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 2023, at 64%. Pickens County had the lowest, at 6.1%. The median was 30.8% and the figure for South Carolina was 25.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median30.846 counties
South Carolina25.1History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Allendale CountyAllendale County: 64 %64Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 63.9 %63.9Lee CountyLee County: 62.2 %62.2Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 61.5 %61.5Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 59.6 %59.6Marion CountyMarion County: 55.7 %55.7Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 55.2 %55.2Hampton CountyHampton County: 52.4 %52.4Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 49.1 %49.1Richland CountyRichland County: 46.9 %46.9Sumter CountySumter County: 46 %46Dillon CountyDillon County: 45.7 %45.7Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 45.2 %45.2Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 43.1 %43.1Florence CountyFlorence County: 42.9 %42.9McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 41.1 %41.1Darlington CountyDarlington County: 40.9 %40.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 38.6 %38.6Chester CountyChester County: 35.8 %35.8Colleton CountyColleton County: 34.6 %34.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 34.4 %34.4Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 31.4 %31.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 31.2 %31.2Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 30.5 %30.5Newberry CountyNewberry County: 29.1 %29.1Union CountyUnion County: 28.9 %28.9Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 28.7 %28.7Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 25.8 %25.8Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 24.8 %24.8Aiken CountyAiken County: 24.2 %24.2Charleston CountyCharleston County: 23.5 %23.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 23.4 %23.4Laurens CountyLaurens County: 23 %23Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 22.9 %22.9Saluda CountySaluda County: 22.1 %22.1Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 19.7 %19.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 19.4 %19.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18.8 %18.8York CountyYork County: 18.5 %18.5Greenville CountyGreenville County: 16.4 %16.4Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 15.7 %15.7Lexington CountyLexington County: 14.9 %14.9Anderson CountyAnderson County: 13.6 %13.6Horry CountyHorry County: 11.8 %11.8Oconee CountyOconee County: 6.7 %6.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 6.1 %6.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Allendale County64-7.9 pts
2Williamsburg County63.9+0.4 pts
3Lee County62.2-0.2 pts
4Orangeburg County61.5+0.2 pts
5Bamberg County59.6-0.7 pts
6Marion County55.7-0.5 pts
7Fairfield County55.2-0.8 pts
8Hampton County52.4-0.3 pts
9Marlboro County49.1-0.1 pts
10Richland County46.9-0 pts
11Sumter County46+0.3 pts
12Dillon County45.7-0.7 pts
13Clarendon County45.2-0.3 pts
14Barnwell County43.1-0.9 pts
15Florence County42.9+0.2 pts
16McCormick County41.1-2.4 pts
17Darlington County40.90 pts
18Calhoun County38.6-0.3 pts
19Chester County35.8-0.3 pts
20Colleton County34.6-0.3 pts
21Jasper County34.4-2.9 pts
22Edgefield County31.4-1 pts
23Greenwood County31.2-0.3 pts
24Chesterfield County30.5-0.2 pts
25Newberry County29.1-0.9 pts
26Union County28.9-0 pts
27Georgetown County28.7-0.6 pts
28Abbeville County25.8-0.3 pts
29Dorchester County24.8-0.2 pts
30Aiken County24.2-0.3 pts
31Charleston County23.5-1.1 pts
32Kershaw County23.4+0.6 pts
33Laurens County23-0.1 pts
34Berkeley County22.9-0.3 pts
35Saluda County22.1-0.9 pts
36Spartanburg County19.7-0.5 pts
37Lancaster County19.4-0.3 pts
38Cherokee County18.8-0.8 pts
39York County18.5-0.2 pts
40Greenville County16.4-0.5 pts
41Beaufort County15.7-0.5 pts
42Lexington County14.9-0.1 pts
43Anderson County13.6-1.3 pts
44Horry County11.8-0.5 pts
45Oconee County6.7+0.1 pts
46Pickens County6.1-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 64% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pickens County, with 6.1% in 2023.

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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