Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for South Carolina counties, in April 2020, among all of South Carolina's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Orangeburg city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (76.93%), followed by Dentsville CDP (68.85%), and St. Andrews CDP (65.17%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in South Carolina.
Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
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1 | Orangeburg city | 76.93 |
2 | Dentsville CDP | 68.85 |
3 | St. Andrews CDP | 65.17 |
4 | Gantt CDP | 50.57 |
5 | Sumter city | 48.70 |
6 | Florence city | 46.89 |
7 | Gaffney city | 45.40 |
8 | Spartanburg city | 44.08 |
9 | Greenwood city | 43.63 |
10 | Newberry city | 42.65 |
11 | North Charleston city | 40.64 |
12 | Rock Hill city | 38.77 |
13 | Columbia city | 38.50 |
14 | Seven Oaks CDP | 36.08 |
15 | Moncks Corner town | 33.53 |
16 | Irmo town | 30.72 |
17 | Anderson city | 29.66 |
18 | Conway city | 29.57 |
19 | Fountain Inn city | 29.11 |
20 | Aiken city | 28.53 |
21 | Ladson CDP | 26.38 |
22 | Mauldin city | 23.82 |
23 | Greenville city | 22.86 |
24 | Cayce city | 22.42 |
25 | Goose Creek city | 21.75 |
26 | Summerville town | 20.82 |
27 | Parker CDP | 20.70 |
28 | Beaufort city | 20.51 |
29 | Port Royal town | 20.20 |
30 | North Augusta city | 19.86 |
31 | Berea CDP | 19.80 |
32 | Simpsonville city | 18.70 |
33 | Forest Acres city | 17.36 |
34 | West Columbia city | 17.12 |
35 | Charleston city | 17.01 |
36 | Greer city | 15.97 |
37 | Boiling Springs CDP | 14.35 |
38 | Red Bank CDP | 14.06 |
39 | Myrtle Beach city | 13.21 |
40 | Taylors CDP | 12.53 |
41 | Oak Grove CDP | 12.51 |
42 | Fort Mill town | 12.34 |
43 | Hanahan city | 12.01 |
44 | Easley city | 11.75 |
45 | Lexington town | 11.46 |
46 | Red Hill CDP | 11.24 |
47 | Wade Hampton CDP | 10.40 |
48 | Lake Wylie CDP | 9.67 |
49 | Powdersville CDP | 9.31 |
50 | James Island town | 9.12 |
51 | Bluffton town | 8.41 |
52 | Carolina Forest CDP | 7.96 |
53 | Clemson city | 7.53 |
54 | Socastee CDP | 7.46 |
55 | Five Forks CDP | 5.88 |
56 | Hilton Head Island town | 5.82 |
56 | Little River CDP | 5.82 |
57 | Tega Cay city | 4.26 |
58 | Mount Pleasant town | 3.33 |
59 | North Myrtle Beach city | 2.23 |
60 | Garden City CDP | 1.45 |