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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.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
01Allendale County, SCSC7,35570.7%+2.9 pts
02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66266.0%+1.6 pts
03Lee County, SCSC15,73063.3%+1.2 pts
04Bamberg County, SCSC12,79662.1%+0.6 pts
05Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17760.6%+2.5 pts
06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34058.9%+0.4 pts
07Marion County, SCSC28,24256.0%+1.3 pts
08Hampton County, SCSC18,17455.3%+0.9 pts
09McCormick County, SCSC10,21553.7%−4.8 pts
10Clarendon County, SCSC31,04352.9%−3.7 pts
11Jasper County, SCSC38,53352.5%−4.9 pts
12Marlboro County, SCSC25,48850.5%+1.9 pts
13Calhoun County, SCSC14,18848.2%−3.4 pts
14Sumter County, SCSC105,06746.5%+3.2 pts
15Dillon County, SCSC27,45845.2%+2.0 pts
16Richland County, SCSC434,95644.8%+3.0 pts
17Barnwell County, SCSC20,65342.4%−0.6 pts
18Colleton County, SCSC39,38241.9%−3.2 pts
19Darlington County, SCSC62,88841.5%+1.5 pts
20Edgefield County, SCSC29,80841.3%−5.0 pts
21Florence County, SCSC138,50439.1%+0.4 pts
22Chester County, SCSC33,00138.5%−1.4 pts
23Georgetown County, SCSC65,91238.3%−4.8 pts
24Charleston County, SCSC436,20034.3%−0.6 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%−1.3 pts
30Saluda County, SCSC19,68029.8%−3.4 pts
31Lancaster County, SCSC114,29626.7%+1.4 pts
32Berkeley County, SCSC274,66626.5%+2.4 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%+1.9 pts
37Beaufort County, SCSC204,43323.7%−4.8 pts
38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85720.7%+0.0 pts
39Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.5%−0.2 pts
40York County, SCSC306,88719.1%−0.9 pts
41Greenville County, SCSC583,12518.2%+0.2 pts
42Anderson County, SCSC219,93016.5%−0.1 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS