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Beaufort County, South Carolina
27,973 Black residents · 14.9% of the county · ranked 15 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
In Beaufort County, South Carolina, the 2020 Census counted 187,117 people, 27,973 of them Black alone. At 14.9%, Beaufort County's Black share stands against the state's 25.0% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 187,117 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 27,973 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 14.9% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 15 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
In 2010 Beaufort County counted 31,290 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 27,973. The population declined by 10.6% across the decade, and the Black share in Beaufort County moved from 19.3% to 14.9%.
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; Beaufort County holds 27,973 of it, rank 15 in the state's order. The county page for Beaufort County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Beaufort County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Beaufort County page is their frame: 187,117 residents, 27,973 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.