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Counties in South Carolina by black or African American population share

Allendale County had the highest black or African American population share of 46 counties in 2021, at 73.2%. Pickens County had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 31.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 26%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest73.2Allendale County
Lowest6.3Pickens County
Median31.446 counties
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All counties, 2021

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Allendale CountyAllendale County: 73.2 %73.2Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 64.1 %64.1Lee CountyLee County: 62.5 %62.5Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 61.6 %61.6Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 60.1 %60.1Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 56.8 %56.8Marion CountyMarion County: 56.6 %56.6Hampton CountyHampton County: 52.7 %52.7Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 49.8 %49.8Dillon CountyDillon County: 47.4 %47.4Richland CountyRichland County: 46.9 %46.9Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 46.2 %46.2Sumter CountySumter County: 46 %46Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 45.9 %45.9McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 44.4 %44.4Florence CountyFlorence County: 42.8 %42.8Darlington CountyDarlington County: 41.3 %41.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 39.7 %39.7Jasper CountyJasper County: 39 %39Chester CountyChester County: 37 %37Colleton CountyColleton County: 35.9 %35.9Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 34.1 %34.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 31.8 %31.8Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 31 %31Newberry CountyNewberry County: 30.6 %30.6Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 30.5 %30.5Union CountyUnion County: 29.8 %29.8Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 26.9 %26.9Charleston CountyCharleston County: 25.3 %25.3Aiken CountyAiken County: 24.6 %24.6Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 24.5 %24.5Saluda CountySaluda County: 24.5 %24.5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 23.3 %23.3Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 23.2 %23.2Laurens CountyLaurens County: 22.9 %22.9Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 20.2 %20.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 19.9 %19.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19.7 %19.7York CountyYork County: 18.8 %18.8Greenville CountyGreenville County: 16.9 %16.9Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 16.7 %16.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 15.3 %15.3Lexington CountyLexington County: 14.9 %14.9Horry CountyHorry County: 12.6 %12.6Oconee CountyOconee County: 7 %7Pickens CountyPickens County: 6.3 %6.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Allendale County73.2
2Williamsburg County64.1
3Lee County62.5
4Orangeburg County61.6
5Bamberg County60.1
6Fairfield County56.8
7Marion County56.6
8Hampton County52.7
9Marlboro County49.8
10Dillon County47.4
11Richland County46.9
12Clarendon County46.2
13Sumter County46
14Barnwell County45.9
15McCormick County44.4
16Florence County42.8
17Darlington County41.3
18Calhoun County39.7
19Jasper County39
20Chester County37
21Colleton County35.9
22Edgefield County34.1
23Greenwood County31.8
24Chesterfield County31
25Newberry County30.6
26Georgetown County30.5
27Union County29.8
28Abbeville County26.9
29Charleston County25.3
30Aiken County24.6
31Dorchester County24.5
32Saluda County24.5
33Berkeley County23.3
34Kershaw County23.2
35Laurens County22.9
36Spartanburg County20.2
37Lancaster County19.9
38Cherokee County19.7
39York County18.8
40Greenville County16.9
41Beaufort County16.7
42Anderson County15.3
43Lexington County14.9
44Horry County12.6
45Oconee County7
46Pickens County6.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Allendale County, with 73.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pickens County, with 6.3% in 2021.

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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