South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, there were 1,354,319 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in South Carolina and they represented 25.64% of the total population of South Carolina in 2022. Richland County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (203,804), followed by Charleston County (99,842), and Greenville County (95,842). On the other hand, McCormick County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (3,780), followed by Saluda County (4,178), and Allendale County (5,403).

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 (71.29%), followed by Williamsburg County (62.29%), and Lee County (61.35%).

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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 2022
South Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Abbeville 6238 25.61
Aiken 42737 24.54
Allendale 5403 71.29
Anderson 32728 15.62
Bamberg 7447 57.69
Barnwell 8707 42.65
Beaufort 31384 15.98
Berkeley 58992 24.07
Calhoun 5455 38.47
Charleston 99842 23.81
Cherokee 11193 19.94
Chester 11240 35.2
Chesterfield 14017 32.09
Clarendon 13719 44.38
Colleton 13434 34.8
Darlington 25680 41.16
Dillon 12747 45.96
Dorchester 42458 25.56
Edgefield 8676 32.21
Fairfield 11135 54.44
Florence 59267 43.35
Georgetown 18231 28.17
Greenville 95842 17.49
Greenwood 21553 31.12
Hampton 9276 51.21
Horry 45441 11.86
Jasper 11117 34.7
Kershaw 16521 24.39
Lancaster 20686 19.78
Laurens 16305 23.99
Lee 9910 61.35
Lexington 48831 16.02
McCormick 3780 38.71
Marion 15774 55.45
Marlboro 13036 50.06
Newberry 10851 28.37
Oconee 5699 7.11
Orangeburg 50664 60.97
Pickens 9282 6.96
Richland 203804 48.35
Saluda 4178 22.06
Spartanburg 69647 20.14
Sumter 49094 47.2
Union 8148 30.46
Williamsburg 18724 62.29
York 55426 18.84