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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 2022, at 73.1%. North Myrtle Beach, SC had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 22.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 25.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.1Orangeburg, SC
Lowest0.9North Myrtle Beach, SC
Median22.643 cities
South Carolina25.6History

All cities, 2022

Orangeburg, SC: 73.1 %Orangeburg, SC73.1Florence, SC: 50.3 %Florence, SC50.3Greenwood, SC: 47.7 %Greenwood, SC47.7Sumter, SC: 47.1 %Sumter, SC47.1Spartanburg, SC: 44.7 %Spartanburg, SC44.7North Charleston, SC: 44.1 %North Charleston, SC44.1Newberry, SC: 43.8 %Newberry, SC43.8Gaffney, SC: 43.4 %Gaffney, SC43.4Columbia, SC: 40.2 %Columbia, SC40.2Rock Hill, SC: 38.1 %Rock Hill, SC38.1Aiken, SC: 35.9 %Aiken, SC35.9Moncks Corner, SC: 35.3 %Moncks Corner, SC35.3Conway, SC: 33 %Conway, SC33York, SC: 30.7 %York, SC30.7Irmo, SC: 28.9 %Irmo, SC28.9Anderson, SC: 28.6 %Anderson, SC28.6Fountain Inn, SC: 28.6 %Fountain Inn, SC28.6Beaufort, SC: 28.2 %Beaufort, SC28.2Cayce, SC: 24.7 %Cayce, SC24.7Mauldin, SC: 24.4 %Mauldin, SC24.4Simpsonville, SC: 22.6 %Simpsonville, SC22.6Greenville, SC: 22.6 %Greenville, SC22.6Goose Creek, SC: 20.6 %Goose Creek, SC20.6Summerville, SC: 19.7 %Summerville, SC19.7Port Royal, SC: 18.8 %Port Royal, SC18.8Charleston, SC: 18.1 %Charleston, SC18.1West Columbia, SC: 17.7 %West Columbia, SC17.7Greer, SC: 16.6 %Greer, SC16.6Myrtle Beach, SC: 15.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC15.3North Augusta, SC: 13.9 %North Augusta, SC13.9Hardeeville, SC: 13.6 %Hardeeville, SC13.6Forest Acres, SC: 13.2 %Forest Acres, SC13.2Fort Mill, SC: 11.1 %Fort Mill, SC11.1Lexington, SC: 10.3 %Lexington, SC10.3James Island, SC: 10.2 %James Island, SC10.2Hanahan, SC: 10 %Hanahan, SC10Easley, SC: 9.9 %Easley, SC9.9Bluffton, SC: 8.5 %Bluffton, SC8.5Clemson, SC: 8.4 %Clemson, SC8.4Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.1Tega Cay, SC: 3.9 %Tega Cay, SC3.9Mount Pleasant, SC: 3.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC3.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 0.9 %North Myrtle Beach, SC0.9Orangeburg, SC: 73.1 %Orangeburg, SC73.1Florence, SC: 50.3 %Florence, SC50.3Greenwood, SC: 47.7 %Greenwood, SC47.7Sumter, SC: 47.1 %Sumter, SC47.1Spartanburg, SC: 44.7 %Spartanburg, SC44.7North Charleston, SC: 44.1 %North Charleston, SC44.1Newberry, SC: 43.8 %Newberry, SC43.8Gaffney, SC: 43.4 %Gaffney, SC43.4Columbia, SC: 40.2 %Columbia, SC40.2Rock Hill, SC: 38.1 %Rock Hill, SC38.1Aiken, SC: 35.9 %Aiken, SC35.9Moncks Corner, SC: 35.3 %Moncks Corner, SC35.3Conway, SC: 33 %Conway, SC33York, SC: 30.7 %York, SC30.7Irmo, SC: 28.9 %Irmo, SC28.9Anderson, SC: 28.6 %Anderson, SC28.6Fountain Inn, SC: 28.6 %Fountain Inn, SC28.6Beaufort, SC: 28.2 %Beaufort, SC28.2Cayce, SC: 24.7 %Cayce, SC24.7Mauldin, SC: 24.4 %Mauldin, SC24.4Simpsonville, SC: 22.6 %Simpsonville, SC22.6Greenville, SC: 22.6 %Greenville, SC22.6Goose Creek, SC: 20.6 %Goose Creek, SC20.6Summerville, SC: 19.7 %Summerville, SC19.7Port Royal, SC: 18.8 %Port Royal, SC18.8Charleston, SC: 18.1 %Charleston, SC18.1West Columbia, SC: 17.7 %West Columbia, SC17.7Greer, SC: 16.6 %Greer, SC16.6Myrtle Beach, SC: 15.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC15.3North Augusta, SC: 13.9 %North Augusta, SC13.9Hardeeville, SC: 13.6 %Hardeeville, SC13.6Forest Acres, SC: 13.2 %Forest Acres, SC13.2Fort Mill, SC: 11.1 %Fort Mill, SC11.1Lexington, SC: 10.3 %Lexington, SC10.3James Island, SC: 10.2 %James Island, SC10.2Hanahan, SC: 10 %Hanahan, SC10Easley, SC: 9.9 %Easley, SC9.9Bluffton, SC: 8.5 %Bluffton, SC8.5Clemson, SC: 8.4 %Clemson, SC8.4Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.1Tega Cay, SC: 3.9 %Tega Cay, SC3.9Mount Pleasant, SC: 3.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC3.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 0.9 %North Myrtle Beach, SC0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Orangeburg, SC73.1+2.3 pts
2Florence, SC50.3+2.9 pts
3Greenwood, SC47.7-1.9 pts
4Sumter, SC47.1-1 pts
5Spartanburg, SC44.7+0.4 pts
6North Charleston, SC44.1+1 pts
7Newberry, SC43.8-3.8 pts
8Gaffney, SC43.4+1.1 pts
9Columbia, SC40.2-0.2 pts
10Rock Hill, SC38.1-0.4 pts
11Aiken, SC35.9+1.3 pts
12Moncks Corner, SC35.3+1.7 pts
13Conway, SC33-0.9 pts
14York, SC30.7-4.8 pts
15Irmo, SC28.9+3.3 pts
16Anderson, SC28.6-4.3 pts
17Fountain Inn, SC28.6+2.3 pts
18Beaufort, SC28.2-1.9 pts
19Cayce, SC24.7-0.9 pts
20Mauldin, SC24.4+0.9 pts
21Simpsonville, SC22.6+3.9 pts
22Greenville, SC22.6-0.5 pts
23Goose Creek, SC20.6+1.5 pts
24Summerville, SC19.7+0.6 pts
25Port Royal, SC18.8-1.7 pts
26Charleston, SC18.1-1.5 pts
27West Columbia, SC17.7-0.5 pts
28Greer, SC16.6+0.4 pts
29Myrtle Beach, SC15.3-2 pts
30North Augusta, SC13.9-0.6 pts
31Hardeeville, SC13.6+0.1 pts
32Forest Acres, SC13.2-2.2 pts
33Fort Mill, SC11.1-0.2 pts
34Lexington, SC10.3-0.2 pts
35James Island, SC10.2+1.3 pts
36Hanahan, SC100 pts
37Easley, SC9.9-0.8 pts
38Bluffton, SC8.5+0.5 pts
39Clemson, SC8.4+1 pts
40Hilton Head Island, SC7.1+1.4 pts
41Tega Cay, SC3.9-0.3 pts
42Mount Pleasant, SC3.7+0.3 pts
43North Myrtle Beach, SC0.9-0.2 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Orangeburg, SC, with 73.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Myrtle Beach, SC, with 0.9% in 2022.

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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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