Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the South Carolina Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 313,015. Among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (32,496), followed by Charleston County (26,372), and Greenville County (19,803).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Richland County
Charleston County
Greenville County
Florence County
Spartanburg County
Horry County
Orangeburg County
Berkeley County
Sumter County
Aiken County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Richland County 32496
2 Charleston County 26372
3 Greenville County 19803
4 Florence County 14264
5 Spartanburg County 14054
6 Horry County 11870
7 Orangeburg County 11866
8 Berkeley County 11661
9 Sumter County 11132
10 Aiken County 10650
11 York County 8932
12 Lexington County 8751
13 Beaufort County 7954
14 Dorchester County 7946
15 Anderson County 7694
16 Darlington County 7251
17 Williamsburg County 6290
18 Marion County 5708
19 Greenwood County 5694
20 Georgetown County 5579
21 Marlboro County 4938
22 Lancaster County 4787
23 Colleton County 4482
24 Fairfield County 4318
25 Chesterfield County 4286
26 Kershaw County 4060
27 Laurens County 4053
28 Dillon County 3987
29 Clarendon County 3882
30 Chester County 3410
31 Jasper County 3349
32 Hampton County 3278
33 Cherokee County 3030
34 Newberry County 2947
35 Lee County 2857
36 Edgefield County 2325
37 Barnwell County 2320
38 Union County 2280
39 Pickens County 1891
40 Abbeville County 1880
41 Calhoun County 1706
42 Saluda County 1500
43 Allendale County 1459
44 Oconee County 1375
45 McCormick County 1337
46 Bamberg County 1311