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Florence, South Carolina
18,710 Black residents · 46.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 39,899 people in Florence, South Carolina, and 18,710 of them — 46.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Florence is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 39,899 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 18,710 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 46.9% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina places | 6 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 Florence: 17,038 Black residents in 2010 and 18,710 in 2020. The population grew by 9.8%, and the Black share in Florence moved from 46.0% to 46.9%.
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 gazetteer enters Florence among South Carolina's 475 counted places, at rank 6 by Black population on a count of 18,710. The figures for Florence are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Florence, a place of 39,899, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Florence itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.