South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 1,343,016 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in South Carolina and they represented 25.86% of the total population of South Carolina in 2021. Richland County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (200,609), followed by Charleston County (100,516), and Greenville County (93,521). On the other hand, McCormick County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (4,077), followed by Saluda County (4,317), and Calhoun County (5,537).

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 (72.47%), followed by Williamsburg County (63.35%), and Lee County (62.45%).

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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 2021
South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Abbeville 6371 26.26
Aiken 42074 24.57
Allendale 5590 72.47
Anderson 32596 15.76
Bamberg 7734 58.96
Barnwell 8905 43.24
Beaufort 31156 16.23
Berkeley 56454 23.84
Calhoun 5537 39.16
Charleston 100516 24.25
Cherokee 11301 20.15
Chester 11456 35.64
Chesterfield 14034 32.38
Clarendon 14133 45.65
Colleton 13716 35.66
Darlington 25898 41.29
Dillon 12999 46.48
Dorchester 41226 25.22
Edgefield 8716 33.17
Fairfield 11493 55.54
Florence 58779 43.09
Georgetown 18526 28.98
Greenville 93521 17.49
Greenwood 21674 31.35
Hampton 9557 52.38
Horry 44289 12.1
Jasper 10740 35.29
Kershaw 16013 24.19
Lancaster 20188 20.08
Laurens 16493 24.31
Lee 10161 62.45
Lexington 47047 15.65
McCormick 4077 41.76
Marion 16304 56.51
Marlboro 13391 51.04
Newberry 10840 28.55
Oconee 5716 7.21
Orangeburg 50773 61.31
Pickens 9064 6.86
Richland 200609 48.07
Saluda 4317 22.94
Spartanburg 67323 20.07
Sumter 49501 47.21
Union 8377 31.01
Williamsburg 19271 63.35
York 54560 18.87