The Deep SouthSouth Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
Population Ranking 2000-2006
GA 9AL 23SC 24MS 31
Population Growth
Annual Estimates for the Population of the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007
Urban PopulationUrban Population
48.80%55%
60.50%
71.60%
79%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
MS AL SC GA USA
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Urban Population, 2000. U.S. Census Bureau
Density of Cities
SC
MS
AL
GA
Diversity
71%
61%
66%69%
26%
37%
30% 29%
2.50% 1.80%
7.50%4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
AL MS GA SC
WhiteBlackHispanic
US Census Bureau Quick Facts 2000
Income
Percentage Below Poverty Level
10%
14.40%
16.80% 17.00%
21.30%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
USA GA SC AL MS
Average Household Income in Dollars
32,938
39,31636,879
45,609 46,242
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
MS SC AL GA USA
US Census Bureau 2005: Income, Expenditures, Poverty, & Wealth: Income and Poverty--State and Local Data
EconomyPercentage of Workforce with a College Education
39.30%
43.40% 44.80% 45.70%
51%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
SC AL GA MS USA
MS 49
SC 40
GA 36
AL 20
National Unemployment Rate Ranking
Religion
Political Culture
Daniel Elazar's Regions: The Three Political Cultures in American Federalism, A View from the States
Educational SpendingState and Local Education Spending Per-Capita
$2,372
$2,209
$2,274
$2,445 $2,431
$2,050
$2,100
$2,150
$2,200
$2,250
$2,300
$2,350
$2,400
$2,450
$2,500
AL MS GA SC USA
National Ranking
AL 27
MS 41
GA 34
SC 22
Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2005-06
Health Care Coverage
Amount Spent on Healthcare Per Capita 2004
$4,600
$5,059 $5,114 $5,135
$5,283
$4,200
$4,400
$4,600
$4,800
$5,000
$5,200
$5,400
GA MS SC AL USA
GA 40
MS 50
SC 42
AL 45
GA 19
MS 19
SC 15
AL 17
US 16
National Health Ranking
Percentage of Citizens Uninsured
United Health Foundation 2007 and Statehealthfacts.org
Welfare Spending
US Census Bureau 2002 and http://www.skidmore.edu/~bturner/present1.xls
Average Monthly Welfare Stipend for family of 3
$0.00
$50.00
$100.00
$150.00
$200.00
$250.00
$300.00
$350.00
$400.00
$450.00
USA GA SC MS AL
USA
GA
SC
MS
AL
AL 50th in National Welfare Rank
Crime ControlPrisoners Per 100,000
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
MS AL SC GA USA
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AL
SC
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USA
All Deep South States have the Death Penaltyhttp://www.skidmore.edu/~bturner/present1.xls