16.6% of people in South Carolina had incomes below the poverty line ($24,600 for a family of four) in 2015
In the past year, 85% of the civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans received inadequate or no legal help
71% of low-income households experienced at least one civil legal problem in the last year including problems with health care, housing conditions, disability access, veterans' benefits, and domestic violence.
In 2017, low income Americans approached LSC-funded legal aid organizations for support with an estimated 1.7 million problems. They will receive only limited or no legal help for more than half of these problems due to a lack of resources.