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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.

Highest Black population share by state
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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS