South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2010 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2010, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for South Carolina was 1,222,435 and represented 28.00% of the total South Carolina citizen population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Richland had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (168.17K), followed by Charleston (103.73K), and Greenville (76.77K).

In terms of percentages, Allendale had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (73.89%), followed by Williamsburg (66.84%), and Lee (65.17%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2010
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Richland 168170 46.72
Charleston 103725 31.48
Greenville 76765 18.61
Orangeburg 57285 62.84
Spartanburg 56790 21.27
Florence 54675 41.24
Sumter 49655 47.47
Berkeley 42315 25.79
York 40090 19.18
Aiken 38790 25.38
Lexington 35375 14.50
Horry 35055 14.23
Dorchester 32615 25.80
Beaufort 30425 20.99
Anderson 28715 15.92
Darlington 28400 41.88
Williamsburg 23235 66.84
Greenwood 21165 31.89
Georgetown 20445 34.64
Marion 18920 57.46
Lancaster 17640 25.00
Clarendon 17425 50.90
Laurens 16775 25.59
Colleton 15535 40.84
Chesterfield 15170 33.57
Kershaw 15040 25.48
Marlboro 15000 52.16
Dillon 14615 46.83
Fairfield 14295 59.59
Lee 12630 65.17
Chester 12365 37.44
Hampton 11375 55.07
Newberry 11165 31.45
Jasper 11080 51.44
Cherokee 10885 20.21
Edgefield 10310 39.78
Barnwell 10240 45.44
Bamberg 10090 63.02
Union 8930 30.76
Allendale 7825 73.89
Pickens 7460 6.53
Abbeville 7230 28.59
Calhoun 6580 43.74
Oconee 5785 8.09
Saluda 5275 29.31
McCormick 5100 50.35