Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (175.62K), followed by Charleston County (103.74K), and Greenville County (81.15K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Richland County 175621
2 Charleston County 103741
3 Greenville County 81145
4 Spartanburg County 58364
5 Orangeburg County 57221
6 Florence County 56429
7 Sumter County 50274
8 Berkeley County 44671
9 York County 42907
10 Aiken County 39224
11 Lexington County 37289
12 Horry County 36054
13 Dorchester County 35042
14 Beaufort County 30784
15 Anderson County 29948
16 Darlington County 28426
17 Williamsburg County 22490
18 Greenwood County 21821
19 Georgetown County 20136
20 Marion County 18341
21 Lancaster County 18236
22 Clarendon County 17381
23 Laurens County 16821
24 Chesterfield County 15159
25 Colleton County 15122
26 Kershaw County 15074
27 Dillon County 14808
28 Marlboro County 14692
29 Fairfield County 14059
30 Chester County 12370
31 Lee County 12314
32 Newberry County 11582
33 Jasper County 11356
34 Hampton County 11272
35 Cherokee County 11250
36 Barnwell County 9982
37 Edgefield County 9969
38 Bamberg County 9762
39 Union County 9030
40 Pickens County 7761
41 Allendale County 7597
42 Abbeville County 7167
43 Calhoun County 6390
44 Oconee County 5560
45 Saluda County 5228
46 McCormick County 5052