Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of UpState South Carolina
Southeast and Caribbean Division · South Carolina Region
SC · 10 counties · HQ Greenville, SC · FEMA Region IV
1,521,334
People
604,658
Households
41.1%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
10
Counties · 6,164 sq mi
Nearly 41% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
10
Counties
6,164
Square miles
1,521,334
People
South Carolina Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 552,910 | 795 | 36.3% |
| Spartanburg | 343,998 | 819 | 22.6% |
| Anderson | 210,054 | 757 | 13.8% |
| Pickens | 135,207 | 512 | 8.9% |
| Oconee | 80,667 | 673 | 5.3% |
| Greenwood | 69,264 | 463 | 4.6% |
| Laurens | 68,513 | 724 | 4.5% |
| Union | 26,773 | 516 | 1.8% |
| Abbeville | 24,125 | 511 | 1.6% |
| McCormick | 9,823 | 394 | 0.6% |
HQ: Greenville, SC · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
41
Median age
$60,979
Median household income
17.2%
Age 65+
27.7%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 8.6% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 10 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | 26,773 | $45,412 | 32.6% | 22.5% | 55.1% |
| Abbeville | 24,125 | $49,825 | 37.5% | 13.9% | 51.4% |
| Greenwood | 69,264 | $54,352 | 34.0% | 17.4% | 51.4% |
| McCormick | 9,823 | $54,387 | 30.3% | 18.7% | 49.1% |
| Pickens | 135,207 | $51,152 | 31.3% | 17.6% | 48.9% |
| Laurens | 68,513 | $55,929 | 28.1% | 18.9% | 47.0% |
| Spartanburg | 343,998 | $60,050 | 30.4% | 13.5% | 43.9% |
| Anderson | 210,054 | $57,912 | 25.9% | 14.0% | 39.8% |
| Oconee | 80,667 | $52,634 | 21.8% | 16.8% | 38.6% |
| Greenville | 552,910 | $69,155 | 23.2% | 11.8% | 35.1% |
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$487.8M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Greenville
Highest-risk county
71.4%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
10
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | Relatively Moderate | $169.0M | 62.5% | 9 | 26 |
| Spartanburg | Relatively Moderate | $89.3M | 74.9% | 7 | 25 |
| Anderson | Relatively Moderate | $67.3M | 63.0% | 7 | 21 |
| Oconee | Relatively Moderate | $45.1M | 69.7% | 8 | 24 |
| Pickens | Relatively Low | $37.1M | 57.2% | 10 | 26 |
| Greenwood | Relatively Low | $27.3M | 84.7% | 7 | 20 |
| Laurens | Relatively Low | $27.1M | 89.5% | 7 | 23 |
| Union | Relatively Low | $12.5M | 91.7% | 8 | 23 |
| Abbeville | Relatively Low | $10.3M | 59.9% | 7 | 21 |
| McCormick | Very Low | $2.8M | 60.9% | 7 | 21 |
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
33
Federal disaster declarations
11
Hurricanes
Hurricane
Most common type
2026
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2025 | Table Rock Fire | Fire |
| 2025 | Table Rock Fire Complex | Fire |
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Hurricane |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Hurricane Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2023 | Hurricane Idalia | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Hurricane Ian | Hurricane |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
730
Home fires (2024)
52.1%
Red Cross care rate
291
Fires with no Red Cross notification
4.8
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 52% of home fires — but 291 (40%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
6,266
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
5,624
Single-family fire responses
10,492
Free smoke alarms installed
607
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 6,266 home-fire calls and installed 10,492 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Blood & BioMed
The blood mission's local footprint.
9,119
Blood units collected (FY22–26)
485
Blood drives held
63
Drives in FY2026
8
Counties with drives
Blood drives are active in 8 of the chapter's 10 counties — every county without one is an employer or civic opening: a host site, a sponsored drive, a standing partnership.
Source: BioMed Collections FY22–FY26 (American Red Cross). Drives = collection events; units = products collected.
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
3
Red Cross facilities
1
Owned
2
Leased / licensed
1
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
Greenville SC Blood Donation CenterBlood
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$2,825,535
Total giving, 3-year
123
Major donors
$228,148
Current FY · ▼ 87% vs prior FY
$1,933,660
Top: Greenville
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 77 | $1,933,660 |
| Spartanburg | 15 | $476,379 |
| Anderson | 8 | $131,297 |
| Oconee | 7 | $117,057 |
| Pickens | 9 | $84,521 |
| Laurens | 3 | $42,500 |
| Greenwood | 2 | $20,120 |
| Abbeville | 1 | $10,000 |
| McCormick | 1 | $10,000 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Greenville County
552,910
People
$69,155
Median HH income
35.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.5
ALICE households52,645
Poverty households26,792
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$169.0M
Social vulnerability (SVI)62.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)26
Home fires, CY2024190
Fires, no RC notification91
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$1,933,660
Greenville County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Spartanburg County
343,998
People
$60,050
Median HH income
43.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.3
ALICE households40,957
Poverty households18,179
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$89.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)74.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)25
Home fires, CY2024151
Fires, no RC notification72
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$476,379
Spartanburg County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Anderson County
210,054
People
$57,912
Median HH income
39.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42.2
ALICE households22,455
Poverty households12,109
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$67.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)63.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY2024159
Fires, no RC notification71
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$131,297
Anderson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Pickens County
135,207
People
$51,152
Median HH income
48.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age36.9
ALICE households17,011
Poverty households9,603
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$37.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)57.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)26
Home fires, CY202464
Fires, no RC notification23
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$84,521
Pickens County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Oconee County
80,667
People
$52,634
Median HH income
38.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age46.7
ALICE households7,510
Poverty households5,790
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$45.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)69.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202441
Fires, no RC notification16
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$117,057
Oconee County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Greenwood County
69,264
People
$54,352
Median HH income
51.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.7
ALICE households9,437
Poverty households4,838
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$27.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)84.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202438
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$20,120
Greenwood County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Laurens County
68,513
People
$55,929
Median HH income
47.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42.2
ALICE households7,396
Poverty households4,962
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$27.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)89.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)23
Home fires, CY202445
Fires, no RC notification11
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$42,500
Laurens County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Union County
26,773
People
$45,412
Median HH income
55.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age44.8
ALICE households3,821
Poverty households2,645
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$12.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)91.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)23
Home fires, CY202423
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Union County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Abbeville County
24,125
People
$49,825
Median HH income
51.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.8
ALICE households3,577
Poverty households1,323
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)59.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY202414
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,000
Abbeville County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
McCormick County
9,823
People
$54,387
Median HH income
49.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age56.2
ALICE households1,246
Poverty households769
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$2.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)60.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY20245
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,000
McCormick County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| blood | Biomed Collections 22-26 by chapter/county | FY22–26 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 552,910 | 221,108 | 35.1% | Relatively Moderate | $169.0M | 190 |
| Spartanburg | 343,998 | 132,501 | 43.9% | Relatively Moderate | $89.3M | 151 |
| Anderson | 210,054 | 83,279 | 39.8% | Relatively Moderate | $67.3M | 159 |
| Pickens | 135,207 | 52,323 | 48.9% | Relatively Low | $37.1M | 64 |
| Oconee | 80,667 | 34,316 | 38.6% | Relatively Moderate | $45.1M | 41 |
| Greenwood | 69,264 | 28,337 | 51.4% | Relatively Low | $27.3M | 38 |
| Laurens | 68,513 | 27,204 | 47.0% | Relatively Low | $27.1M | 45 |
| Union | 26,773 | 11,513 | 55.1% | Relatively Low | $12.5M | 23 |
| Abbeville | 24,125 | 9,813 | 51.4% | Relatively Low | $10.3M | 14 |
| McCormick | 9,823 | 4,264 | 49.1% | Very Low | $2.8M | 5 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.