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Bamberg County, South Carolina
7,763 Black residents · 58.3% of the county · ranked 40 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Bamberg County, South Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 13,311 in 2020, with 7,763 Black residents counted alone — 58.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 13,311 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,763 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 58.3% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 40 of 46 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Bamberg County: 9,837 Black residents in 2010, 7,763 in 2020 — declined by 21.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 61.5% to 58.3%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.3 million is spread across 46 counties and county equivalents; Bamberg County holds 7,763 of it, rank 40 in the state's order. The county page for Bamberg County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Bamberg County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Bamberg County page holds the frame around them — 13,311 people in all, 7,763 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.