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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. The median across all 46 is 38.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990

01Allendale County, SCSC7,35570.7%+3.1 pts

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66266.0%+1.9 pts

03Lee County, SCSC15,73063.3%+1.4 pts

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,79662.1%+0.6 pts

05Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17760.6%+2.6 pts

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34058.9%+0.5 pts

07Marion County, SCSC28,24256.0%+1.3 pts

08Hampton County, SCSC18,17455.3%+1.1 pts

09McCormick County, SCSC10,21553.7%−4.8 pts

10Clarendon County, SCSC31,04352.9%−3.4 pts

11Jasper County, SCSC38,53352.5%−4.8 pts

12Marlboro County, SCSC25,48850.5%+2.0 pts

13Calhoun County, SCSC14,18848.2%−3.4 pts

14Sumter County, SCSC105,06746.5%+3.3 pts

15Dillon County, SCSC27,45845.2%+2.0 pts

16Richland County, SCSC434,95644.8%+3.3 pts

17Barnwell County, SCSC20,65342.4%−0.6 pts

18Colleton County, SCSC39,38241.9%−3.1 pts

19Darlington County, SCSC62,88841.5%+1.6 pts

20Edgefield County, SCSC29,80841.3%−5.0 pts

21Florence County, SCSC138,50439.1%+0.5 pts

22Chester County, SCSC33,00138.5%−1.2 pts

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,91238.3%−4.8 pts

24Charleston County, SCSC436,20034.3%−0.4 pts

25Newberry County, SCSC39,56132.9%−1.9 pts

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74032.8%−0.6 pts

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,37931.5%+1.3 pts

28Union County, SCSC26,79930.9%+0.9 pts

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83630.1%−1.2 pts

30Saluda County, SCSC19,68029.8%−3.4 pts

31Lancaster County, SCSC114,29626.7%+1.4 pts

32Berkeley County, SCSC274,66626.5%+2.5 pts

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,16626.2%−2.2 pts

34Laurens County, SCSC71,84826.1%−2.0 pts

35Aiken County, SCSC181,51525.4%+1.4 pts

36Dorchester County, SCSC178,39725.0%+2.0 pts

37Beaufort County, SCSC204,43323.7%−4.6 pts

38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85720.7%+0.1 pts

39Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.5%−0.1 pts

40York County, SCSC306,88719.1%−0.9 pts

41Greenville County, SCSC583,12518.2%+0.2 pts

42Anderson County, SCSC219,93016.5%0.0 pts

43Horry County, SCSC427,55115.4%−2.1 pts

44Lexington County, SCSC317,58812.6%+1.6 pts

45Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.4%−0.3 pts

46Pickens County, SCSC139,1986.8%−0.6 pts

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