Percent Black Population – 1999
South Carolina Counties Estimated by the US Census Bureau Data and source notes are below map.
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Source of data: US Census Bureau QuickFacts
The Census Bureau estimates that in 1999 30% of South Carolina's population was black.
This figure includes non-Hispanic blacks and a small number of Hispanic blacks.
The Census Bureau estimates that in 1999 30% of South Carolina's population was black.
This figure includes non-Hispanic blacks and a small number of Hispanic blacks.
| County | Percent Black | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 68% | 1 |
| Williamsburg | 64% | 2 |
| Lee | 63% | 3 |
| Bamberg | 62% | 4 |
| McCormick | 59% | 5 |
| Fairfield | 58% | 6 |
| Orangeburg | 58% | 7 |
| Jasper | 58% | 8 |
| Clarendon | 57% | 9 |
| Marion | 55% | 10 |
| Hampton | 54% | 11 |
| Calhoun | 52% | 12 |
| Marlboro | 50% | 13 |
| Edgefield | 48% | 14 |
| Colleton | 46% | 15 |
| Sumter | 44% | 16 |
| Dillon | 44% | 17 |
| Barnwell | 43% | 18 |
| Georgetown | 43% | 19 |
| Richland | 42% | 20 |
| Chester | 41% | 21 |
| Darlington | 41% | 22 |
| Florence | 39% | 23 |
| Charleston | 36% | 24 |
| Newberry | 35% | 25 |
| Chesterfield | 34% | 26 |
| Saluda | 34% | 27 |
| Abbeville | 32% | 28 |
| Greenwood | 31% | 29 |
| Union | 30% | 30 |
| Statewide | 30% | |
| Laurens | 29% | 31 |
| Kershaw | 29% | 32 |
| Beaufort | 28% | 33 |
| Lancaster | 26% | 34 |
| Berkeley | 25% | 35 |
| Aiken | 25% | 36 |
| Dorchester | 24% | 37 |
| Spartanburg | 21% | 38 |
| Cherokee | 21% | 39 |
| York | 21% | 40 |
| Greenville | 18% | 41 |
| Horry | 18% | 42 |
| Anderson | 17% | 43 |
| Lexington | 11% | 44 |
| Oconee | 9% | 45 |
| Pickens | 8% | 46 |
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