Table 2. Population and racial distribution in the Charleston area, 1970-2000.
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1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Charleston peninsula |
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White (%) |
35.7 |
36.3 |
42.9 |
50.4 |
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Black (%) |
64.3 |
63.3 |
56.5 |
47.8 |
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Other (%) |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
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Total population |
46,503 |
40,783 |
36,540 |
33,318 |
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Charleston remainder |
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White (%) |
74.6 |
68.6 |
66.6 |
64.2 |
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Black (%) |
24.9 |
30.3 |
31.8 |
33.1 |
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Other (%) |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
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Total population |
189,687 |
226,125 |
259,093 |
276,651 |
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Berkeley County |
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White (%) |
69.3 |
72.6 |
72.9 |
68.5 |
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Black (%) |
30.3 |
24.7 |
24.2 |
26.9 |
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Other (%) |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
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Total population |
56,021 |
94,455 |
128,182 |
142,651 |
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Dorchester County |
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White (%) |
64.4 |
73.0 |
75.0 |
71.6 |
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Black (%) |
35.1 |
25.3 |
23.1 |
25.4 |
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Other (%) |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
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Total population |
32,276 |
58,761 |
83,060 |
96,413 |
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Charleston-North Charleston
metropolitan statistical area |
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White (%) |
67.1 |
67.0 |
67.9 |
65.8 |
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Black (%) |
32.5 |
31.5 |
30.2 |
31.0 |
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Other (%) |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
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Total population |
324,487 |
420,124 |
506,875 |
549,033 |
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Source: Geolytics 2002.
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