Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (193.85K), followed by Charleston County (107.92K), and Greenville County (90.76K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Richland County 193853
2 Charleston County 107920
3 Greenville County 90764
4 Spartanburg County 62775
5 Florence County 58650
6 Orangeburg County 54162
7 Berkeley County 51438
8 Sumter County 50433
8 York County 50433
9 Lexington County 43155
10 Horry County 43055
11 Aiken County 41820
12 Dorchester County 40061
13 Beaufort County 33213
14 Anderson County 31667
15 Darlington County 27725
16 Greenwood County 22385
17 Williamsburg County 20127
18 Lancaster County 19701
19 Georgetown County 19209
20 Marion County 17651
21 Laurens County 16722
22 Clarendon County 16137
23 Kershaw County 15784
24 Chesterfield County 15048
25 Dillon County 14218
26 Colleton County 14023
27 Marlboro County 13537
28 Fairfield County 12935
29 Jasper County 11921
30 Chester County 11838
31 Newberry County 11671
32 Cherokee County 11631
33 Lee County 11073
34 Hampton County 10366
35 Edgefield County 9496
36 Barnwell County 9298
37 Union County 8686
38 Bamberg County 8649
39 Pickens County 8291
40 Abbeville County 6786
41 Allendale County 6579
42 Calhoun County 5938
43 Oconee County 5705
44 Saluda County 4946
45 McCormick County 4396