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Most segregated, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 28. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union County, SC, up 19 places to #19.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

01▲1Georgetown County, SCSC65,91247+4%

02▲1Charleston County, SCSC436,20044−2%

03▲2Richland County, SCSC434,95642−4%

04▼3Cherokee County, SCSC58,27542−9%

05▲3McCormick County, SCSC10,21542+15%

06▼2Bamberg County, SCSC12,79640−10%

07▲12Newberry County, SCSC39,56137+14%

08▲4Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66237+3%

09▼3Beaufort County, SCSC204,43337−11%

10▲4Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17735+2%

11Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85734−4%

12▲8Abbeville County, SCSC24,83633+3%

13▲5Saluda County, SCSC19,680330%

14▼5Oconee County, SCSC83,77533−9%

15▲10Jasper County, SCSC38,53332+4%

16Greenville County, SCSC583,12532−5%

17▼2Florence County, SCSC138,50432−7%

18▼1Darlington County, SCSC62,88831−6%

19▲19Union County, SCSC26,79931+24%

20▼7Greenwood County, SCSC70,37931−11%

21▼14Anderson County, SCSC219,93029−23%

22▼12Sumter County, SCSC105,06728−22%

23▲8Laurens County, SCSC71,84828+3%

24Horry County, SCSC427,55128−10%

25▲7Chester County, SCSC33,00127+3%

26▼3Lexington County, SCSC317,58827−13%

27▼5York County, SCSC306,88727−13%

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,80827−9%

29▲12Fairfield County, SCSC20,34026+24%

30▼9Clarendon County, SCSC31,04326−19%

31▲4Colleton County, SCSC39,38226+1%

32▼3Pickens County, SCSC139,19826−11%

33▼6Lancaster County, SCSC114,29625−13%

34▼4Dillon County, SCSC27,45825−12%

35▼2Lee County, SCSC15,73025−6%

36▼10Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325−16%

37▼3Berkeley County, SCSC274,66625−6%

38▲1Aiken County, SCSC181,51523−2%

39▲3Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74022+6%

40▼4Dorchester County, SCSC178,39722−15%

41▼1Hampton County, SCSC18,17422−7%

42▲3Marlboro County, SCSC25,48820+27%

43▲3Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820+32%

44▼7Allendale County, SCSC7,35520−22%

45▼1Marion County, SCSC28,24219+17%

46▼3Kershaw County, SCSC73,16617−17%

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