Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 42.47K people in South Carolina with African ancestry. Among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest population with African ancestry (9.42K), followed by Lexington County (3.33K), and Charleston County (2.86K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.
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Related Topics: South Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County | 9418 |
| 2 | Lexington County | 3333 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 2860 |
| 4 | Chester County | 2450 |
| 5 | Greenville County | 2239 |
| 6 | Greenwood County | 2154 |
| 7 | York County | 1535 |
| 8 | Sumter County | 1324 |
| 9 | Spartanburg County | 1319 |
| 10 | Aiken County | 1307 |
| 11 | Berkeley County | 1239 |
| 12 | Beaufort County | 1226 |
| 13 | Anderson County | 1179 |
| 14 | Dorchester County | 1133 |
| 15 | Horry County | 930 |
| 16 | Lancaster County | 799 |
| 17 | Orangeburg County | 730 |
| 18 | Fairfield County | 697 |
| 19 | Jasper County | 672 |
| 20 | Cherokee County | 636 |
| 21 | Pickens County | 439 |
| 22 | McCormick County | 424 |
| 23 | Georgetown County | 407 |
| 24 | Abbeville County | 399 |
| 25 | Kershaw County | 333 |
| 26 | Oconee County | 315 |
| 27 | Edgefield County | 298 |
| 28 | Laurens County | 246 |
| 28 | Lee County | 246 |
| 29 | Marion County | 210 |
| 30 | Williamsburg County | 206 |
| 31 | Calhoun County | 199 |
| 32 | Florence County | 189 |
| 33 | Clarendon County | 182 |
| 34 | Union County | 167 |
| 35 | Darlington County | 155 |
| 36 | Hampton County | 151 |
| 37 | Chesterfield County | 141 |
| 38 | Barnwell County | 138 |
| 39 | Marlboro County | 116 |
| 40 | Newberry County | 115 |
| 41 | Dillon County | 103 |
| 42 | Bamberg County | 40 |
| 43 | Allendale County | 30 |
| 44 | Colleton County | 26 |
| 45 | Saluda County | 19 |
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