 57,567,440 54,565,209 3,002,230 1,669,456 1,582,391 87,065
Men 1,111,111 1,040,948 120,155 36,080,887 33,689,870 2,391,017 1,046,346 977,006 69,339
Women 1,074,103 1,039,830 66,633 21,486,552 20,875,339 611,213 623,110 605,385 17,725
Abbeville 11,331 10,364 1,505 222,139 210,631 11,508 6,442 6,108 334
Men 4,398 d d 94,475 d d 2,740 d d
Women 6,933 d d 127,664 d d 3,702 d d
Aiken 64,863 62,284 5,266 1,862,179 1,758,851 103,329 54,003 51,007 2,997
Men 32,105 30,278 3,547 1,172,657 1,100,493 72,165 34,007 31,914 2,093
Women 32,758 32,006 1,720 689,522 658,358 31,164 19,996 19,092 904
Allendale 4,476 d d 67,925 d d 1,970 d d
Men 1,835 d d 33,688 d d 977 d d
Women 2,642 d d 34,237 d d 993 d d
Anderson 84,668 80,370 6,986 2,259,971 2,159,671 100,300 65,539 62,630 2,909
Men 46,299 43,182 4,729 1,475,807 1,390,329 85,478 42,798 40,320 2,479
Women 38,369 37,188 2,257 784,165 769,342 14,822 22,741 22,311 430
Bamberg 7,339 d d 145,737 d d 4,226 d d
Men 3,777 d d 95,587 d d 2,772 d d
Women 3,562 d d 50,150 d d 1,454 d d
Barnwell 8,947 d d 189,706 d d 5,501 d d
Men 4,166 d d 117,914 d d 3,420 d d
Women 4,781 d d 71,792 d d 2,082 d d
Beaufort 63,880 58,830 7,523 1,626,156 1,478,702 147,454 47,159 42,882 4,276
Men 34,715 31,599 4,836 1,038,253 926,344 111,909 30,109 26,864 3,245
Women 29,165 27,230 2,687 587,903 552,358 35,544 17,049 16,018 1,031
Berkeley 55,109 52,530 3,547 1,281,460 1,258,305 23,156 37,162 36,491 672
Men 27,205 25,808 2,042 749,253 734,691 14,562 21,728 21,306 422
Women 27,904 26,722 1,505 532,208 523,614 8,594 15,434 15,185 249
Calhoun 6,413 d d 144,926 d d 4,203 d d
Men 3,365 d d 90,867 d d 2,635 d d
Women 3,048 d d 54,059 d d 1,568 d d
Charleston 199,021 190,104 18,485 5,603,527 5,284,310 319,218 162,502 153,245 9,257
Men 98,568 92,766 9,995 3,504,305 3,254,347 249,959 101,625 94,376 7,249
Women 100,453 97,338 8,490 2,099,222 2,029,963 69,259 60,877 58,869 2,009
Cherokee 24,313 23,776 1,290 530,816 524,498 6,318 15,394 15,210 183
Men 12,617 d d 342,438 d d 9,931 d d
Women 11,696 d d 188,378 d d 5,463 d d
Chester 16,687 d d 336,353 d d 9,754 d d
Men 8,343 d d 195,492 d d 5,669 d d
Women 8,343 d d 140,860 d d 4,085 d d
Chesterfield 20,039 19,610 1,290 399,998 393,659 6,339 11,600 11,416 184
Men 9,467 d d 224,143 d d 6,500 d d
Women 10,573 d d 175,855 d d 5,100 d d
Clarendon 12,347 11,380 1,612 223,958 211,334 12,624 6,495 6,129 366
Men 6,030 d d 133,804 d d 3,880 d d
Women 6,317 d d 90,154 d d 2,614 d d
Colleton 15,198 14,123 1,720 314,975 290,494 24,480 9,134 8,424 710
Men 7,661 d d 169,937 d d 4,928 d d
Women 7,536 d d 145,038 d d 4,206 d d
Darlington 37,287 35,460 3,654 956,723 884,652 72,071 27,745 25,655 2,090
Men 18,562 17,273 2,042 631,693 566,663 65,030 18,319 16,433 1,886
Women 18,724 18,187 1,612 325,029 317,989 7,041 9,426 9,222 204
Dillon 13,549 d d 233,038 d d 6,758 d d
Men 7,136 d d 131,454 d d 3,812 d d
Women 6,413 d d 101,584 d d 2,946 d d
Dorchester 53,489 50,803 4,729 1,378,005 1,301,921 76,084 39,962 37,756 2,206
Men 24,191 d d 804,502 d d 23,331 d d
Women 29,297 d d 573,504 d d 16,632 d d
Edgefield 7,722 d d 184,900 d d 5,362 d d
Men 4,369 d d 133,129 d d 3,861 d d
Women 3,353 d d 51,771 d d 1,501 d d
Fairfield 13,943 d d 317,792 d d 9,216 d d
Men 6,723 d d 169,837 d d 4,925 d d
Women 7,220 d d 147,955 d d 4,291 d d
Florence 70,248 67,669 5,374 1,843,945 1,757,949 85,996 53,474 50,981 2,494
Men 34,628 33,123 2,902 1,196,765 1,125,991 70,774 34,706 32,654 2,052
Women 35,620 34,546 2,472 647,180 631,957 15,223 18,768 18,327 441
Georgetown 33,658 31,294 3,977 826,186 787,046 39,140 23,959 22,824 1,135
Men 17,785 d d 496,789 d d 14,407 d d
Women 15,874 d d 329,398 d d 9,553 d d
Greenville 236,874 225,056 22,784 7,657,620 7,152,375 505,245 222,071 207,419 14,652
Men 129,477 121,419 14,831 5,185,115 4,794,565 390,549 150,368 139,042 11,326
Women 107,398 103,638 7,953 2,472,505 2,357,809 114,696 71,703 68,376 3,326
Greenwood 35,972 34,038 2,579 900,149 840,464 59,685 26,104 24,373 1,731
Men 17,163 d d 532,790 d d 15,451 d d
Women 18,809 d d 367,359 d d 10,653 d d
Hampton 10,369 d d 217,429 d d 6,305 d d
Men 5,594 d d 144,579 d d 4,193 d d
Women 4,775 d d 72,851 d d 2,113 d d
Horry 107,371 100,386 10,425 2,214,060 2,054,168 159,892 64,208 59,571 4,637
Men 52,561 48,263 5,696 1,288,959 1,175,446 113,512 37,380 34,088 3,292
Women 54,810 52,124 4,729 925,101 878,722 46,379 26,828 25,483 1,345
Jasper 7,847 d d 125,162 d d 3,630 d d
Men 3,777 d d 62,599 d d 1,815 d d
Women 4,070 d d 62,562 d d 1,814 d d
Kershaw 35,757 34,038 2,794 945,043 864,604 80,439 27,406 25,074 2,333
Men 18,867 d d 618,435 d d 17,935 d d
Women 16,890 d d 326,609 d d 9,472 d d
Lancaster 24,641 23,674 1,612 644,865 590,650 54,215 18,701 17,129 1,572
Men 12,437 d d 399,562 d d 11,587 d d
Women 12,204 d d 245,302 d d 7,114 d d
Laurens 28,711 27,637 1,827 608,354 598,126 10,227 17,642 17,346 297
Men 13,752 d d 334,635 d d 9,704 d d
Women 14,959 d d 273,719 d d 7,938 d d
Lee 7,859 d d 176,581 d d 5,121 d d
Men 3,789 d d 111,960 d d 3,247 d d
Women 4,070 d d 64,621 d d 1,874 d d
Lexington 122,468 116,237 12,789 4,413,787 4,250,183 163,603 128,000 123,255 4,744
Men 66,038 62,386 7,846 2,942,518 2,844,659 97,858 85,333 82,495 2,838
Women 56,429 53,851 4,944 1,471,269 1,405,524 65,745 42,667 40,760 1,907
Marion 17,857 16,460 1,720 411,243 395,081 16,162 11,926 11,457 469
Men 8,175 d d 269,104 d d 7,804 d d
Women 9,682 d d 142,138 d d 4,122 d d
Marlboro 13,949 d d 262,648 d d 7,617 d d
Men 5,815 d d 112,004 d d 3,248 d d
Women 8,134 d d 150,644 d d 4,369 d d
McCormick 6,012 d d 136,860 d d 3,969 d d
Men 2,958 d d 79,223 d d 2,297 d d
Women 3,054 d d 57,638 d d 1,671 d d
Newberry 22,908 22,048 1,075 520,016 495,925 24,090 15,080 14,382 699
Men 11,104 d d 305,665 d d 8,864 d d
Women 11,804 d d 214,351 d d 6,216 d d
Oconee 33,275 30,482 4,621 844,551 812,442 32,109 24,492 23,561 931
Men 18,072 16,460 2,687 555,429 533,253 22,176 16,107 15,464 643
Women 15,204 14,022 1,935 289,122 279,189 9,933 8,385 8,096 288
Orangeburg 45,194 43,690 3,117 975,638 949,346 26,292 28,294 27,531 762
Men 21,694 d d 536,672 d d 15,563 d d
Women 23,500 d d 438,966 d d 12,730 d d
Pickens 61,019 58,118 5,159 1,619,858 1,543,132 76,726 46,976 44,751 2,225
Men 32,941 d d 1,097,815 d d 31,837 d d
Women 28,078 d d 522,043 d d 15,139 d d
Richland 185,972 179,740 11,930 5,269,414 5,029,166 240,248 152,813 145,846 6,967
Men 88,534 84,129 8,383 3,057,292 2,855,985 201,307 88,661 82,824 5,838
Women 97,437 95,611 3,547 2,212,122 2,173,181 38,941 64,152 63,022 1,129
Saluda 7,130 d d 139,205 d d 4,037 d d
Men 3,771 d d 82,445 d d 2,391 d d
Women 3,359 d d 56,760 d d 1,646 d d
Spartanburg 133,806 126,499 10,962 3,345,616 3,160,119 185,497 97,023 91,643 5,379
Men 72,308 67,364 6,878 2,099,661 1,952,204 147,458 60,890 56,614 4,276
Women 61,498 59,134 4,084 1,245,954 1,207,915 38,039 36,133 35,030 1,103
Sumter 53,030 51,311 3,224 1,222,478 1,174,376 48,102 35,452 34,057 1,395
Men 27,803 26,621 2,042 801,066 757,034 44,033 23,231 21,954 1,277
Women 25,227 24,690 1,182 421,412 417,342 4,070 12,221 12,103 118
Union 15,778 d d 351,128 d d 10,183 d d
Men 7,220 d d 192,994 d d 5,597 d d
Women 8,558 d d 158,134 d d 4,586 d d
Williamsburg 13,560 12,701 1,290 259,738 244,755 14,983 7,532 7,098 435
Men 6,639 d d 154,951 d d 4,494 d d
Women 6,921 d d 104,787 d d 3,039 d d
York 104,617 99,675 9,243 2,829,212 2,686,813 142,399 82,047 77,918 4,130
Men 51,617 47,856 6,663 1,772,446 1,647,805 124,641 51,401 47,786 3,615
Women 53,001 51,819 2,579 1,056,766 1,039,008 17,758 30,646 30,131 515
Unknown 28,711 27,637 2,794 526,370 493,726 32,644 15,265 14,318 947
Men 15,061 14,631 1,720 340,180 315,752 24,428 9,865 9,157 708
Women 13,650 13,006 1,075 186,190 177,974 8,216 5,400 5,161 238
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure.