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Orangeburg County, South Carolina
51,046 Black residents · 60.6% of the county · ranked 8 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
In Orangeburg County, South Carolina, the 2020 Census counted 84,223 people, 51,046 of them Black alone. At 60.6%, Orangeburg 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 | 84,223 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 51,046 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 60.6% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 8 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 Orangeburg County counted 57,535 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 51,046. The population declined by 11.3% across the decade, and the Black share in Orangeburg County moved from 62.2% to 60.6%.
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; Orangeburg County holds 51,046 of it, rank 8 in the state's order. The county page for Orangeburg County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County page is their frame: 84,223 residents, 51,046 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.