| Rank* | County | All | White | African-American and Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion | 21.2 | 20.4 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Dillon | 23.0 | 20.1 | 25.5 |
| 3 | Anderson | 25.0 | 23.7 | 30.3 |
| 4 | Cherokee | 27.1 | 24.0 | 35.4 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 27.3 | 25.2 | 30.5 |
| 6 | Abbeville | 27.5 | 24.2 | 34.5 |
| 7 | Florence | 27.5 | 19.5 | 35.1 |
| 8 | Darlington | 27.7 | 18.0 | 38.1 |
| 9 | Union | 27.8 | 23.3 | 36.4 |
| 10 | Marlboro | 28.1 | 14.5 | 35.3 |
| 11 | McCormick | 29.9 | 16.7 | 38.3 |
| 12 | Colleton | 30.0 | 23.3 | 37.8 |
| 13 | Pickens | 30.5 | 28.9 | 49.0 |
| 14 | Clarendon | 30.5 | 22.4 | 36.7 |
| 15 | Dorchester | 30.8 | 29.4 | 34.0 |
| 16 | Berkeley | 31.4 | 29.4 | 35.8 |
| 17 | Newberry | 31.4 | 27.9 | 37.7 |
| 18 | Lexington | 31.4 | 28.4 | 43.2 |
| 19 | Laurens | 31.6 | 29.6 | 36.2 |
| 20 | Oconee | 32.2 | 30.5 | 49.3 |
| 21 | Greenwood | 33.1 | 30.9 | 36.8 |
| 22 | Spartanburg | 33.2 | 29.7 | 43.0 |
| 23 | Edgefield | 33.5 | 24.4 | 43.6 |
| 24 | Aiken | 33.9 | 30.2 | 43.1 |
| 25 | Richland | 34.1 | 26.9 | 39.5 |
| 26 | Charleston | 34.8 | 32.9 | 37.8 |
| 27 | Kershaw | 35.0 | 30.5 | 45.8 |
| 28 | Lancaster | 36.0 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| 29 | Greenville | 36.9 | 35.3 | 42.4 |
| 30 | Horry | 38.4 | 36.5 | 44.5 |
| 31 | Barnwell | 40.2 | 32.2 | 47.3 |
| 32 | Sumter | 40.3 | 32.8 | 48.3 |
| 33 | Lee | 41.0 | 26.6 | 46.4 |
| 34 | Williamsburg | 42.8 | 29.2 | 47.3 |
| 35 | York | 42.9 | 39.1 | 54.7 |
| 36 | Saluda | 44.0 | 46.5 | 37.5 |
| 37 | Fairfield | 44.3 | 37.8 | 47.4 |
| 38 | Georgetown | 46.2 | 40.3 | 54.2 |
| 39 | Calhoun | 46.7 | 35.4 | 56.8 |
| 40 | Hampton | 46.8 | 39.3 | 51.4 |
| 41 | Jasper | 47.7 | 47.4 | 48.7 |
| 42 | Bamberg | 48.7 | 46.2 | 49.6 |
| 43 | Orangeburg | 48.9 | 42.2 | 51.9 |
| 44 | Beaufort | 49.2 | 47.0 | 55.0 |
| 45 | Allendale | 51.0 | 40.7 | 53.3 |
| 46 | Chester | 52.5 | 44.6 | 61.7 |
| South Carolina | 35.3 | 31.7 | 41.8 |
* 1 is best, 46 is worst.
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