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Highest Black population share, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2010 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 33.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Allendale County, SCSC7,35573.4%+2.7 pts

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66265.4%−0.5 pts

03Lee County, SCSC15,73064.1%+0.8 pts

04Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17761.9%+1.3 pts

05Bamberg County, SCSC12,79661.2%−0.9 pts

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34058.9%0.0 pts

07Marion County, SCSC28,24255.5%−0.5 pts

08Hampton County, SCSC18,17453.4%−1.9 pts

09Marlboro County, SCSC25,48850.6%+0.1 pts

10Clarendon County, SCSC31,04349.7%−3.2 pts

11McCormick County, SCSC10,21549.5%−4.2 pts

12Sumter County, SCSC105,06746.6%+0.2 pts

13Dillon County, SCSC27,45845.9%+0.8 pts

14Jasper County, SCSC38,53345.6%−6.9 pts

15Richland County, SCSC434,95645.4%+0.6 pts

16Barnwell County, SCSC20,65344.0%+1.6 pts

17Calhoun County, SCSC14,18842.3%−5.9 pts

18Darlington County, SCSC62,88841.4%−0.1 pts

19Florence County, SCSC138,50441.1%+1.9 pts

20Colleton County, SCSC39,38238.8%−3.0 pts

21Chester County, SCSC33,00137.3%−1.2 pts

22Edgefield County, SCSC29,80836.9%−4.5 pts

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,91233.5%−4.9 pts

24Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74032.5%−0.4 pts

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,37931.2%−0.3 pts

26Union County, SCSC26,79931.2%+0.2 pts

27Newberry County, SCSC39,56130.7%−2.2 pts

28Charleston County, SCSC436,20029.5%−4.8 pts

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,83628.2%−1.9 pts

30Saluda County, SCSC19,68026.1%−3.6 pts

31Dorchester County, SCSC178,39725.5%+0.6 pts

32Laurens County, SCSC71,84825.3%−0.9 pts

33Berkeley County, SCSC274,66624.8%−1.7 pts

34Kershaw County, SCSC73,16624.4%−1.8 pts

35Aiken County, SCSC181,51524.4%−1.0 pts

36Lancaster County, SCSC114,29623.7%−3.0 pts

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85720.4%−0.2 pts

38Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.3%−0.2 pts

39Beaufort County, SCSC204,43318.9%−4.8 pts

40York County, SCSC306,88718.8%−0.2 pts

41Greenville County, SCSC583,12517.9%−0.3 pts

42Anderson County, SCSC219,93015.9%−0.6 pts

43Lexington County, SCSC317,58814.1%+1.5 pts

44Horry County, SCSC427,55113.3%−2.1 pts

45Oconee County, SCSC83,7757.5%−0.9 pts

46Pickens County, SCSC139,1986.5%−0.3 pts

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