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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. The median across all 46 is 31.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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