South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 1,344,204 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in South Carolina and they represented 26.19% of the total population of South Carolina in 2020. Richland County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (199,718), followed by Charleston County (103,355), and Greenville County (93,383). On the other hand, McCormick County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (4,109), followed by Saluda County (4,391), and Calhoun County (5,563).

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 (72.46%), followed by Williamsburg County (63.52%), and Lee County (62.77%).

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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 2020
South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Abbeville 6454 26.61
Aiken 41917 24.78
Allendale 5791 72.46
Anderson 32457 15.9
Bamberg 7806 58.86
Barnwell 8882 43.16
Beaufort 31560 16.8
Berkeley 55803 24.1
Calhoun 5563 39.42
Charleston 103355 25.23
Cherokee 11370 20.23
Chester 11698 36.24
Chesterfield 13974 32.31
Clarendon 14108 45.75
Colleton 13935 36.16
Darlington 25918 41.24
Dillon 13102 46.34
Dorchester 40835 25.18
Edgefield 8564 33.36
Fairfield 11705 56.06
Florence 58637 42.86
Georgetown 18791 29.59
Greenville 93383 17.71
Greenwood 21901 31.56
Hampton 9642 52.07
Horry 43852 12.4
Jasper 11137 38.22
Kershaw 15687 23.92
Lancaster 19748 20.45
Laurens 16605 24.56
Lee 10377 62.77
Lexington 45369 15.38
McCormick 4109 43.23
Marion 16302 56.05
Marlboro 13419 50.67
Newberry 11051 29.29
Oconee 5692 7.23
Orangeburg 51708 61.59
Pickens 9107 6.92
Richland 199718 48.05
Saluda 4391 23.32
Spartanburg 67112 20.38
Sumter 49580 47.01
Union 8478 31.2
Williamsburg 19634 63.52
York 53977 19