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Aiken, South Carolina
9,136 Black residents · 28.5% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 32,025 people in Aiken, South Carolina, and 9,136 of them — 28.5% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Aiken is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 32,025 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,136 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 28.5% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina places | 15 of 475 |
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 Aiken: 8,401 Black residents in 2010 and 9,136 in 2020. The population grew by 8.7%, and the Black share in Aiken moved from 28.5% to 28.5%.
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
Aiken stands in the gazetteer as one of the 475 places the Census Bureau counts in South Carolina. Aiken's Black population of 9,136 ranks 15 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Aiken as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Aiken, a place of 32,025, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Aiken itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.