Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all South Carolina counties, Allendale County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (73.94%), followed by Williamsburg County (65.19%), and Lee County (64.06%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allendale County | 73.94 |
| 2 | Williamsburg County | 65.19 |
| 3 | Lee County | 64.06 |
| 4 | Orangeburg County | 62.25 |
| 5 | Bamberg County | 60.66 |
| 6 | Fairfield County | 58.04 |
| 7 | Marion County | 56.87 |
| 8 | Hampton County | 54.08 |
| 9 | Marlboro County | 51.29 |
| 10 | Clarendon County | 48.14 |
| 11 | Sumter County | 47.76 |
| 12 | Richland County | 47.71 |
| 13 | McCormick County | 47.22 |
| 14 | Dillon County | 47.09 |
| 15 | Barnwell County | 44.34 |
| 16 | Jasper County | 43.44 |
| 17 | Florence County | 42.63 |
| 18 | Calhoun County | 41.94 |
| 19 | Darlington County | 41.65 |
| 20 | Colleton County | 38.11 |
| 21 | Chester County | 37.05 |
| 22 | Edgefield County | 36.15 |
| 23 | Chesterfield County | 33.02 |
| 24 | Greenwood County | 32.23 |
| 25 | Georgetown County | 31.87 |
| 26 | Union County | 31.74 |
| 27 | Newberry County | 31.55 |
| 28 | Abbeville County | 28.18 |
| 29 | Charleston County | 27.68 |
| 30 | Saluda County | 26.59 |
| 31 | Dorchester County | 25.72 |
| 32 | Laurens County | 25.71 |
| 33 | Aiken County | 25.19 |
| 34 | Kershaw County | 24.86 |
| 35 | Berkeley County | 24.66 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 21.97 |
| 37 | Spartanburg County | 20.89 |
| 38 | Cherokee County | 20.85 |
| 39 | York County | 19.39 |
| 40 | Beaufort County | 18.76 |
| 41 | Greenville County | 18.48 |
| 42 | Anderson County | 16.35 |
| 43 | Lexington County | 15.22 |
| 44 | Horry County | 13.47 |
| 45 | Oconee County | 7.78 |
| 46 | Pickens County | 6.84 |