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Greenwood
County
Community
Indicators
What the data say
about the county
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Community Indicators
Data that inform community decision-making / strategic
planning
• Leading Indicators
• Secondary Indicators
• Cross-cutting Indicators
Where we have been, where we are, and where we want to go
Valid, reliable, in context
Baseline → Intervention → Change → Celebration!
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Five Indicator Areas
1. Education
2. Economy
3. Public Health
4. Social Environment
5. Natural Environment
P.S.: Civic Health
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Peer Counties
Greenwood Laurens Darlington
Population 2012 69,756 66,223 68,139
Population density (people per
sq. mile) 2010
153.2 93.2 122.4
Persons below FPL 2012 22.7% 22.3% 25.7%
White 63.7% 71.5% 56.6%
Black 28.8% 25.3% 40.9%
Under age 18 24.5% 22.9% 24.0%
Age 18 - 64 59.6% 61.2% 60.5%
Age 85+ 2.5% 2.5% 1.6%
Source: U.S. Census. Other variables apply.
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Education
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Education is a predictor of….
• Economic wellbeing
• Job growth
• Business development
• income
• Health status
• Insurance coverage
• Health disparities
• Infant mortality & other outcomes
• Social outcomes
• Crime
• Family stability
• Adolescent childbearing
• Quality of life
• Community and individual
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Educational Attainment
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Educational Attainment
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Earnings by Educational
Attainment
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Unemployment by Educational
Attainment
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Graduation Rates
2013 Graduation Rates for Greenwood County High Schools,
Total Students and Economically Disadvantaged Students
Total on-time
graduation rate
Graduation rate for
students with
subsidized meal plan
Emerald High 75.7% 66.4%
Greenwood High 76.9% 68.0%
Ware Shoals High 76.7% 75.0%
Ninety Six High 86.5% 76.3%
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Graduation Rates by Source
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Drop out
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Economy
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Income
Income Estimates, 2012
Per CapitaMedian
Household
Mean
Household
Median
Family
Mean
Family
Median
Worker
Greenwood $20,700 $35,923 $53,204 $43,646 $62,274 $22,467
Laurens $18,682 $34,906 $47,363 $41,471 $53,379 $23,031
Darlington $17,303 $32,922 $43,781 $41,769 $52,153 $23,002
South Carolina $23,396 $43,107 $59,042 $52,763 $68,699 $26,566
United States $27,319 $51,371 $71,317 $62,527 $83,124 $30,155
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Income
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Unemployment
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Poverty, Trend
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Poverty
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Poverty Thresholds, 2014
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Public Health
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Public Health Outcomes
Source: UWPHI
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Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality, Peer Counties, Combined Year Averages
2008-2010 2011-2013
Number Rate* Number Rate*
Greenwood27 9.4 18 10.1
Laurens21 8.2 8 2.1
Darlington31 12.5 18 11.2
SC1,364 7.5 858 7.5
* per 1,000 live births
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Infant Mortality by Race
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Access to Care:
Insurance Coverage
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Obesity, Adult
Adult Obesity Rates and Protective Factors, Health Regions, SC and US, 2011
Region 1* Region 4** S.C. U.S.
Obese 33.4% 35.0% 30.8% 27.4%
Not meeting physical activity recommendation
86.5% 83.0% 82.3% 80.4%
Not meeting fruit and vegetable recommendation
97.6% 95.4% 96.2% 95.0%
Source: BRFSS / SC DHEC
*DHEC Region 1: Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood,
Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Saluda
**DHEC Region 4: Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon,
Florence, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter
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Obesity, Child & Adolescent
2013 Results for YRBSS, South Carolina High School* Students, Select Questions
Students who were overweight 16.8%
Students who were obese 13.9%
Students who describe themselves as slightly or very overweight 27.5%
Students who are trying to lose weight 44.1%
Students who ate fruit one or more times during the past 7 days 82.5%
Students who ate green salad one or more times during the past 7 days 54.5%
Students who ate other vegetables one or more times during the past 7 days 79.6%
Students who ate fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day during the past 7 days 15.6%
Students who ate breakfast on all of the past 7 days 32.8%
Students who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or
more of the past 7 days 42.8%
Students who played video or computer games or used a computer for something that
was not school work three or more hours per day on an average school day 37.7%
* Does not include Greenwood County
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Smoking
Adult (18+) Residents Who Report That They are Current Smokers
(2008-2010)
Smoking Rate County Rank in
State*
Greenwood 23.0% 36
Laurens 22.8% 35
Darlington 26.9% 43
South Carolina 20.5% N/A
*Lower ranking = lower rate of smoking
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Smoking
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Teen Childbearing
Rate per 1,000
Source: SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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Teen Childbearing
Source: SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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Social Environment
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Population Distribution
Age Distribution of People, Greenwood County and SC, 2013
Greenwood SC
Number Percent Number Percent
Median age (years) 38.6 38.6
Under age 5 years 4,442 6.4% 292,316 6.1%
Under 18 16,122 23.1% 1,079,798 22.6%
18 to 64 years 42,132 60.4% 2,967,273 62.1%
18 years and over 53,601 76.9% 3,695,041 77.4%
65 years and over 11,469 16.4% 727,768 15.2%
85 and over 1,569 2.3% 78,726 1.6%
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Population Trend
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Child Welfare
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Child Welfare
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Crime
Violent Crimes, 2012
Greenwood Laurens Darlington SC US
Number Rate* Rate* Rate* Rate* Rate*
Violent Crime 835 119.7 73.5 76.6 55.9 38.7
Murder 7 1.0 0.91 1.47 0.72 0.47
Rape 78 11.2 6.3 4.8 3.6 2.7
Robbery 75 10.8 7.4 10.1 9.6 11.3
Aggravated Assault 675 96.8 58.9 60.2 42.0 24.2
* Per 10,000 Population
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Crime
Property Crimes, 2012
Greenwood Laurens Darlington SC US
Number Rate* Rate* Rate* Rate* Rate*
Property Crime 3,695 529.7 364.5 567.2 382.2 285.9
Breaking or Entering 982 140.8 109.6 172.9 95.4 67.0
Larceny 2,590 371.3 362.5 237.2 258.0 195.9
Motor Vehicle Theft 123 17.6 17.7 31.8 28.8 23.0
*per 10,000 population
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Natural Environment
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Air Quality
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Water Quality
The Greenwood Water System:
• monitored by the Commission on Public Works (CPW)
• 12th largest water system in South Carolina
• source is Lake Greenwood.
• Greenwood CPW is one of only six water treatment plants in the U.S.
that have successfully completed all four phases of the Partnership
for Safe Water program and received the Excellence in Water
Treatment Award.
• Water quality report indicates no violations for any contaminants
measured (regulated substances, coliform bacteria, lead and copper,
unregulated contaminants, disinfection byproducts, total organic
carbon, and disinfectant residuals).
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Civic Health
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Community Engagement
Community engagement is the common thread of
participation in and building of one's community. It is the
catalyst for social transformation, fostering the ability of
people in a community to define common goals, solve
their own problems, and achieve the community’s
potential.
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Categories of Civic Health
Per the National Conference on Citizenship:
• service
• social connectedness
• participation in groups
• connection to information and events
• philanthropy
• political action
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Contact:
Kathleen Brady, PhD
503-5901
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