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Largest Subsaharan African population, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 97 is 101. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hardeeville, SC, up 68 places to #18.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1North Charleston, SCSC129,2452,286+123%

02▼1Columbia, SCSC147,0352,014−7%

03▲2Charleston, SCSC159,4231,166+55%

04▲58Red Bank, SCSC11,314860–

05▲5Greenville, SCSC75,310727+120%

06▲24Aiken, SCSC33,808614+923%

07▼4Rock Hill, SCSC75,911601+9%

08▼1St. Andrews, SCSC19,868595+56%

09▲4Seven Oaks, SCSC15,921549+632%

10▲8Fort Mill, SCSC38,673511+4158%

11▲45White Knoll, SCSC8,310431–

12▲4Florence, SCSC41,231409+105%

13▲6West Columbia, SCSC18,489387−31%

14▲15Summerville, SCSC53,177384+74%

15▲32Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612332+526%

16▼1Spartanburg, SCSC39,978329+21%

17▲25Hanahan, SCSC22,415289+1600%

18▲68Hardeeville, SCSC16,459288+747%

19▲9Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196276+30%

20Goose Creek, SCSC52,010267+424%

21▼9Mauldin, SCSC31,465258+106%

22▲10Socastee, SCSC23,796250+681%

23▲55Lexington, SCSC25,729248+328%

24▼13Dentsville, SCSC15,209246−53%

25▲20Oak Grove, SCSC12,256243+113%

26▼18Sumter, SCSC43,094240−92%

27▲49Greer, SCSC50,007235+30%

28▲42Bluffton, SCSC36,807224+2389%

29▲40Sans Souci, SCSC7,665224–

30▲6Taylors, SCSC24,505197+22%

31▲60North Augusta, SCSC26,982188−5%

32▲27Conway, SCSC30,627178+424%

33▲32Georgetown, SCSC8,869168+2700%

34▼8Forest Acres, SCSC10,390163+220%

35▲14Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346161–

36▲19Newberry, SCSC10,891160+208%

37▲27Cayce, SCSC13,680152+85%

38▼24Anderson, SCSC31,323145+113%

39▼33Greenwood, SCSC22,745144−18%

40▼9Berea, SCSC16,862142+129%

41▲11Carolina Forest, SCSC26,263140–

42▼8Port Royal, SCSC16,648130+88%

43▼10Lancaster, SCSC9,623127+38%

44▼17Marion, SCSC6,028126+70%

45▲18Burton, SCSC6,912119−74%

46▲44Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006116–

47▼22Gaffney, SCSC12,583109+76%

48▲9Darlington, SCSC6,075105–

49Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722101–

50▲25Ladson, SCSC16,14097+41%

51▼27Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46997−43%

52Laurens, SCSC9,32782+228%

53▲21Little River, SCSC11,77182–

54▼13Orangeburg, SCSC13,38381−50%

55▲5Valley Falls, SCSC8,23981–

56▼39Simpsonville, SCSC28,45979−45%

57▼11Woodfield, SCSC9,46579−78%

58▲30Lugoff, SCSC9,78674–

59▼36Clemson, SCSC18,94173−21%

60▲20North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34670–

61▲12Gantt, SCSC15,40156−45%

62▼8Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88256–

63▼20Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93755+49%

64Walterboro, SCSC5,48554+54%

65Lyman, SCSC7,10351+219%

66▼57York, SCSC10,62051+89%

67▼63Chester, SCSC5,32449−86%

68Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93645–

69▼25Parker, SCSC12,89845+55%

70▼49Beaufort, SCSC15,77540−63%

71▼31Bennettsville, SCSC7,56535–

72▼5Five Forks, SCSC18,65635−86%

73▼2Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13535+150%

74▼26Seneca, SCSC9,42434–

75▲14Dillon, SCSC6,22733+50%

76▼15Easley, SCSC27,31933−72%

77▲2Hartsville, SCSC7,37433−53%

78▲3Red Hill, SCSC15,92033+14%

79▲3Central, SCSC5,29829−63%

80▼41Clinton, SCSC7,91829−33%

81Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04426–

82▼47Homeland Park, SCSC6,63225–

83▲1Forestbrook, SCSC7,47923+64%

84▼1Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02322–

85▼47Belvedere, SCSC5,18018−70%

86Powdersville, SCSC10,77118–

87Sangaree, SCSC8,68118−71%

88Woodruff, SCSC6,02617–

89▼4Lake City, SCSC5,94016+33%

90▼22Hollywood, SCSC5,65214−13%

91▼40Union, SCSC8,07714−91%

92Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04410–

93▼40Irmo, SCSC12,2049−94%

94▼36Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8988−83%

95Garden City, SCSC11,5914−82%

96▼24Clover, SCSC7,6593–

97▼20Clemson University, SCSC7,0152–

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