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

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 1,348,181 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in South Carolina and they represented 25.96% of the total population of South Carolina in 2021. Richland County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (201,699), followed by Charleston County (102,105), and Greenville County (94,495). On the other hand, McCormick County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (4,075), followed by Saluda County (4,300), and Calhoun County (5,498).

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 (71.8%), followed by Williamsburg County (62.8%), and Lee County (62.07%).

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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 6344 26.15
Aiken 42232 24.66
Allendale 5651 71.8
Anderson 32697 15.81
Bamberg 7596 57.93
Barnwell 8861 43.06
Beaufort 31444 16.38
Berkeley 57209 24.15
Calhoun 5498 38.9
Charleston 102105 24.64
Cherokee 11289 20.15
Chester 11424 35.59
Chesterfield 13989 32.28
Clarendon 14036 45.35
Colleton 13632 35.48
Darlington 25828 41.19
Dillon 12954 46.3
Dorchester 41384 25.31
Edgefield 8621 32.8
Fairfield 11447 55.31
Florence 58778 43.08
Georgetown 18516 28.94
Greenville 94495 17.68
Greenwood 21653 31.31
Hampton 9411 51.61
Horry 44488 12.16
Jasper 11141 36.58
Kershaw 15975 24.16
Lancaster 20222 20.12
Laurens 16511 24.35
Lee 10097 62.07
Lexington 47377 15.77
McCormick 4075 41.66
Marion 16103 55.84
Marlboro 13233 50.38
Newberry 10883 28.67
Oconee 5696 7.18
Orangeburg 50655 61.18
Pickens 9117 6.9
Richland 201699 48.35
Saluda 4300 22.85
Spartanburg 67989 20.27
Sumter 49312 47.03
Union 8364 30.99
Williamsburg 19081 62.8
York 54769 18.93