Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 49.79K people in South Carolina with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.98% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Greenwood city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.27%), followed by Columbia city (3.98%), and St. Andrews CDP (3.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.

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Related Topics: South Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Greenwood city

Columbia city

St. Andrews CDP

Seven Oaks CDP

Beaufort city

West Columbia city

Dentsville CDP

North Charleston city

Gaffney city

Ladson CDP

Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Greenwood city	4.27
2	Columbia city	3.98
3	St. Andrews CDP	3.65
4	Seven Oaks CDP	3.36
5	Beaufort city	2.78
6	West Columbia city	2.10
7	Dentsville CDP	2.09
8	North Charleston city	1.98
9	Gaffney city	1.97
10	Ladson CDP	1.91
11	Forest Acres city	1.87
12	Oak Grove CDP	1.78
13	Mauldin city	1.77
14	Fort Mill town	1.62
15	Simpsonville city	1.54
16	Sumter city	1.27
17	Aiken city	1.22
18	Greenville city	1.02
19	Berea CDP	1.01
20	Clemson city	0.99
21	Port Royal town	0.98
22	Moncks Corner town	0.96
23	Rock Hill city	0.93
24	Anderson city	0.92
25	Socastee CDP	0.86
26	Spartanburg city	0.80
27	Charleston city	0.74
27	Orangeburg city	0.74
28	Cayce city	0.72
29	Parker CDP	0.71
30	Taylors CDP	0.66
31	Newberry city	0.65
32	Hilton Head Island town	0.53
33	Summerville town	0.51
34	Goose Creek city	0.50
34	Irmo town	0.50
35	Easley city	0.41
36	Wade Hampton CDP	0.40
37	Red Bank CDP	0.38
38	Conway city	0.36
39	Lexington town	0.35
40	Myrtle Beach city	0.34
41	Fountain Inn city	0.33
42	Florence city	0.29
43	Greer city	0.27
44	Gantt CDP	0.26
45	Bluffton town	0.25
46	Red Hill CDP	0.21
47	North Myrtle Beach city	0.15
48	North Augusta city	0.12
49	Mount Pleasant town	0.11
50	Hanahan city	0.10
51	Carolina Forest CDP	0.09
51	Five Forks CDP	0.09
52	Garden City CDP	0.06
53	Lake Wylie CDP	0.02