Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the South Carolina Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 138,287. Among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (13,411), followed by Charleston County (10,144), and Greenville County (9,267).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Richland County
Charleston County
Greenville County
Spartanburg County
Florence County
Orangeburg County
Sumter County
Berkeley County
Horry County
Aiken County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Richland County 13411
2 Charleston County 10144
3 Greenville County 9267
4 Spartanburg County 7135
5 Florence County 6802
6 Orangeburg County 6032
7 Sumter County 4793
8 Berkeley County 4771
9 Horry County 4260
10 Aiken County 4131
11 Anderson County 3770
12 Dorchester County 3721
13 Darlington County 3678
14 York County 3378
15 Lexington County 3338
16 Clarendon County 2830
17 Greenwood County 2826
18 Beaufort County 2689
19 Laurens County 2578
20 Lancaster County 2521
21 Williamsburg County 2301
22 Marion County 2146
23 Chesterfield County 2051
24 Georgetown County 1966
25 Marlboro County 1777
26 Lee County 1716
27 Newberry County 1648
28 Fairfield County 1592
29 Edgefield County 1553
30 Bamberg County 1543
31 Dillon County 1533
32 Barnwell County 1480
33 Chester County 1433
34 Colleton County 1430
35 Cherokee County 1344
36 Union County 1187
37 Allendale County 1174
38 Hampton County 1143
39 Kershaw County 1092
40 Pickens County 1058
41 Abbeville County 1047
42 Jasper County 998
43 Calhoun County 943
44 McCormick County 768
45 Saluda County 724
46 Oconee County 565