Lee County is located in east-central South Carolina. The County Seat is Bishopville and the largest city is Bishopville. The Official Web Site is located at http://leecountysc.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 18,343 and the 2010 census population was 19,222. The land area is 410.18 square miles and there are 46.9 persons per square mile.
35.1% of the population is White, 63.2% is Black or African American, 2.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.9% is two or more races. 72.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 9.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $65,000, there are 6,737 households, an average of 2.54 persons per household. The per capita income is $14,740, the median household income is $27,373, and 28% of the persons in Lee County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 652. Retail sales (in $1000) were $154,589, and sales per capita were $7,684. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 17%.
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