Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (178.29K), followed by Charleston County (104.84K), and Greenville County (82.18K).

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 2011
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Richland County 178292
2 Charleston County 104835
3 Greenville County 82177
4 Spartanburg County 58650
5 Orangeburg County 57019
6 Florence County 56934
7 Sumter County 49999
8 Berkeley County 45517
9 York County 43521
10 Aiken County 39281
11 Lexington County 37682
12 Horry County 36820
13 Dorchester County 35578
14 Beaufort County 31013
15 Anderson County 30535
16 Darlington County 28152
17 Williamsburg County 22236
18 Greenwood County 21848
19 Georgetown County 19940
20 Marion County 18286
21 Lancaster County 18176
22 Clarendon County 17142
23 Laurens County 16944
24 Kershaw County 15271
25 Chesterfield County 15042
26 Colleton County 14992
27 Dillon County 14705
28 Marlboro County 14511
29 Fairfield County 13904
30 Chester County 12293
31 Lee County 12147
32 Newberry County 11486
33 Jasper County 11345
34 Cherokee County 11248
35 Hampton County 11108
36 Barnwell County 9880
37 Edgefield County 9828
38 Bamberg County 9639
39 Union County 8924
40 Pickens County 7847
41 Allendale County 7508
42 Abbeville County 7048
43 Calhoun County 6382
44 Oconee County 5482
45 Saluda County 5144
46 McCormick County 4952