South Carolina Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 1,280,531 people in South Carolina who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 25.02% of the total population of South Carolina. Richland County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (190,218), followed by Charleston County (92,598), and Greenville County (88,181). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: McCormick County (3,933), Saluda County (4,072), and Oconee County (5,193).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Allendale County had the highest percentage, with 70.36% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Williamsburg County (63.39%), and Lee County (61.00%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in South Carolina.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

South Carolina Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
South Carolina Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Abbeville County 6205 25.54
Aiken County 39856 23.61
Allendale County 5656 70.36
Anderson County 30440 14.94
Bamberg County 7763 58.32
Barnwell County 8825 42.86
Beaufort County 27973 14.95
Berkeley County 52393 22.79
Calhoun County 5372 38.05
Charleston County 92598 22.68
Cherokee County 11370 20.23
Chester County 11330 35.08
Chesterfield County 13233 30.58
Clarendon County 13919 44.69
Colleton County 13467 34.89
Darlington County 25524 40.58
Dillon County 12727 44.98
Dorchester County 38733 23.98
Edgefield County 8365 32.60
Fairfield County 11251 53.71
Florence County 57186 41.72
Georgetown County 18156 28.64
Greenville County 88181 16.78
Greenwood County 20938 30.19
Hampton County 9592 51.68
Horry County 39883 11.36
Jasper County 9645 33.50
Kershaw County 15256 23.33
Lancaster County 19272 20.07
Laurens County 16024 23.73
Lee County 10084 61.00
Lexington County 42924 14.60
McCormick County 3933 41.29
Marion County 16403 56.21
Marlboro County 13391 50.22
Newberry County 10451 27.71
Oconee County 5193 6.61
Orangeburg County 51046 60.61
Pickens County 8528 6.49
Richland County 190218 45.71
Saluda County 4072 21.59
Spartanburg County 64230 19.58
Sumter County 48876 46.30
Union County 8485 31.14
Williamsburg County 19666 63.39
York County 51898 18.40