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Hampton County, South Carolina
9,592 Black residents · 51.7% of the county · ranked 35 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
Hampton County is a South Carolina county entry in the gazetteer's first edition in the Black Belt heartland. In the 2020 Census, Hampton County held 18,561 residents in all, of whom 9,592 — 51.7% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 18,561 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,592 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 51.7% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 35 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 two-census record for Hampton County: 11,359 Black residents in 2010 and 9,592 in 2020. The population declined by 15.6%, and the Black share in Hampton County moved from 53.9% to 51.7%.
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; Hampton County holds 9,592 of it, rank 35 in the state's order. The county page for Hampton County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Hampton 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 Hampton County page is their frame: 18,561 residents, 9,592 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.