Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (181.83K), followed by Charleston County (106.31K), and Greenville County (84.21K).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Charleston
Greenville
Spartanburg
Florence
Orangeburg
Sumter
Berkeley
York
Aiken
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Richland County 181825
2 Charleston County 106314
3 Greenville County 84211
4 Spartanburg County 59593
5 Florence County 57502
6 Orangeburg County 57457
7 Sumter County 50530
8 Berkeley County 46546
9 York County 44222
10 Aiken County 39928
11 Lexington County 38965
12 Horry County 37744
13 Dorchester County 36232
14 Beaufort County 32211
15 Anderson County 31039
16 Darlington County 28371
17 Williamsburg County 22392
18 Greenwood County 22146
19 Georgetown County 20135
20 Lancaster County 18478
21 Marion County 18468
22 Clarendon County 17338
23 Laurens County 17231
24 Kershaw County 15549
25 Chesterfield County 15188
26 Colleton County 15117
27 Dillon County 14820
28 Marlboro County 14641
29 Fairfield County 13985
30 Chester County 12363
31 Lee County 12230
32 Newberry County 11801
33 Jasper County 11603
34 Cherokee County 11378
35 Hampton County 11268
36 Edgefield County 9976
37 Barnwell County 9969
38 Bamberg County 9705
39 Union County 8993
40 Pickens County 7976
41 Allendale County 7553
42 Abbeville County 7089
43 Calhoun County 6469
44 Oconee County 5622
45 Saluda County 5258
46 McCormick County 4972