Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 41,070,890 | N/A |
| South Carolina | N/A | 25.3 | 1,318,630 | 7 of 52 |
| Richland County | Urban | 47.3 | 198,151 | 112 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 23.8 | 98,520 | 403 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 16.8 | 90,203 | 549 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 19.8 | 67,021 | 485 |
| Florence County | Urban | 43.0 | 58,857 | 145 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 23.2 | 55,308 | 419 |
| York County | Urban | 18.7 | 54,031 | 509 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 61.6 | 51,467 | 37 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 46.2 | 48,447 | 118 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 15.0 | 44,926 | 588 |
| Horry County | Urban | 11.9 | 43,726 | 690 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 24.5 | 42,183 | 393 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 25.1 | 41,255 | 381 |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 15.8 | 30,354 | 567 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 13.6 | 28,250 | 633 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 41.0 | 25,718 | 158 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 31.3 | 21,709 | 277 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 19.4 | 19,569 | 492 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 64.0 | 19,538 | 30 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 28.9 | 18,545 | 317 |
| Marion County | Rural | 55.8 | 16,123 | 60 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 23.4 | 15,687 | 413 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 23.0 | 15,629 | 422 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 45.2 | 14,035 | 128 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 34.7 | 13,389 | 231 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 30.7 | 13,374 | 283 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 49.3 | 12,956 | 97 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 45.7 | 12,807 | 121 |
| Chester County | Urban | 36.0 | 11,596 | 218 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 55.4 | 11,499 | 63 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 29.2 | 11,139 | 309 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.9 | 10,659 | 503 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 34.4 | 10,558 | 237 |
| Lee County | Rural | 62.3 | 10,180 | 35 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 52.6 | 9,751 | 79 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 43.3 | 8,897 | 140 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 31.4 | 8,335 | 276 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 6.2 | 8,189 | 1,003 |
| Union County | Urban | 29.2 | 7,883 | 309 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 59.9 | 7,880 | 45 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 25.8 | 6,287 | 362 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 38.6 | 5,463 | 189 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 6.8 | 5,398 | 959 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 64.0 | 4,951 | 30 |
| Saluda County | Urban | 22.1 | 4,194 | 440 |
| McCormick County | Rural | 41.2 | 3,993 | 156 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 6:44 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 6:44 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.