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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 2023, at 73.9%. North Myrtle Beach, SC had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 20.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 25.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.9Orangeburg, SC
Lowest1.6North Myrtle Beach, SC
Median20.543 cities
South Carolina25.1History

All cities, 2023

Orangeburg, SC: 73.9 %Orangeburg, SC73.9Florence, SC: 49.5 %Florence, SC49.5Greenwood, SC: 49.4 %Greenwood, SC49.4Sumter, SC: 47.4 %Sumter, SC47.4Spartanburg, SC: 42.1 %Spartanburg, SC42.1North Charleston, SC: 41.6 %North Charleston, SC41.6Newberry, SC: 41.4 %Newberry, SC41.4Gaffney, SC: 40.9 %Gaffney, SC40.9Rock Hill, SC: 39.5 %Rock Hill, SC39.5Columbia, SC: 39 %Columbia, SC39Moncks Corner, SC: 34.6 %Moncks Corner, SC34.6Aiken, SC: 32 %Aiken, SC32Irmo, SC: 29.3 %Irmo, SC29.3Fountain Inn, SC: 29 %Fountain Inn, SC29Conway, SC: 28.8 %Conway, SC28.8Anderson, SC: 28.5 %Anderson, SC28.5York, SC: 27.6 %York, SC27.6Beaufort, SC: 27.5 %Beaufort, SC27.5Cayce, SC: 26.7 %Cayce, SC26.7Mauldin, SC: 24.3 %Mauldin, SC24.3Goose Creek, SC: 22 %Goose Creek, SC22Greenville, SC: 20.5 %Greenville, SC20.5Summerville, SC: 20.1 %Summerville, SC20.1Simpsonville, SC: 19.5 %Simpsonville, SC19.5Port Royal, SC: 17.4 %Port Royal, SC17.4Charleston, SC: 17.3 %Charleston, SC17.3Greer, SC: 16.4 %Greer, SC16.4West Columbia, SC: 16 %West Columbia, SC16North Augusta, SC: 14.4 %North Augusta, SC14.4Myrtle Beach, SC: 14.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC14.3James Island, SC: 12.2 %James Island, SC12.2Hardeeville, SC: 11.7 %Hardeeville, SC11.7Forest Acres, SC: 11.7 %Forest Acres, SC11.7Fort Mill, SC: 11.5 %Fort Mill, SC11.5Lexington, SC: 10.9 %Lexington, SC10.9Easley, SC: 10.4 %Easley, SC10.4Bluffton, SC: 9.3 %Bluffton, SC9.3Hanahan, SC: 8.7 %Hanahan, SC8.7Clemson, SC: 8.5 %Clemson, SC8.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 6.3 %Hilton Head Island, SC6.3Tega Cay, SC: 4.6 %Tega Cay, SC4.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 2.9 %Mount Pleasant, SC2.9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC1.6Orangeburg, SC: 73.9 %Orangeburg, SC73.9Florence, SC: 49.5 %Florence, SC49.5Greenwood, SC: 49.4 %Greenwood, SC49.4Sumter, SC: 47.4 %Sumter, SC47.4Spartanburg, SC: 42.1 %Spartanburg, SC42.1North Charleston, SC: 41.6 %North Charleston, SC41.6Newberry, SC: 41.4 %Newberry, SC41.4Gaffney, SC: 40.9 %Gaffney, SC40.9Rock Hill, SC: 39.5 %Rock Hill, SC39.5Columbia, SC: 39 %Columbia, SC39Moncks Corner, SC: 34.6 %Moncks Corner, SC34.6Aiken, SC: 32 %Aiken, SC32Irmo, SC: 29.3 %Irmo, SC29.3Fountain Inn, SC: 29 %Fountain Inn, SC29Conway, SC: 28.8 %Conway, SC28.8Anderson, SC: 28.5 %Anderson, SC28.5York, SC: 27.6 %York, SC27.6Beaufort, SC: 27.5 %Beaufort, SC27.5Cayce, SC: 26.7 %Cayce, SC26.7Mauldin, SC: 24.3 %Mauldin, SC24.3Goose Creek, SC: 22 %Goose Creek, SC22Greenville, SC: 20.5 %Greenville, SC20.5Summerville, SC: 20.1 %Summerville, SC20.1Simpsonville, SC: 19.5 %Simpsonville, SC19.5Port Royal, SC: 17.4 %Port Royal, SC17.4Charleston, SC: 17.3 %Charleston, SC17.3Greer, SC: 16.4 %Greer, SC16.4West Columbia, SC: 16 %West Columbia, SC16North Augusta, SC: 14.4 %North Augusta, SC14.4Myrtle Beach, SC: 14.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC14.3James Island, SC: 12.2 %James Island, SC12.2Hardeeville, SC: 11.7 %Hardeeville, SC11.7Forest Acres, SC: 11.7 %Forest Acres, SC11.7Fort Mill, SC: 11.5 %Fort Mill, SC11.5Lexington, SC: 10.9 %Lexington, SC10.9Easley, SC: 10.4 %Easley, SC10.4Bluffton, SC: 9.3 %Bluffton, SC9.3Hanahan, SC: 8.7 %Hanahan, SC8.7Clemson, SC: 8.5 %Clemson, SC8.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 6.3 %Hilton Head Island, SC6.3Tega Cay, SC: 4.6 %Tega Cay, SC4.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 2.9 %Mount Pleasant, SC2.9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Orangeburg, SC73.9+0.9 pts
2Florence, SC49.5-0.9 pts
3Greenwood, SC49.4+1.6 pts
4Sumter, SC47.4+0.4 pts
5Spartanburg, SC42.1-2.6 pts
6North Charleston, SC41.6-2.5 pts
7Newberry, SC41.4-2.4 pts
8Gaffney, SC40.9-2.5 pts
9Rock Hill, SC39.5+1.4 pts
10Columbia, SC39-1.2 pts
11Moncks Corner, SC34.6-0.7 pts
12Aiken, SC32-3.9 pts
13Irmo, SC29.3+0.5 pts
14Fountain Inn, SC29+0.3 pts
15Conway, SC28.8-4.2 pts
16Anderson, SC28.5-0.1 pts
17York, SC27.6-3.1 pts
18Beaufort, SC27.5-0.7 pts
19Cayce, SC26.7+2 pts
20Mauldin, SC24.3-0.1 pts
21Goose Creek, SC22+1.4 pts
22Greenville, SC20.5-2.1 pts
23Summerville, SC20.1+0.3 pts
24Simpsonville, SC19.5-3.1 pts
25Port Royal, SC17.4-1.5 pts
26Charleston, SC17.3-0.9 pts
27Greer, SC16.4-0.3 pts
28West Columbia, SC16-1.8 pts
29North Augusta, SC14.4+0.5 pts
30Myrtle Beach, SC14.3-1 pts
31James Island, SC12.2+2 pts
32Hardeeville, SC11.7-1.9 pts
33Forest Acres, SC11.7-1.5 pts
34Fort Mill, SC11.5+0.4 pts
35Lexington, SC10.9+0.6 pts
36Easley, SC10.4+0.5 pts
37Bluffton, SC9.3+0.8 pts
38Hanahan, SC8.7-1.3 pts
39Clemson, SC8.5+0.1 pts
40Hilton Head Island, SC6.3-0.8 pts
41Tega Cay, SC4.6+0.7 pts
42Mount Pleasant, SC2.9-0.8 pts
43North Myrtle Beach, SC1.6+0.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Orangeburg, SC, with 73.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Myrtle Beach, SC, with 1.6% in 2023.

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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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