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Largest Black population, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 2,770.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Columbia, SCSC147,03556,006+32%

02North Charleston, SCSC129,24549,477+108%

03Rock Hill, SCSC75,91128,613+81%

04Charleston, SCSC159,42324,319−27%

05Florence, SCSC41,23120,105+44%

06Sumter, SCSC43,09419,850+23%

07Spartanburg, SCSC39,97815,277−23%

08Greenville, SCSC75,31014,160−31%

09St. Andrews, SCSC19,86813,600+48%

10Dentsville, SCSC15,20911,274+105%

11Greenwood, SCSC22,74511,227+25%

12Goose Creek, SCSC52,01011,040+256%

13Summerville, SCSC53,17710,019+152%

14Aiken, SCSC33,8089,800+62%

15Orangeburg, SCSC13,3839,762+19%

16Anderson, SCSC31,3238,126−9%

17Greer, SCSC50,0077,217+164%

18Conway, SCSC30,6276,742+64%

19Mauldin, SCSC31,4656,372+282%

20Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6126,022+240%

21Gantt, SCSC15,4015,839−28%

22Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9375,646+59%

23Woodfield, SCSC9,4655,591+99%

24Gaffney, SCSC12,5835,112−1%

25Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9215,067–

26Ladson, SCSC16,1404,737+195%

27Bennettsville, SCSC7,5654,572−15%

28Newberry, SCSC10,8914,499+2%

29Simpsonville, SCSC28,4594,343+266%

30Georgetown, SCSC8,8694,273−16%

31North Augusta, SCSC26,9824,162+76%

32Lake City, SCSC5,9404,155−13%

33Marion, SCSC6,0284,137−9%

34Lancaster, SCSC9,6234,098−5%

35Fort Mill, SCSC38,6733,947+390%

36Darlington, SCSC6,0753,750−6%

37Beaufort, SCSC15,7753,573+35%

38Cayce, SCSC13,6803,532+63%

39Laurens, SCSC9,3273,515−13%

40Union, SCSC8,0773,478−10%

41Hartsville, SCSC7,3743,472−4%

42Dillon, SCSC6,2273,457+47%

43Chester, SCSC5,3243,253−23%

44Irmo, SCSC12,2043,234+163%

45Berea, SCSC16,8623,200+109%

46Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7223,101+118%

47Clinton, SCSC7,9183,082–

48Bluffton, SCSC36,8072,984+936%

49Parker, SCSC12,8982,975+181%

50West Columbia, SCSC18,4892,894+52%

51Lugoff, SCSC9,7862,878+663%

52Taylors, SCSC24,5052,770+38%

53Walterboro, SCSC5,4852,750+13%

54Lexington, SCSC25,7292,731+1087%

55Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,1962,720+18%

56Homeland Park, SCSC6,6322,671+318%

57Burton, SCSC6,9122,610−2%

58Camden, SCSC9,2012,560−12%

59Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4692,553−7%

60Valley Falls, SCSC8,2392,339+1099%

61Blythewood, SCSC7,2332,337+7959%

62White Knoll, SCSC8,3102,316–

63Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9362,267+3442%

64Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8822,259+73%

65Hanahan, SCSC22,4152,235+86%

66York, SCSC10,6202,222−16%

67Sangaree, SCSC8,6812,147–

68Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2632,137–

69Port Royal, SCSC16,6482,125+117%

70Red Bank, SCSC11,3142,089+306%

71Hollywood, SCSC5,6522,088+35%

72Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3461,976–

73Oak Grove, SCSC12,2561,908–

74Welcome, SCSC6,5271,892+180%

75Easley, SCSC27,3191,837−5%

76Clover, SCSC7,6591,747+210%

77Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0061,633+8065%

78Red Hill, SCSC15,9201,620+611%

79Hardeeville, SCSC16,4591,569+160%

80Seneca, SCSC9,4241,563−38%

81Five Forks, SCSC18,6561,563–

82James Island, SCSC12,6601,544–

83Clemson, SCSC18,9411,456+7%

84Lyman, SCSC7,1031,430+1733%

85Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1351,365+285%

86Forest Acres, SCSC10,3901,345+123%

87Socastee, SCSC23,7961,302+71%

88Powdersville, SCSC10,7711,141–

89Sans Souci, SCSC7,6651,118+114%

90Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8981,105–

91Belvedere, SCSC5,1801,067−7%

92Centerville, SCSC7,0491,065+371%

93Woodruff, SCSC6,026966−21%

94Piedmont, SCSC5,462783+304%

95Little River, SCSC11,771757+55%

96Clemson University, SCSC7,015656–

97North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346575+253%

98Central, SCSC5,298570+16%

99Tega Cay, SCSC14,457565–

100Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044560+37%

101Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023429–

102Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,044352–

103Forestbrook, SCSC7,479303+97%

104Garden City, SCSC11,591109+374%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES