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Highest Black population share, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990

01Allendale County, SCSC7,35570.7%+4%

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66266.0%+3%

03Lee County, SCSC15,73063.3%+2%

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,79662.1%+1%

05Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17760.6%+4%

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34058.9%+1%

07Marion County, SCSC28,24256.0%+2%

08Hampton County, SCSC18,17455.3%+2%

09McCormick County, SCSC10,21553.7%−8%

10Clarendon County, SCSC31,04352.9%−6%

11Jasper County, SCSC38,53352.5%−8%

12Marlboro County, SCSC25,48850.5%+4%

13Calhoun County, SCSC14,18848.2%−6%

14Sumter County, SCSC105,06746.5%+7%

15Dillon County, SCSC27,45845.2%+5%

16Richland County, SCSC434,95644.8%+7%

17Barnwell County, SCSC20,65342.4%−1%

18Colleton County, SCSC39,38241.9%−7%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,88841.5%+4%

20Edgefield County, SCSC29,80841.3%−11%

21Florence County, SCSC138,50439.1%+1%

22Chester County, SCSC33,00138.5%−4%

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,91238.3%−11%

24Charleston County, SCSC436,20034.3%−2%

25Newberry County, SCSC39,56132.9%−5%

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74032.8%−2%

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,37931.5%+4%

28Union County, SCSC26,79930.9%+3%

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83630.1%−4%

30Saluda County, SCSC19,68029.8%−10%

31Lancaster County, SCSC114,29626.7%+5%

32Berkeley County, SCSC274,66626.5%+10%

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,16626.2%−8%

34Laurens County, SCSC71,84826.1%−7%

35Aiken County, SCSC181,51525.4%+6%

36Dorchester County, SCSC178,39725.0%+8%

37Beaufort County, SCSC204,43323.7%−17%

38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85720.7%+0%

39Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.5%−1%

40York County, SCSC306,88719.1%−5%

41Greenville County, SCSC583,12518.2%+1%

42Anderson County, SCSC219,93016.5%−0%

43Horry County, SCSC427,55115.4%−12%

44Lexington County, SCSC317,58812.6%+14%

45Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.4%−4%

46Pickens County, SCSC139,1986.8%−8%

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