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Sumter County, South Carolina
48,876 Black residents · 46.3% of the county · ranked 9 of 46 in South Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Sumter County, South Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 105,556 in 2020, with 48,876 Black residents counted alone — 46.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 105,556 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 48,876 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 46.3% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina counties | 9 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 published record across two censuses for Sumter County: 50,414 Black residents in 2010, 48,876 in 2020 — declined by 3.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 46.9% to 46.3%.
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; Sumter County holds 48,876 of it, rank 9 in the state's order. The county page for Sumter County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Sumter 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 Sumter County page is their frame: 105,556 residents, 48,876 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.