Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (200.74K), followed by Charleston County (108.83K), and Greenville County (95.05K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County | 200739 |
| 2 | Charleston County | 108833 |
| 3 | Greenville County | 95046 |
| 4 | Spartanburg County | 65729 |
| 5 | Florence County | 59609 |
| 6 | Berkeley County | 54362 |
| 7 | Orangeburg County | 54238 |
| 8 | York County | 52900 |
| 9 | Sumter County | 51017 |
| 10 | Lexington County | 45671 |
| 11 | Horry County | 45251 |
| 12 | Aiken County | 42964 |
| 13 | Dorchester County | 41519 |
| 14 | Beaufort County | 34589 |
| 15 | Anderson County | 32642 |
| 16 | Darlington County | 27848 |
| 17 | Greenwood County | 22930 |
| 18 | Lancaster County | 20427 |
| 19 | Williamsburg County | 20003 |
| 20 | Georgetown County | 19376 |
| 21 | Marion County | 17695 |
| 22 | Laurens County | 16973 |
| 23 | Kershaw County | 16218 |
| 24 | Clarendon County | 16089 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 15043 |
| 26 | Dillon County | 14395 |
| 27 | Colleton County | 14133 |
| 28 | Marlboro County | 13541 |
| 29 | Fairfield County | 12868 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 12256 |
| 31 | Chester County | 11991 |
| 32 | Newberry County | 11907 |
| 33 | Cherokee County | 11840 |
| 34 | Lee County | 11091 |
| 35 | Hampton County | 10426 |
| 36 | Edgefield County | 9706 |
| 37 | Barnwell County | 9320 |
| 38 | Union County | 8765 |
| 39 | Pickens County | 8630 |
| 40 | Bamberg County | 8614 |
| 41 | Abbeville County | 6798 |
| 42 | Allendale County | 6535 |
| 43 | Oconee County | 5940 |
| 44 | Calhoun County | 5925 |
| 45 | Saluda County | 5282 |
| 46 | McCormick County | 4263 |