Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (204.93K), followed by Charleston County (97.11K), and Greenville County (95.44K).

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 2023
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Richland County 204927
2 Charleston County 97107
3 Greenville County 95442
4 Spartanburg County 70245
5 Berkeley County 60317
6 Florence County 59547
7 York County 55938
8 Orangeburg County 50176
9 Lexington County 49803
10 Sumter County 49304
11 Horry County 46139
12 Aiken County 43532
13 Dorchester County 43131
14 Anderson County 32925
15 Beaufort County 30699
16 Darlington County 25833
17 Greenwood County 21618
18 Lancaster County 21045
19 Williamsburg County 18627
20 Georgetown County 18141
21 Kershaw County 17484
22 Laurens County 16214
23 Marion County 15850
24 Chesterfield County 14072
25 Clarendon County 13723
26 Colleton County 13467
27 Marlboro County 12959
28 Dillon County 12770
29 Chester County 11237
30 Cherokee County 11172
31 Fairfield County 11053
32 Newberry County 10852
33 Jasper County 10765
34 Lee County 9779
35 Hampton County 9290
36 Pickens County 9237
37 Edgefield County 8754
38 Barnwell County 8688
39 Union County 7992
40 Bamberg County 7549
41 Abbeville County 6197
42 Oconee County 5710
43 Calhoun County 5361
44 Allendale County 5248
45 Saluda County 4199
46 McCormick County 3738