Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (144.38K), followed by Charleston County (71.47K), and Greenville County (66.03K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties based on Black or African American Alone voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in South Carolina.

Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Richland
144.38K
Charleston
71.47K
Greenville
66.03K
Spartanburg
48.33K
Florence
42.56K
Orangeburg
39.62K
Berkeley
38.69K
York
38.42K
Sumter
36.86K
Lexington
31.09K
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Richland County 144,384
2 Charleston County 71,468
3 Greenville County 66,030
4 Spartanburg County 48,325
5 Florence County 42,556
6 Orangeburg County 39,622
7 Berkeley County 38,689
8 York County 38,419
9 Sumter County 36,862
10 Lexington County 31,091
11 Horry County 30,369
12 Aiken County 29,877
13 Dorchester County 28,431
14 Anderson County 22,740
15 Beaufort County 20,942
16 Darlington County 19,205
17 Greenwood County 15,801
18 Williamsburg County 15,534
19 Lancaster County 14,473
20 Georgetown County 13,876
21 Marion County 12,372
22 Laurens County 12,234
23 Kershaw County 11,687
24 Clarendon County 10,963
25 Marlboro County 10,722
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