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Highest Black population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Allendale County, SCSC7,35566.3%−4.4 pts
02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66263.1%−2.8 pts
03Lee County, SCSC15,73062.2%−1.1 pts
04Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17760.7%+0.1 pts
05Bamberg County, SCSC12,79659.4%−2.7 pts
06Marion County, SCSC28,24254.8%−1.2 pts
07Fairfield County, SCSC20,34054.5%−4.4 pts
08Hampton County, SCSC18,17451.9%−3.4 pts
09Marlboro County, SCSC25,48847.7%−2.8 pts
10Richland County, SCSC434,95646.9%+2.1 pts
11Sumter County, SCSC105,06745.8%−0.7 pts
12Dillon County, SCSC27,45845.3%+0.1 pts
13Clarendon County, SCSC31,04344.1%−8.8 pts
14Florence County, SCSC138,50442.9%+3.8 pts
15Barnwell County, SCSC20,65342.8%+0.4 pts
16Darlington County, SCSC62,88840.6%−0.9 pts
17McCormick County, SCSC10,21540.0%−13.7 pts
18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18839.0%−9.3 pts
19Chester County, SCSC33,00134.5%−4.0 pts
20Colleton County, SCSC39,38233.6%−8.2 pts
21Jasper County, SCSC38,53332.8%−19.7 pts
22Greenwood County, SCSC70,37931.2%−0.3 pts
23Edgefield County, SCSC29,80830.1%−11.2 pts
24Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74030.0%−2.8 pts
25Newberry County, SCSC39,56128.7%−4.2 pts
26Georgetown County, SCSC65,91227.8%−10.6 pts
27Union County, SCSC26,79927.5%−3.5 pts
28Abbeville County, SCSC24,83625.4%−4.7 pts
29Dorchester County, SCSC178,39724.9%−0.1 pts
30Kershaw County, SCSC73,16623.7%−2.5 pts
31Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.7%−1.8 pts
32Laurens County, SCSC71,84822.9%−3.2 pts
33Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622.7%−3.8 pts
34Charleston County, SCSC436,20022.7%−11.6 pts
35Saluda County, SCSC19,68021.2%−8.5 pts
36Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85719.3%−1.4 pts
37Lancaster County, SCSC114,29619.3%−7.5 pts
38Cherokee County, SCSC58,27518.7%−1.8 pts
39York County, SCSC306,88718.2%−0.9 pts
40Beaufort County, SCSC204,43315.5%−8.2 pts
41Greenville County, SCSC583,12515.3%−2.9 pts
42Lexington County, SCSC317,58815.1%+2.6 pts
43Anderson County, SCSC219,93013.5%−3.0 pts
44Horry County, SCSC427,55111.6%−3.8 pts
45Pickens County, SCSC139,1985.7%−1.1 pts
46Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.2%−3.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES