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Highest Black population share, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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01Allendale County, SCSC7,35567.8%–

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66264.3%–

03Lee County, SCSC15,73062.1%–

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,79661.6%–

05McCormick County, SCSC10,21558.6%–

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34058.5%–

07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17758.1%–

08Jasper County, SCSC38,53357.3%–

09Clarendon County, SCSC31,04356.6%–

10Marion County, SCSC28,24254.7%–

11Hampton County, SCSC18,17454.5%–

12Calhoun County, SCSC14,18851.6%–

13Marlboro County, SCSC25,48848.6%–

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,80846.3%–

15Colleton County, SCSC39,38245.1%–

16Sumter County, SCSC105,06743.3%–

17Dillon County, SCSC27,45843.2%–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,91243.2%–

19Barnwell County, SCSC20,65343.0%–

20Richland County, SCSC434,95641.8%–

21Darlington County, SCSC62,88840.0%–

22Chester County, SCSC33,00139.9%–

23Florence County, SCSC138,50438.7%–

24Charleston County, SCSC436,20034.9%–

25Newberry County, SCSC39,56134.8%–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74033.5%–

27Saluda County, SCSC19,68033.1%–

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,83631.5%–

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,37930.2%–

30Union County, SCSC26,79930.0%–

31Beaufort County, SCSC204,43328.5%–

32Kershaw County, SCSC73,16628.4%–

33Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.2%–

34Lancaster County, SCSC114,29625.3%–

35Berkeley County, SCSC274,66624.1%–

36Aiken County, SCSC181,51524.1%–

37Dorchester County, SCSC178,39723.1%–

38Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.7%–

39Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85720.7%–

40York County, SCSC306,88720.0%–

41Greenville County, SCSC583,12518.0%–

42Horry County, SCSC427,55117.5%–

43Anderson County, SCSC219,93016.6%–

44Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.0%–

45Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.7%–

46Pickens County, SCSC139,1987.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS