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North Charleston, South Carolina
46,673 Black residents · 40.6% of the place
In the published counts, North Charleston, South Carolina, holds 46,673 Black residents among 114,852 people in all — a Black share of 40.6%, against the statewide 25.0%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 114,852 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 46,673 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 40.6% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina places | 2 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 published record across two censuses for North Charleston: 45,964 Black residents in 2010, 46,673 in 2020 — grew by 1.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 47.2% to 40.6%.
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 gazetteer enters North Charleston among South Carolina's 475 counted places, at rank 2 by Black population on a count of 46,673. The figures for North Charleston are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In North Charleston, a place of 114,852, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records North Charleston itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.