State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 41,234,642.
• Rank within US : N/A

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,344,139.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Richland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 192,946.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 118 of 3146

Charleston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 107,239.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 372 of 3146

Greenville County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 89,504.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 549 of 3146

Spartanburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 62,688.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 492 of 3146

Florence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 59,193.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 156 of 3146

Orangeburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 54,107.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 40 of 3146

Berkeley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 51,660.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 422 of 3146

York County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 50,998.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 517 of 3146

Sumter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 49,908.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 120 of 3146

Horry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 44,187.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 667 of 3146

Lexington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 43,041.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 616 of 3146

Aiken County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 42,002.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 405 of 3146

Dorchester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 39,720.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 401 of 3146

Beaufort County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 33,027.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 545 of 3146

Anderson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31,183.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 595 of 3146

Darlington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 27,547.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 179 of 3146

Greenwood County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 22,305.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 286 of 3146

Williamsburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 20,217.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 29 of 3146

Lancaster County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 19,412.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 471 of 3146

Georgetown County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 19,149.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 296 of 3146

Marion County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17,752.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 60 of 3146

Clarendon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,124.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 114 of 3146

Laurens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,083.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 421 of 3146

Kershaw County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 15,387.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 428 of 3146

Dillon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,998.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 105 of 3146

Chesterfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.0 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,701.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 280 of 3146

Colleton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,411.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 204 of 3146

Marlboro County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 13,511.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 95 of 3146

Fairfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 13,234.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 56 of 3146

Chester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,972.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 215 of 3146

Jasper County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,909.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 172 of 3146

Newberry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,878.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 292 of 3146

Cherokee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,421.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 503 of 3146

Lee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,163.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 30 of 3146

Hampton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.4 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,451.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 82 of 3146

Barnwell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,785.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 129 of 3146

Edgefield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.3 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,511.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 240 of 3146

Bamberg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,786.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 46 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.7 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,441.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 301 of 3146

Pickens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,440.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 980 of 3146

Abbeville County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.6 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,804.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 355 of 3146

Allendale County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 73.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,664.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 15 of 3146

Calhoun County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,001.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 182 of 3146

Oconee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,317.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 972 of 3146

Saluda County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,091.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 402 of 3146

McCormick County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.8 percent.
• People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,271.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 137 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/16/2022 11:26 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.