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Most segregated, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2020 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 31.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS –

01Cherokee County, SCSC58,27546–

02Georgetown County, SCSC65,91245–

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20045–

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,79644–

05Richland County, SCSC434,95644–

06Beaufort County, SCSC204,43341–

07Anderson County, SCSC219,93037–

08McCormick County, SCSC10,21536–

09Oconee County, SCSC83,77536–

10Sumter County, SCSC105,06736–

11Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85736–

12Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66236–

13Greenwood County, SCSC70,37935–

14Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17734–

15Florence County, SCSC138,50434–

16Greenville County, SCSC583,12534–

17Darlington County, SCSC62,88834–

18Saluda County, SCSC19,68033–

19Newberry County, SCSC39,56133–

20Abbeville County, SCSC24,83632–

21Clarendon County, SCSC31,04332–

22York County, SCSC306,88731–

23Lexington County, SCSC317,58831–

24Horry County, SCSC427,55131–

25Jasper County, SCSC38,53331–

26Barnwell County, SCSC20,65330–

27Lancaster County, SCSC114,29629–

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,80829–

29Pickens County, SCSC139,19829–

30Dillon County, SCSC27,45829–

31Laurens County, SCSC71,84827–

32Chester County, SCSC33,00127–

33Lee County, SCSC15,73027–

34Berkeley County, SCSC274,66626–

35Colleton County, SCSC39,38226–

36Dorchester County, SCSC178,39726–

37Allendale County, SCSC7,35525–

38Union County, SCSC26,79925–

39Aiken County, SCSC181,51524–

40Hampton County, SCSC18,17423–

41Fairfield County, SCSC20,34021–

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74021–

43Kershaw County, SCSC73,16621–

44Marion County, SCSC28,24216–

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,48816–

46Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS