Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all South Carolina counties, Allendale County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (73.87%), followed by Williamsburg County (65.35%), and Lee County (64%).

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

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
Allendale
Williamsburg
Lee
Orangeburg
Bamberg
Fairfield
Marion
Hampton
Marlboro
Clarendon
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Allendale County 73.87
2 Williamsburg County 65.35
3 Lee County 64
4 Orangeburg County 62.38
5 Bamberg County 61.28
6 Fairfield County 58.31
7 Marion County 56.72
8 Hampton County 53.98
9 Marlboro County 51.45
10 Clarendon County 48.49
11 McCormick County 48.12
12 Sumter County 47.54
13 Richland County 47.38
14 Dillon County 47.11
15 Barnwell County 44.35
16 Jasper County 43.75
17 Florence County 42.6
18 Calhoun County 41.77
19 Darlington County 41.59
20 Colleton County 38.41
21 Chester County 37.08
22 Edgefield County 36.6
23 Chesterfield County 32.8
24 Georgetown County 32.26
24 Greenwood County 32.26
25 Union County 31.52
26 Newberry County 31.48
27 Abbeville County 28.13
28 Charleston County 28.11
29 Saluda County 26.56
30 Laurens County 25.94
31 Dorchester County 25.64
32 Aiken County 25.2
33 Kershaw County 24.94
34 Berkeley County 24.87
35 Lancaster County 22.33
36 Spartanburg County 20.92
37 Cherokee County 20.84
38 York County 19.38
39 Beaufort County 18.98
40 Greenville County 18.49
41 Anderson County 16.36
42 Lexington County 15.06
43 Horry County 13.59
44 Oconee County 7.78
45 Pickens County 6.8