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Highest Black population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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, SCSC7,35570.2%−0.5 pts
02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66263.1%−2.8 pts
03Lee County, SCSC15,73060.8%−2.5 pts
04Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17760.3%−0.3 pts
05Bamberg County, SCSC12,79658.2%−3.9 pts
06Marion County, SCSC28,24256.0%−0.0 pts
07Fairfield County, SCSC20,34053.5%−5.4 pts
08Hampton County, SCSC18,17451.4%−3.9 pts
09Marlboro County, SCSC25,48849.9%−0.6 pts
10Sumter County, SCSC105,06746.0%−0.5 pts
11Richland County, SCSC434,95645.2%+0.4 pts
12Dillon County, SCSC27,45844.9%−0.3 pts
13Clarendon County, SCSC31,04344.4%−8.5 pts
14Barnwell County, SCSC20,65342.7%+0.3 pts
15Florence County, SCSC138,50441.5%+2.4 pts
16McCormick County, SCSC10,21541.1%−12.6 pts
17Darlington County, SCSC62,88840.4%−1.1 pts
18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18838.0%−10.3 pts
19Chester County, SCSC33,00135.0%−3.5 pts
20Colleton County, SCSC39,38234.7%−7.2 pts
21Jasper County, SCSC38,53333.2%−19.3 pts
22Edgefield County, SCSC29,80832.4%−9.0 pts
23Union County, SCSC26,79931.0%+0.0 pts
24Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74030.4%−2.4 pts
25Greenwood County, SCSC70,37930.0%−1.5 pts
26Georgetown County, SCSC65,91228.5%−9.9 pts
27Newberry County, SCSC39,56127.5%−5.5 pts
28Abbeville County, SCSC24,83625.5%−4.7 pts
29Dorchester County, SCSC178,39723.7%−1.3 pts
30Laurens County, SCSC71,84823.6%−2.5 pts
31Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.4%−2.1 pts
32Kershaw County, SCSC73,16623.1%−3.1 pts
33Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622.5%−3.9 pts
34Charleston County, SCSC436,20022.5%−11.8 pts
35Saluda County, SCSC19,68021.4%−8.4 pts
36Cherokee County, SCSC58,27520.1%−0.4 pts
37Lancaster County, SCSC114,29619.9%−6.8 pts
38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85719.4%−1.3 pts
39York County, SCSC306,88718.2%−0.9 pts
40Greenville County, SCSC583,12516.6%−1.6 pts
41Anderson County, SCSC219,93014.8%−1.7 pts
42Beaufort County, SCSC204,43314.7%−9.0 pts
43Lexington County, SCSC317,58814.4%+1.9 pts
44Horry County, SCSC427,55111.2%−4.1 pts
45Oconee County, SCSC83,7756.5%−1.8 pts
46Pickens County, SCSC139,1986.4%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS