Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in South Carolina with household income of less than $40k was 51.30%. Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clemson city had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (80.13%), followed by Socastee CDP (75.32%), and Anderson city (73.06%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Garden City CDP (0.00%), Tega Cay city (0.00%), and Five Forks CDP (16.34%).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Clemson city
Socastee CDP
Anderson city
Parker CDP
Orangeburg city
Greenwood city
Red Bank CDP
Greenville city
Gaffney city
Spartanburg city
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Clemson city 80.13
2 Socastee CDP 75.32
3 Anderson city 73.06
4 Parker CDP 70.98
5 Orangeburg city 69.93
6 Greenwood city 67.88
7 Red Bank CDP 67.06
8 Greenville city 65.53
9 Gaffney city 64.79
10 Spartanburg city 63.39
11 West Columbia city 63.19
12 Myrtle Beach city 62.30
13 Sumter city 61.48
14 Newberry city 59.70
15 Beaufort city 59.22
16 Berea CDP 58.82
17 Cayce city 58.67
18 Conway city 57.75
19 Florence city 56.84
20 Columbia city 56.74
21 Hanahan city 56.04
22 Hilton Head Island town 55.84
23 Mount Pleasant town 53.91
24 Easley city 53.85
24 Forest Acres city 53.85
25 Aiken city 53.36
26 St. Andrews CDP 53.29
27 Dentsville CDP 53.04
28 Gantt CDP 52.56
29 Red Hill CDP 50.16
30 North Charleston city 50.00
31 Carolina Forest CDP 49.93
32 Charleston city 49.36
33 Summerville town 46.63
34 Taylors CDP 45.93
35 Rock Hill city 43.14
36 Fort Mill town 40.39
37 Seven Oaks CDP 39.58
38 Greer city 39.12
39 Lexington town 38.71
40 Wade Hampton CDP 38.30
41 Ladson CDP 37.61
42 Port Royal town 36.41
43 North Augusta city 34.38
44 Oak Grove CDP 34.35
45 James Island town 30.52
46 Irmo town 30.42
47 Lake Wylie CDP 29.67
48 Simpsonville city 29.05
49 Bluffton town 28.69
50 Goose Creek city 28.58
51 North Myrtle Beach city 26.76
52 Mauldin city 26.46
53 Fountain Inn city 26.44
54 Boiling Springs CDP 17.70
55 Moncks Corner town 17.60
56 Five Forks CDP 16.34
57 Garden City CDP 0.00
57 Tega Cay city 0.00