Interpretation of Demographics Data
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
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 41,070,890.
- Rank within US : N/A
South Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,318,630.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 47.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 198,151.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 112 of 3143
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 98,520.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 403 of 3143
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 90,203.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 549 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 67,021.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 485 of 3143
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 43.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 58,857.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 145 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 55,308.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 419 of 3143
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 54,031.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 509 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 51,467.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 37 of 3143
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 46.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 48,447.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 118 of 3143
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 44,926.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 588 of 3143
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 43,726.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 690 of 3143
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 42,183.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3143
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 41,255.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 381 of 3143
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 30,354.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 567 of 3143
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 28,250.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 633 of 3143
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 25,718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 158 of 3143
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 21,709.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 277 of 3143
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 19,569.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 492 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 64.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 19,538.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 30 of 3143
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 18,545.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 317 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 55.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,123.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 60 of 3143
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 15,687.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 413 of 3143
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 15,629.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 422 of 3143
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,035.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 128 of 3143
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 13,389.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 231 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 13,374.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3143
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,956.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 97 of 3143
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,807.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 121 of 3143
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 36.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,596.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 218 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 55.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,499.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 63 of 3143
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,139.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 309 of 3143
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,659.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 503 of 3143
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,558.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 237 of 3143
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 62.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,180.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 35 of 3143
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,751.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 79 of 3143
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 43.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,897.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 140 of 3143
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,335.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 276 of 3143
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,189.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1003 of 3143
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,883.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 309 of 3143
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 59.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,880.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 45 of 3143
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,287.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 362 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 38.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,463.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 189 of 3143
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,398.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 959 of 3143
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 64.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,951.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 30 of 3143
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,194.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 440 of 3143
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,993.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 156 of 3143
Notes:
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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.