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Cities in South Carolina by black or African American population share

Orangeburg, SC had the highest black or African American population share of 43 cities in 2021, at 70.8%. North Myrtle Beach, SC had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 26%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.8Orangeburg, SC
Lowest1.1North Myrtle Beach, SC
Median20.643 cities
South Carolina26History

All cities, 2021

Orangeburg, SC: 70.8 %Orangeburg, SC70.8Greenwood, SC: 49.6 %Greenwood, SC49.6Sumter, SC: 48.1 %Sumter, SC48.1Newberry, SC: 47.5 %Newberry, SC47.5Florence, SC: 47.4 %Florence, SC47.4Spartanburg, SC: 44.3 %Spartanburg, SC44.3North Charleston, SC: 43.1 %North Charleston, SC43.1Gaffney, SC: 42.2 %Gaffney, SC42.2Columbia, SC: 40.3 %Columbia, SC40.3Rock Hill, SC: 38.5 %Rock Hill, SC38.5York, SC: 35.5 %York, SC35.5Aiken, SC: 34.6 %Aiken, SC34.6Conway, SC: 34 %Conway, SC34Moncks Corner, SC: 33.6 %Moncks Corner, SC33.6Anderson, SC: 33 %Anderson, SC33Beaufort, SC: 30.1 %Beaufort, SC30.1Fountain Inn, SC: 26.3 %Fountain Inn, SC26.3Cayce, SC: 25.6 %Cayce, SC25.6Irmo, SC: 25.6 %Irmo, SC25.6Mauldin, SC: 23.6 %Mauldin, SC23.6Greenville, SC: 23.1 %Greenville, SC23.1Port Royal, SC: 20.6 %Port Royal, SC20.6Charleston, SC: 19.6 %Charleston, SC19.6Summerville, SC: 19.2 %Summerville, SC19.2Goose Creek, SC: 19.1 %Goose Creek, SC19.1Simpsonville, SC: 18.8 %Simpsonville, SC18.8West Columbia, SC: 18.3 %West Columbia, SC18.3Myrtle Beach, SC: 17.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC17.3Greer, SC: 16.2 %Greer, SC16.2Forest Acres, SC: 15.3 %Forest Acres, SC15.3North Augusta, SC: 14.4 %North Augusta, SC14.4Hardeeville, SC: 13.4 %Hardeeville, SC13.4Fort Mill, SC: 11.3 %Fort Mill, SC11.3Easley, SC: 10.7 %Easley, SC10.7Lexington, SC: 10.5 %Lexington, SC10.5Hanahan, SC: 10 %Hanahan, SC10James Island, SC: 8.9 %James Island, SC8.9Bluffton, SC: 8 %Bluffton, SC8Clemson, SC: 7.3 %Clemson, SC7.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 5.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC5.7Tega Cay, SC: 4.2 %Tega Cay, SC4.2Mount Pleasant, SC: 3.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC3.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1.1 %North Myrtle Beach, SC1.1Orangeburg, SC: 70.8 %Orangeburg, SC70.8Greenwood, SC: 49.6 %Greenwood, SC49.6Sumter, SC: 48.1 %Sumter, SC48.1Newberry, SC: 47.5 %Newberry, SC47.5Florence, SC: 47.4 %Florence, SC47.4Spartanburg, SC: 44.3 %Spartanburg, SC44.3North Charleston, SC: 43.1 %North Charleston, SC43.1Gaffney, SC: 42.2 %Gaffney, SC42.2Columbia, SC: 40.3 %Columbia, SC40.3Rock Hill, SC: 38.5 %Rock Hill, SC38.5York, SC: 35.5 %York, SC35.5Aiken, SC: 34.6 %Aiken, SC34.6Conway, SC: 34 %Conway, SC34Moncks Corner, SC: 33.6 %Moncks Corner, SC33.6Anderson, SC: 33 %Anderson, SC33Beaufort, SC: 30.1 %Beaufort, SC30.1Fountain Inn, SC: 26.3 %Fountain Inn, SC26.3Cayce, SC: 25.6 %Cayce, SC25.6Irmo, SC: 25.6 %Irmo, SC25.6Mauldin, SC: 23.6 %Mauldin, SC23.6Greenville, SC: 23.1 %Greenville, SC23.1Port Royal, SC: 20.6 %Port Royal, SC20.6Charleston, SC: 19.6 %Charleston, SC19.6Summerville, SC: 19.2 %Summerville, SC19.2Goose Creek, SC: 19.1 %Goose Creek, SC19.1Simpsonville, SC: 18.8 %Simpsonville, SC18.8West Columbia, SC: 18.3 %West Columbia, SC18.3Myrtle Beach, SC: 17.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC17.3Greer, SC: 16.2 %Greer, SC16.2Forest Acres, SC: 15.3 %Forest Acres, SC15.3North Augusta, SC: 14.4 %North Augusta, SC14.4Hardeeville, SC: 13.4 %Hardeeville, SC13.4Fort Mill, SC: 11.3 %Fort Mill, SC11.3Easley, SC: 10.7 %Easley, SC10.7Lexington, SC: 10.5 %Lexington, SC10.5Hanahan, SC: 10 %Hanahan, SC10James Island, SC: 8.9 %James Island, SC8.9Bluffton, SC: 8 %Bluffton, SC8Clemson, SC: 7.3 %Clemson, SC7.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 5.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC5.7Tega Cay, SC: 4.2 %Tega Cay, SC4.2Mount Pleasant, SC: 3.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC3.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1.1 %North Myrtle Beach, SC1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Orangeburg, SC70.8
2Greenwood, SC49.6
3Sumter, SC48.1
4Newberry, SC47.5
5Florence, SC47.4
6Spartanburg, SC44.3
7North Charleston, SC43.1
8Gaffney, SC42.2
9Columbia, SC40.3
10Rock Hill, SC38.5
11York, SC35.5
12Aiken, SC34.6
13Conway, SC34
14Moncks Corner, SC33.6
15Anderson, SC33
16Beaufort, SC30.1
17Fountain Inn, SC26.3
18Cayce, SC25.6
19Irmo, SC25.6
20Mauldin, SC23.6
21Greenville, SC23.1
22Port Royal, SC20.6
23Charleston, SC19.6
24Summerville, SC19.2
25Goose Creek, SC19.1
26Simpsonville, SC18.8
27West Columbia, SC18.3
28Myrtle Beach, SC17.3
29Greer, SC16.2
30Forest Acres, SC15.3
31North Augusta, SC14.4
32Hardeeville, SC13.4
33Fort Mill, SC11.3
34Easley, SC10.7
35Lexington, SC10.5
36Hanahan, SC10
37James Island, SC8.9
38Bluffton, SC8
39Clemson, SC7.3
40Hilton Head Island, SC5.7
41Tega Cay, SC4.2
42Mount Pleasant, SC3.3
43North Myrtle Beach, SC1.1

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in South Carolina by black or African American population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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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), Cities in South Carolina by black or African American population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in South Carolina by black or African American population share, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in South Carolina by black or African American population share, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Orangeburg, SC, with 70.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Myrtle Beach, SC, with 1.1% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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