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

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, there were 1,349,375 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in South Carolina and they represented 25.54% of the total population of South Carolina in 2022. Richland County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (202,768), followed by Charleston County (98,370), and Greenville County (94,846). On the other hand, McCormick County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (3,786), followed by Saluda County (4,214), and Allendale County (5,323).

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 (71.76%), followed by Williamsburg County (62.79%), and Lee County (61.7%).

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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 6281 25.81
Aiken 42635 24.47
Allendale 5323 71.76
Anderson 32626 15.56
Bamberg 7603 58.71
Barnwell 8776 42.87
Beaufort 31002 15.81
Berkeley 58296 23.8
Calhoun 5497 38.72
Charleston 98370 23.46
Cherokee 11174 19.91
Chester 11288 35.28
Chesterfield 14070 32.17
Clarendon 13836 44.74
Colleton 13543 35.1
Darlington 25761 41.26
Dillon 12824 46.22
Dorchester 42351 25.51
Edgefield 8765 32.51
Fairfield 11147 54.51
Florence 59271 43.35
Georgetown 18231 28.19
Greenville 94846 17.31
Greenwood 21600 31.2
Hampton 9448 52.1
Horry 45265 11.81
Jasper 10719 33.51
Kershaw 16556 24.4
Lancaster 20665 19.73
Laurens 16285 23.97
Lee 9972 61.7
Lexington 48601 15.93
McCormick 3786 38.87
Marion 15946 56.01
Marlboro 13172 50.65
Newberry 10774 28.12
Oconee 5701 7.11
Orangeburg 50747 61.07
Pickens 9187 6.88
Richland 202768 48.1
Saluda 4214 22.2
Spartanburg 68910 19.92
Sumter 49257 47.39
Union 8123 30.38
Williamsburg 18909 62.79
York 55254 18.78