South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 1,345,871 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in South Carolina and they represented 26.77% of the total population of South Carolina in 2017. Richland County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (193,853), followed by Charleston County (107,920), and Greenville County (90,764). On the other hand, McCormick County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (4,396), followed by Saluda County (4,946), and Oconee County (5,705).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Allendale County had the highest percentage (73.02%), followed by Williamsburg County (64.54%), and Lee County (63.69%).

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

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South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Abbeville 6786 27.59
Aiken 41820 24.82
Allendale 6579 73.02
Anderson 31667 15.97
Bamberg 8649 60.05
Barnwell 9298 43.53
Beaufort 33213 17.76
Berkeley 51438 23.93
Calhoun 5938 40.42
Charleston 107920 26.8
Cherokee 11631 20.42
Chester 11838 36.65
Chesterfield 15048 32.72
Clarendon 16137 47.39
Colleton 14023 37.3
Darlington 27725 41.37
Dillon 14218 46.71
Dorchester 40061 25.11
Edgefield 9496 35.37
Fairfield 12935 57.21
Florence 58650 42.34
Georgetown 19209 31.04
Greenville 90764 17.89
Greenwood 22385 31.75
Hampton 10366 53.09
Horry 43055 12.92
Jasper 11921 41.75
Kershaw 15784 24.2
Lancaster 19701 21.29
Laurens 16722 25.01
Lee 11073 63.69
Lexington 43155 14.86
McCormick 4396 45.95
Marion 17651 56.42
Marlboro 13537 50.69
Newberry 11671 30.41
Oconee 5705 7.37
Orangeburg 54162 61.78
Pickens 8291 6.71
Richland 193853 47
Saluda 4946 24.41
Spartanburg 62775 20.45
Sumter 50433 47.31
Union 8686 31.66
Williamsburg 20127 64.54
York 50433 18.92