Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (180.94K), followed by Charleston County (105.94K), and Greenville County (83.64K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County | 180938 |
| 2 | Charleston County | 105935 |
| 3 | Greenville County | 83640 |
| 4 | Spartanburg County | 59089 |
| 5 | Florence County | 57375 |
| 6 | Orangeburg County | 56739 |
| 7 | Sumter County | 50366 |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 46669 |
| 9 | York County | 44383 |
| 10 | Aiken County | 39866 |
| 11 | Lexington County | 38722 |
| 12 | Horry County | 37617 |
| 13 | Dorchester County | 35774 |
| 14 | Beaufort County | 31276 |
| 15 | Anderson County | 30785 |
| 16 | Darlington County | 28105 |
| 17 | Greenwood County | 22008 |
| 18 | Williamsburg County | 21898 |
| 19 | Georgetown County | 19824 |
| 20 | Lancaster County | 18340 |
| 21 | Marion County | 18132 |
| 22 | Laurens County | 16807 |
| 23 | Clarendon County | 16718 |
| 24 | Kershaw County | 15263 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 14860 |
| 26 | Colleton County | 14743 |
| 27 | Dillon County | 14567 |
| 28 | Marlboro County | 14343 |
| 29 | Fairfield County | 13694 |
| 30 | Chester County | 12151 |
| 31 | Lee County | 11891 |
| 32 | Newberry County | 11520 |
| 33 | Jasper County | 11501 |
| 34 | Cherokee County | 11351 |
| 35 | Hampton County | 11044 |
| 36 | Barnwell County | 9828 |
| 37 | Edgefield County | 9751 |
| 38 | Bamberg County | 9565 |
| 39 | Union County | 8782 |
| 40 | Pickens County | 7839 |
| 41 | Allendale County | 7287 |
| 42 | Abbeville County | 7020 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 6227 |
| 44 | Oconee County | 5562 |
| 45 | Saluda County | 5123 |
| 46 | McCormick County | 4932 |