On the eve of the Civil War, roughly 57% to 59% of South Carolina’s population was enslaved, meaning the ensla ved population actually made up more than half of the state’s total inhabitants. – Google Search

October 31, 2026

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Combining the enslaved and free Black populations, Black residents made up nearly 59% of the state’s total inhabitants, giving South Carolina (alongside Mississippi) the highest proportion of enslaved people in the United States
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