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Largest Subsaharan African population, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 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

01Richland County, SCSC434,95613,321+60%

02Chester County, SCSC33,0013,642+304%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,2003,294+51%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1252,983+42%

05Lexington County, SCSC317,5882,636+19%

06York County, SCSC306,8872,424+161%

07Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791,805+425%

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571,701+85%

09Sumter County, SCSC105,0671,686−78%

10Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331,594−4%

11Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661,552+170%

12Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401,498+18%

13Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961,437+144%

14Anderson County, SCSC219,9301,325+123%

15Aiken County, SCSC181,5151,083+22%

16Horry County, SCSC427,5511,074+167%

17Dorchester County, SCSC178,397999+49%

18Jasper County, SCSC38,533812+359%

19Cherokee County, SCSC58,275574+176%

20Florence County, SCSC138,504574−15%

21Oconee County, SCSC83,775498+326%

22Pickens County, SCSC139,198497+51%

23Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177464−33%

24McCormick County, SCSC10,215451+1087%

25Marion County, SCSC28,242449+135%

26Abbeville County, SCSC24,836442+47%

27Kershaw County, SCSC73,166422+66%

28Georgetown County, SCSC65,912418+155%

29Bamberg County, SCSC12,796379+449%

30Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740321−11%

31Edgefield County, SCSC29,808295+31%

32Clarendon County, SCSC31,043270−32%

33Lee County, SCSC15,730263−61%

34Marlboro County, SCSC25,488227−7%

35Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662224+62%

36Darlington County, SCSC62,888223+55%

37Laurens County, SCSC71,848212+32%

38Union County, SCSC26,799210+15%

39Dillon County, SCSC27,458192+146%

40Calhoun County, SCSC14,188169+182%

41Barnwell County, SCSC20,653157+109%

42Hampton County, SCSC18,174145−68%

43Colleton County, SCSC39,38288−65%

44Newberry County, SCSC39,56178−49%

45Allendale County, SCSC7,35559+37%

46Saluda County, SCSC19,68039+225%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS