Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (210.08K), followed by Greenville County (99.72K), and Charleston County (99.49K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Richland County 210082
2 Greenville County 99723
3 Charleston County 99493
4 Spartanburg County 72393
5 Berkeley County 62704
6 Florence County 60302
7 York County 57992
8 Lexington County 52054
9 Orangeburg County 50658
10 Sumter County 50028
11 Horry County 48247
12 Aiken County 44675
13 Dorchester County 44447
14 Anderson County 33844
15 Beaufort County 32293
16 Darlington County 26130
17 Greenwood County 22137
18 Lancaster County 21643
19 Williamsburg County 18799
20 Georgetown County 18438
21 Kershaw County 18022
22 Laurens County 16687
23 Marion County 16016
24 Chesterfield County 14282
25 Clarendon County 13928
26 Colleton County 13741
27 Marlboro County 13068
28 Dillon County 12933
29 Cherokee County 11383
30 Chester County 11379
31 Newberry County 11232
32 Jasper County 11170
33 Fairfield County 11159
34 Lee County 9877
35 Pickens County 9588
36 Hampton County 9431
37 Edgefield County 8943
38 Barnwell County 8792
39 Union County 8107
40 Bamberg County 7604
41 Abbeville County 6268
42 Oconee County 5991
43 Calhoun County 5477
44 Allendale County 5296
45 Saluda County 4577
46 McCormick County 3769