Lee County, South Carolina

• White (non-Hispanic) 5,374 33.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 390 2.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 10,051 62.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 26 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 298 1.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 19 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 8 0.0%

• Under 18 3,022 18.7%
• 18–24 1,717 10.6%
• 25–44 3,906 24.2%
• 45–64 4,166 25.8%
• 65 and over 3,355 20.8%

Median household income

$48,020

90% interval $43,297–$52,743

−$24,487 vs SC · 40th of 46

Below poverty line

22.8%

90% interval 17.7%–27.9%

+9.5 pp vs SC · 8th of 46

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.3%

+1.59 pp vs. state

County GDP

$507.3M

0.14% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,427

Establishments

299

• Education & health services 1,025 28.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 717 19.9%
• Manufacturing 462 12.8%
• Public administration 277 7.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 213 5.9%
• Professional & business services 211 5.9%
• Other services 208 5.8%

The sectors listed cover 86.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

70.5%

−1.4 pp vs SC · 34th of 46

Median gross rent

$823

−$357 vs SC · 33rd of 46

Owner-occupied

4,477

Renter-occupied

1,874

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $72,882/yr) pays 4.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,707/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 4,505 55.8%
• Republican 3,078 38.1%
• Other / third-party 493 6.1%

• Spanish 311 2.0%
• German or other West Germanic 42 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 5 0.0%
• Tagalog 3 0.0%

Households

6,351

Family households

3,717

58.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

691

18.6% of families

Single-mother families

569

15.3% of families

Veterans

839

6.4% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,706 22.4%
• Black Protestant 2,750 16.6%
• Mainline Protestant 2,014 12.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 647 3.9%

Health insured

89.7%

±2.6 pp

Uninsured

10.3%

±2.6 pp

20th of 46

With a disability

19.7%

±2.1 pp

7th of 46

Bachelor's or higher

11.6%

±2 pp

−20.5 pp vs SC · 45th of 46

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.6%

90% interval 11.1%–14.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

3rd Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

4 (Resident Circuit Court judgeships authorized for this circuit by S.C. Code Ann. 14-5-610, as amended by 2026 Act No. 154. Authorized seats, not seated judges; South Carolina also elects at-large circuit judges statewide who are not counted in any circuit.)

Court seats

Bishopville, Kingstree, Manning, Sumter

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

30.43 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4