# Cities in South Carolina by black or African American population share, 2024

All 43 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Orangeburg, SC | 73.7 |
| 2 | Greenwood, SC | 49.8 |
| 3 | Florence, SC | 49.8 |
| 4 | Sumter, SC | 46.1 |
| 5 | Newberry, SC | 41.7 |
| 6 | North Charleston, SC | 41.3 |
| 7 | Gaffney, SC | 40.6 |
| 8 | Columbia, SC | 40.1 |
| 9 | Spartanburg, SC | 39.3 |
| 10 | Moncks Corner, SC | 38.9 |
| 11 | Rock Hill, SC | 38 |
| 12 | Aiken, SC | 30.1 |
| 13 | Irmo, SC | 27.4 |
| 14 | Anderson, SC | 27 |
| 15 | Beaufort, SC | 26 |
| 16 | Fountain Inn, SC | 25.8 |
| 17 | Cayce, SC | 25.7 |
| 18 | York, SC | 24.8 |
| 19 | Conway, SC | 24.7 |
| 20 | Mauldin, SC | 23.6 |
| 21 | Goose Creek, SC | 23 |
| 22 | Greenville, SC | 19.4 |
| 23 | Summerville, SC | 19.4 |
| 24 | Greer, SC | 17.4 |
| 25 | Simpsonville, SC | 16.6 |
| 26 | North Augusta, SC | 16.2 |
| 27 | West Columbia, SC | 16.1 |
| 28 | Charleston, SC | 15.8 |
| 29 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 14.7 |
| 30 | Hardeeville, SC | 14.4 |
| 31 | Port Royal, SC | 13.6 |
| 32 | Fort Mill, SC | 12.8 |
| 33 | Forest Acres, SC | 12.8 |
| 34 | James Island, SC | 12.7 |
| 35 | Lexington, SC | 11.1 |
| 36 | Hanahan, SC | 10.4 |
| 37 | Bluffton, SC | 9 |
| 38 | Clemson, SC | 8.1 |
| 39 | Easley, SC | 7.4 |
| 40 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 7.2 |
| 41 | Tega Cay, SC | 4.2 |
| 42 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 2.9 |
| 43 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.7 |