Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all South Carolina counties, Allendale County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (73.79%), followed by Williamsburg County (65.97%), and Lee County (64.44%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Allendale
Williamsburg
Lee
Orangeburg
Bamberg
Fairfield
Marion
Hampton
Marlboro
Clarendon
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Allendale County 73.79
2 Williamsburg County 65.97
3 Lee County 64.44
4 Orangeburg County 62.46
5 Bamberg County 61.62
6 Fairfield County 59.23
7 Marion County 56.15
8 Hampton County 54.26
9 Marlboro County 51.21
10 Clarendon County 50.31
11 McCormick County 49.64
12 Sumter County 47.19
13 Dillon County 46.52
14 Jasper County 46.48
15 Richland County 46.42
16 Barnwell County 44.46
17 Calhoun County 42.83
18 Darlington County 41.82
19 Florence County 41.56
20 Colleton County 39.19
21 Chester County 37.5
22 Edgefield County 37.47
23 Georgetown County 33.69
24 Chesterfield County 32.81
25 Greenwood County 31.69
26 Newberry County 31.64
27 Union County 31.44
28 Charleston County 29.97
29 Abbeville County 28.43
30 Saluda County 26.84
31 Dorchester County 26.05
32 Laurens County 25.68
33 Berkeley County 25.42
34 Kershaw County 24.86
35 Aiken County 24.82
36 Lancaster County 24.07
37 Spartanburg County 20.81
38 Cherokee County 20.48
39 Beaufort County 19.64
40 York County 19.2
41 Greenville County 18.35
42 Anderson County 16.26
43 Lexington County 14.65
44 Horry County 13.67
45 Oconee County 7.65
46 Pickens County 6.6