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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. The median across all 46 is 335. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edgefield County, SC, up 16 places to #15.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Subsaharan African population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01▲4Lexington County, SCSC317,5889,148+313%
02▼1Richland County, SCSC434,9565,761−31%
03▲1Greenville County, SCSC583,1253,826+81%
04▼1Charleston County, SCSC436,2003,487+60%
05▲10Aiken County, SCSC181,5153,338+275%
06▲5Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661,895+230%
07▲1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571,824+98%
08▼2York County, SCSC306,8871,792+93%
09▲8Dorchester County, SCSC178,3971,494+122%
10▲6Horry County, SCSC427,5511,406+250%
11▲9Florence County, SCSC138,5041,158+72%
12▲11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1771,087+57%
13▼3Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331,046−37%
14Anderson County, SCSC219,930964+62%
15▲16Edgefield County, SCSC29,808710+214%
16▲12Georgetown County, SCSC65,912595+263%
17▼8Sumter County, SCSC105,067586−92%
18▼5Lancaster County, SCSC114,296575−2%
19▼12Greenwood County, SCSC70,379497+44%
20▼1Cherokee County, SCSC58,275464+123%
21Oconee County, SCSC83,775388+232%
22▼20Chester County, SCSC33,001363−60%
23▼5Jasper County, SCSC38,533335+89%
24▲1Marion County, SCSC28,242304+59%
25▲16Barnwell County, SCSC20,653298+297%
26▲10Darlington County, SCSC62,888273+90%
27▲8Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662265+92%
28▲9Laurens County, SCSC71,848255+58%
29▲15Newberry County, SCSC39,561236+55%
30▲13Colleton County, SCSC39,382229−10%
31▼1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740208−43%
32▼10Pickens County, SCSC139,198185−44%
33▼6Kershaw County, SCSC73,166182−28%
34▲6Calhoun County, SCSC14,188169+182%
35▲7Hampton County, SCSC18,174163−64%
36▼24Fairfield County, SCSC20,340153−88%
37▼5Clarendon County, SCSC31,043134−66%
38Union County, SCSC26,799124−32%
39▼13Abbeville County, SCSC24,836109−64%
40▼11Bamberg County, SCSC12,796106+54%
41▲5Saluda County, SCSC19,680106+783%
42▼8Marlboro County, SCSC25,48879−67%
43▼10Lee County, SCSC15,73074−89%
44▼5Dillon County, SCSC27,45861−22%
45▼21McCormick County, SCSC10,21554+42%
46▼1Allendale County, SCSC7,35529−33%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES