South Carolina now has the second highest percentage of hungry people in the nation. The Hunger in America 2006 study revealed the faces of hunger in South Carolina as:

• 61% of households surveyed have monthly incomes less than $1000
• 40% are households with children younger than 18 years of age
• 27% of households have an elderly person (65 years or older) in residence
• 52% of clients ate less because there was not enough money to buy food
• 29% of clients with children said their children were hungry because they could not afford more food
• 58% of clients have unpaid medical bills
• 38% of clients are receiving food stamps
• 21% of households have at least 1 employeed adult