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Largest Subsaharan African population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties 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 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lexington County, SCSC317,5889,148+313%

02Richland County, SCSC434,9565,761−31%

03Greenville County, SCSC583,1253,826+81%

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2003,487+60%

05Aiken County, SCSC181,5153,338+275%

06Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661,895+230%

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571,824+98%

08York County, SCSC306,8871,792+93%

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,3971,494+122%

10Horry County, SCSC427,5511,406+250%

11Florence County, SCSC138,5041,158+72%

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1771,087+57%

13Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331,046−37%

14Anderson County, SCSC219,930964+62%

15Edgefield County, SCSC29,808710+214%

16Georgetown County, SCSC65,912595+263%

17Sumter County, SCSC105,067586−92%

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,296575−2%

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,379497+44%

20Cherokee County, SCSC58,275464+123%

21Oconee County, SCSC83,775388+232%

22Chester County, SCSC33,001363−60%

23Jasper County, SCSC38,533335+89%

24Marion County, SCSC28,242304+59%

25Barnwell County, SCSC20,653298+297%

26Darlington County, SCSC62,888273+90%

27Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662265+92%

28Laurens County, SCSC71,848255+58%

29Newberry County, SCSC39,561236+55%

30Colleton County, SCSC39,382229−10%

31Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740208−43%

32Pickens County, SCSC139,198185−44%

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,166182−28%

34Calhoun County, SCSC14,188169+182%

35Hampton County, SCSC18,174163−64%

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,340153−88%

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,043134−66%

38Union County, SCSC26,799124−32%

39Abbeville County, SCSC24,836109−64%

40Bamberg County, SCSC12,796106+54%

41Saluda County, SCSC19,680106+783%

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,48879−67%

43Lee County, SCSC15,73074−89%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,45861−22%

45McCormick County, SCSC10,21554+42%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,35529−33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES