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

Allendale County had the highest black or African American population share of 46 counties in 2024, at 66.3%. Oconee County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 30.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 24.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest66.3Allendale County
Lowest5.2Oconee County
Median30.146 counties
South Carolina24.6History

All counties, 2024

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Allendale CountyAllendale County: 66.3 %66.3Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 63.1 %63.1Lee CountyLee County: 62.2 %62.2Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 60.7 %60.7Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 59.4 %59.4Marion CountyMarion County: 54.8 %54.8Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 54.5 %54.5Hampton CountyHampton County: 51.9 %51.9Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 47.7 %47.7Richland CountyRichland County: 46.9 %46.9Sumter CountySumter County: 45.8 %45.8Dillon CountyDillon County: 45.3 %45.3Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 44.1 %44.1Florence CountyFlorence County: 42.9 %42.9Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 42.8 %42.8Darlington CountyDarlington County: 40.6 %40.6McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 40 %40Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 39 %39Chester CountyChester County: 34.5 %34.5Colleton CountyColleton County: 33.6 %33.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 32.8 %32.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 31.2 %31.2Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 30.1 %30.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 30 %30Newberry CountyNewberry County: 28.7 %28.7Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 27.8 %27.8Union CountyUnion County: 27.5 %27.5Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 25.4 %25.4Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 24.9 %24.9Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 23.7 %23.7Aiken CountyAiken County: 23.7 %23.7Laurens CountyLaurens County: 22.9 %22.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 22.7 %22.7Charleston CountyCharleston County: 22.7 %22.7Saluda CountySaluda County: 21.2 %21.2Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 19.3 %19.3Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 19.3 %19.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18.7 %18.7York CountyYork County: 18.2 %18.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 15.5 %15.5Greenville CountyGreenville County: 15.3 %15.3Lexington CountyLexington County: 15.1 %15.1Anderson CountyAnderson County: 13.5 %13.5Horry CountyHorry County: 11.6 %11.6Pickens CountyPickens County: 5.7 %5.7Oconee CountyOconee County: 5.2 %5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Allendale County66.3+2.3 pts
2Williamsburg County63.1-0.8 pts
3Lee County62.2-0 pts
4Orangeburg County60.7-0.8 pts
5Bamberg County59.4-0.2 pts
6Marion County54.8-0.9 pts
7Fairfield County54.5-0.7 pts
8Hampton County51.9-0.5 pts
9Marlboro County47.7-1.4 pts
10Richland County46.9+0.1 pts
11Sumter County45.8-0.2 pts
12Dillon County45.3-0.4 pts
13Clarendon County44.1-1.1 pts
14Florence County42.9+0.1 pts
15Barnwell County42.8-0.3 pts
16Darlington County40.6-0.3 pts
17McCormick County40-1.1 pts
18Calhoun County39+0.4 pts
19Chester County34.5-1.3 pts
20Colleton County33.6-0.9 pts
21Jasper County32.8-1.6 pts
22Greenwood County31.2-0 pts
23Edgefield County30.1-1.3 pts
24Chesterfield County30-0.4 pts
25Newberry County28.7-0.4 pts
26Georgetown County27.8-1 pts
27Union County27.5-1.4 pts
28Abbeville County25.4-0.4 pts
29Dorchester County24.9+0.1 pts
30Kershaw County23.7+0.3 pts
31Aiken County23.7-0.5 pts
32Laurens County22.9-0.1 pts
33Berkeley County22.7-0.2 pts
34Charleston County22.7-0.8 pts
35Saluda County21.2-0.9 pts
36Spartanburg County19.3-0.5 pts
37Lancaster County19.3-0.1 pts
38Cherokee County18.7-0.1 pts
39York County18.2-0.3 pts
40Beaufort County15.5-0.2 pts
41Greenville County15.3-1.1 pts
42Lexington County15.1+0.3 pts
43Anderson County13.5-0.1 pts
44Horry County11.6-0.2 pts
45Pickens County5.7-0.4 pts
46Oconee County5.2-1.5 pts

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Allendale County, with 66.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Oconee County, with 5.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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