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.
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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