Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all South Carolina counties, Allendale County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (71.87%), followed by Williamsburg County (62.89%), and Lee County (61.86%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2023
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allendale County | 71.87 |
| 2 | Williamsburg County | 62.89 |
| 3 | Lee County | 61.86 |
| 4 | Orangeburg County | 61.17 |
| 5 | Bamberg County | 58.61 |
| 6 | Marion County | 56.18 |
| 7 | Fairfield County | 54.64 |
| 8 | Hampton County | 52.04 |
| 9 | Marlboro County | 50.84 |
| 10 | Richland County | 49.42 |
| 11 | Sumter County | 48.03 |
| 12 | Dillon County | 46.69 |
| 13 | Clarendon County | 44.92 |
| 14 | Florence County | 43.95 |
| 15 | Barnwell County | 43 |
| 16 | Darlington County | 41.86 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 38.61 |
| 18 | McCormick County | 37.91 |
| 19 | Colleton County | 35.35 |
| 20 | Chester County | 35.31 |
| 21 | Jasper County | 33.3 |
| 22 | Chesterfield County | 32.44 |
| 23 | Edgefield County | 32.39 |
| 24 | Greenwood County | 31.87 |
| 25 | Union County | 30.44 |
| 26 | Newberry County | 28.93 |
| 27 | Georgetown County | 28.05 |
| 28 | Dorchester County | 26.17 |
| 29 | Kershaw County | 25.78 |
| 30 | Abbeville County | 25.65 |
| 31 | Aiken County | 25.22 |
| 32 | Berkeley County | 24.57 |
| 33 | Laurens County | 24.23 |
| 34 | Saluda County | 23.94 |
| 35 | Charleston County | 23.45 |
| 36 | Spartanburg County | 20.3 |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 20.07 |
| 38 | Lancaster County | 20 |
| 39 | York County | 19.44 |
| 40 | Greenville County | 17.87 |
| 41 | Lexington County | 16.82 |
| 42 | Beaufort County | 16.23 |
| 43 | Anderson County | 15.88 |
| 44 | Horry County | 12.14 |
| 45 | Oconee County | 7.38 |
| 46 | Pickens County | 7.08 |