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 2022, at 71.9%. Pickens County had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 31% and the figure for South Carolina was 25.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest71.9Allendale County
Median3146 counties
South Carolina25.6History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Allendale CountyAllendale County: 71.9 %71.9Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 63.5 %63.5Lee CountyLee County: 62.4 %62.4Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 61.3 %61.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 60.4 %60.4Marion CountyMarion County: 56.3 %56.3Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 55.9 %55.9Hampton CountyHampton County: 52.7 %52.7Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 49.3 %49.3Richland CountyRichland County: 46.9 %46.9Dillon CountyDillon County: 46.4 %46.4Sumter CountySumter County: 45.7 %45.7Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 45.5 %45.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 44 %44McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 43.5 %43.5Florence CountyFlorence County: 42.6 %42.6Darlington CountyDarlington County: 40.8 %40.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 38.9 %38.9Jasper CountyJasper County: 37.3 %37.3Chester CountyChester County: 36.1 %36.1Colleton CountyColleton County: 34.8 %34.8Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 32.4 %32.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 31.5 %31.5Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 30.6 %30.6Newberry CountyNewberry County: 30 %30Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 29.4 %29.4Union CountyUnion County: 28.9 %28.9Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 26.2 %26.2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 25 %25Charleston CountyCharleston County: 24.5 %24.5Aiken CountyAiken County: 24.5 %24.5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 23.1 %23.1Saluda CountySaluda County: 23.1 %23.1Laurens CountyLaurens County: 23 %23Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 22.8 %22.8Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 20.2 %20.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 19.6 %19.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19.6 %19.6York CountyYork County: 18.7 %18.7Greenville CountyGreenville County: 16.9 %16.9Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 16.1 %16.1Lexington CountyLexington County: 14.9 %14.9Anderson CountyAnderson County: 14.9 %14.9Horry CountyHorry County: 12.2 %12.2Oconee CountyOconee County: 6.7 %6.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 6.2 %6.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Allendale County71.9-1.3 pts
2Williamsburg County63.5-0.6 pts
3Lee County62.4-0.1 pts
4Orangeburg County61.3-0.3 pts
5Bamberg County60.4+0.3 pts
6Marion County56.3-0.3 pts
7Fairfield County55.9-0.9 pts
8Hampton County52.7-0.1 pts
9Marlboro County49.3-0.6 pts
10Richland County46.9-0 pts
11Dillon County46.4-1 pts
12Sumter County45.7-0.4 pts
13Clarendon County45.5-0.6 pts
14Barnwell County44-1.9 pts
15McCormick County43.5-1 pts
16Florence County42.6-0.1 pts
17Darlington County40.8-0.5 pts
18Calhoun County38.9-0.8 pts
19Jasper County37.3-1.7 pts
20Chester County36.1-0.9 pts
21Colleton County34.8-1.1 pts
22Edgefield County32.4-1.6 pts
23Greenwood County31.5-0.4 pts
24Chesterfield County30.6-0.4 pts
25Newberry County30-0.6 pts
26Georgetown County29.4-1.1 pts
27Union County28.9-0.9 pts
28Abbeville County26.2-0.7 pts
29Dorchester County25+0.5 pts
30Charleston County24.5-0.7 pts
31Aiken County24.5-0.1 pts
32Berkeley County23.1-0.1 pts
33Saluda County23.1-1.4 pts
34Laurens County23+0.2 pts
35Kershaw County22.8-0.4 pts
36Spartanburg County20.20 pts
37Lancaster County19.6-0.3 pts
38Cherokee County19.6-0.1 pts
39York County18.7-0.1 pts
40Greenville County16.9-0 pts
41Beaufort County16.1-0.6 pts
42Lexington County14.9+0.1 pts
43Anderson County14.9-0.4 pts
44Horry County12.2-0.4 pts
45Oconee County6.7-0.4 pts
46Pickens County6.2-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Allendale County, with 71.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pickens County, with 6.2% in 2022.

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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