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Berkeley County, South Carolina
52,393 Black residents · 22.8% of the county · ranked 6 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Berkeley County, South Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 229,861 in 2020, with 52,393 Black residents counted alone — 22.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 229,861 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 52,393 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 22.8% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 6 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 Berkeley County: 44,514 Black residents in 2010, 52,393 in 2020 — grew by 17.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 25.0% to 22.8%.
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; Berkeley County holds 52,393 of it, rank 6 in the state's order. The county page for Berkeley County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Berkeley County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Berkeley County page holds the frame around them — 229,861 people in all, 52,393 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.