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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. The median across all 46 is 38.6%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –

01Allendale County, SCSC7,35567.6%–

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66264.0%–

03Lee County, SCSC15,73062.0%–

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,79661.5%–

05McCormick County, SCSC10,21558.5%–

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34058.4%–

07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17758.0%–

08Jasper County, SCSC38,53357.3%–

09Clarendon County, SCSC31,04356.3%–

10Marion County, SCSC28,24254.7%–

11Hampton County, SCSC18,17454.3%–

12Calhoun County, SCSC14,18851.6%–

13Marlboro County, SCSC25,48848.5%–

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,80846.3%–

15Colleton County, SCSC39,38244.9%–

16Sumter County, SCSC105,06743.2%–

17Dillon County, SCSC27,45843.2%–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,91243.1%–

19Barnwell County, SCSC20,65343.0%–

20Richland County, SCSC434,95641.5%–

21Darlington County, SCSC62,88839.9%–

22Chester County, SCSC33,00139.6%–

23Florence County, SCSC138,50438.6%–

24Newberry County, SCSC39,56134.8%–

25Charleston County, SCSC436,20034.7%–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74033.4%–

27Saluda County, SCSC19,68033.1%–

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,83631.3%–

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,37930.2%–

30Union County, SCSC26,79930.0%–

31Kershaw County, SCSC73,16628.3%–

32Beaufort County, SCSC204,43328.3%–

33Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.2%–

34Lancaster County, SCSC114,29625.3%–

35Aiken County, SCSC181,51524.0%–

36Berkeley County, SCSC274,66624.0%–

37Dorchester County, SCSC178,39723.0%–

38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85720.6%–

39Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.6%–

40York County, SCSC306,88720.0%–

41Greenville County, SCSC583,12518.0%–

42Horry County, SCSC427,55117.4%–

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS