RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Largest Black population, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 15,450.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Richland County, SCSC434,956118,675–

02Charleston County, SCSC436,200102,322–

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12557,558–

04Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17749,191–

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85746,792–

06Sumter County, SCSC105,06744,341–

07Florence County, SCSC138,50444,135–

08Berkeley County, SCSC274,66630,893–

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51529,028–

10York County, SCSC306,88726,265–

11Horry County, SCSC427,55125,095–

12Darlington County, SCSC62,88824,682–

13Beaufort County, SCSC204,43324,441–

14Anderson County, SCSC219,93024,031–

15Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223,577–

16Georgetown County, SCSC65,91219,959–

17Dorchester County, SCSC178,39719,097–

18Marion County, SCSC28,24218,540–

19Lexington County, SCSC317,58818,389–

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,37917,996–

21Laurens County, SCSC71,84816,358–

22Clarendon County, SCSC31,04316,010–

23Colleton County, SCSC39,38215,450–

24Marlboro County, SCSC25,48814,247–

25Lancaster County, SCSC114,29613,800–

26Fairfield County, SCSC20,34013,025–

27Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74012,885–

28Chester County, SCSC33,00112,754–

29Dillon County, SCSC27,45812,563–

30Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612,359–

31Newberry County, SCSC39,56111,555–

32Lee County, SCSC15,73011,422–

33Bamberg County, SCSC12,79610,399–

34Hampton County, SCSC18,1749,871–

35Cherokee County, SCSC58,2759,162–

36Union County, SCSC26,7999,102–

37Jasper County, SCSC38,5338,877–

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,6538,722–

39Edgefield County, SCSC29,8088,511–

40Allendale County, SCSC7,3557,922–

41Abbeville County, SCSC24,8367,474–

42Pickens County, SCSC139,1986,912–

43Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886,580–

44Saluda County, SCSC19,6805,421–

45McCormick County, SCSC10,2155,187–

46Oconee County, SCSC83,7754,989–

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