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Chesterfield County, South Carolina
13,233 Black residents · 30.6% of the county · ranked 27 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Chesterfield County, South Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 43,273 in 2020, with 13,233 Black residents counted alone — 30.6% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 43,273 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 13,233 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 30.6% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 27 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 Chesterfield County: 15,253 Black residents in 2010, 13,233 in 2020 — declined by 13.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 32.6% to 30.6%.
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; Chesterfield County holds 13,233 of it, rank 27 in the state's order. The county page for Chesterfield County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Chesterfield County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Chesterfield County page holds the frame around them — 43,273 people in all, 13,233 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.