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.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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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