Editing Bamberg County, South Carolina

{{Short description|County in South Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Bamberg County
 | state                = South Carolina 
 | ex image             = Voorhees College Historic District.jpg
 | ex image cap         = St. Philip's Episcopal Church
 | seal                 = Bamberg County Seal.jpg 
 | founded              = 1897 
 | named for            = Francis Marion Bamberg<ref name="Named for">{{cite web|url= https://www.bambergcountysc.gov/History-of-Bamberg-County#:~:text=Bamberg%20County%20and%20its%20county,the%20new%20county%20was%20established.|title=History of Bamberg County|publisher= www.bambergcountysc.gov|access-date= June 13, 2022}}</ref> 
 | seat wl              = Bamberg 
 | largest city wl      = Bamberg
 | city type            = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 395.57 
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 393.37 
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.20 
 | area percentage      = 0.56 
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 13311
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 12974 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | coordinates          = {{coord|33.20|-81.05|type:adm2nd_region:US-SC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | web                  = www.bambergcountysc.gov
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | district             = 6th
 | motto                = "Bamberg County Naturally"
 | logo                 = Bamberg County Logo.png }}

'''Bamberg County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the southwestern portion of [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 13,311,<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> making the rural county the fourth-least populous of any in South Carolina. Its [[county seat]] is [[Bamberg, South Carolina|Bamberg]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> [[Voorhees University]] (formerly Voorhees College), a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black university]], was established here in the late nineteenth century. It is affiliated with the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]].

==History==
Part of an agricultural area since the antebellum years, this upland area was developed for the cultivation of short-staple cotton. As a result, African Americans have comprised a large portion of the workers and population for much of the county's history.

The rural county was created from the eastern portion of [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell County]], under the new [[South Carolina Constitution]] adopted in 1895; it included an article prescribing the process to establish new counties.<ref>[http://www.scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/a07.htm Article VII] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331184009/http://www.scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/a07.htm |date=March 31, 2009 }} – Counties and County Government of the [[South Carolina Constitution]]</ref> The referendum on creating Bamberg County was held on January 19, 1897. The name Bamberg was selected to honor General Francis Marion Bamberg.<ref>[[#Lawrence2003|Lawrence 2003]]: Chapter 6 – 1897–1899 Bamberg County Created.</ref>  In 1919 and again in 1920, tiny portions of northwestern [[Colleton County, South Carolina|Colleton County]] were annexed to Bamberg County.

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q497890|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Bamberg County}}
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|395.57|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|393.37|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.20|sqmi}} (0.56%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – South Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_45.txt |access-date=September 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fourth-smallest county in South Carolina by land area and third-smallest by total area.

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCDNR Public Lands |url=https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www2.dnr.sc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Rivers Bridge State Park]]

===Major water bodies===
* [[Edisto River]]
* [[Lemon Creek (South Carolina)|Lemon Creek]]
* [[Little Salkehatchie River]]
* [[Salkehatchie River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]] – north
* [[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester County]] – east
* [[Colleton County, South Carolina|Colleton County]] – southeast
* [[Hampton County, South Carolina|Hampton County]] – south
* [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale County]] – southwest
* [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell County]] – west

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|21}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|78}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US-Conn|78|dab1=Bamberg County}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|301}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|321}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|601}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|61}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|64}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|70}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|217}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|362}}

===Major infrastructure===
* [[Bamberg County Airport]]
* [[Denmark station|Denmark Station]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 17296
|1910= 18544
|1920= 20962
|1930= 19410
|1940= 18643
|1950= 17533
|1960= 16274
|1970= 15950
|1980= 18118
|1990= 16902
|2000= 16658
|2010= 15987
|2020= 13311
|estyear=2023
|estimate=12974
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 16, 2015 }}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF"/> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bambergcountysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Bamberg County, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Bamberg County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US45009&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,010
|37.64%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|7,749
|58.22%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|25
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|66
|0.5%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|320
|2.4%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|141
|1.06%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 13,311 people, 5,334 households, and 3,355 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 15,987&nbsp;people, 6,048&nbsp;households, and 3,920&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US45009
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=March 9, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011056/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US45009
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref><ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45/45009.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125528/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45/45009.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|40.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 7,716 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.6|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US45009
  |access-date=March 9, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213191956/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US45009
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 61.5% black or African American, 36.1% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 5.1% were [[Americans|American]], and 5.0% were [[Germans|German]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US45009
  |title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=March 9, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031001/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US45009
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 6,048&nbsp;households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.2% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 39.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $32,538 and the median income for a family was $41,625. Males had a median income of $33,893 versus $27,324 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,236. About 23.6% of families and 29.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.7% of those under age 18 and 27.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US45009
  |title=DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=March 9, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032251/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US45009
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 16,658 people, 6,123 households, and 4,255 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|42|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 7,130 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 62.50% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 36.47% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,123 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,007, and the median income for a family was $29,360. Males had a median income of $25,524 versus $3 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,584. About 23.90% of families and 27.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 87.00% of those under age 18 and 80% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212044315/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US45009&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US45%7C05000US45009&_street=&_county=Bamberg+County&_cityTown=Bamberg+County&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y US Census Bureau Demographics Data]</ref>

==Law and Government==
The Bamberg county council is the governing body in the county. The council consists of seven members, elected from [[single-member district]]s:Sharon Hammond-District 2, Larry Haynes-District 3, Joe Guess, Jr- District 4, Isaiah Odom-District 5, Evert Comer, Jr- District 6, Clint Carter-District 7.

=== Politics ===
Prior to 1948, Bamberg County and South Carolina were Democratic Party strongholds similar to the rest of the [[Solid South]], dominated by white Democrats. Most of the majority population of African Americans, who had supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction and the nineteenth century, had been [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era|disenfranchised by Democrats]] under the 1895 state constitution and related laws. These raised barriers to black voter registration and voting in South Carolina, as did similar laws across the South. After excluding blacks from the political system, the white-dominated legislature passed [[Jim Crow]] laws imposing legal segregation. Most blacks did not recover the ability to vote until years after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s.

As a result of the exclusion of black Republicans, white Democratic voters controlled elections in this state and others of the former Confederacy for decades, creating the [[Solid South]]. They elected Democratic presidential candidates by nearly unanimous margins of victory, while preserving all the power associated with apportionment based on total population.

The twenty years from 1948 to 1968 were transitional years for the politics of South Carolina and Bamberg County. President [[Harry Truman]] ordered integration of the military and took other initiatives on civil rights issues. Discontented with that direction, Southern [[Dixiecrat]] candidates twice carried the county, and Republican candidates carried the county three times in this timespan, twice before many African Americans began to vote.

Following Congressional passage of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]], as a consequence of the [[civil rights movement]], most African Americans in Bamberg County supported the Democratic Party, but they did not get to full voting strength in the county until after the [[1972 United States presidential election|1972 presidential election]], in which conservative whites carried the county for incumbent Republican President [[Richard Nixon]]. He had gained considerable support among whites in the South, a sign of what has become a nearly total shifting of their alliance to the Republican Party. In elections since 1972, the majority of county voters, with the enfranchisement of African Americans, have backed a Republican presidential candidate only once, voting for the popular incumbent [[Ronald Reagan]] by 16 votes.

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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|2,376|3,245|73|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|2,417|4,010|55|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|2,204|3,898|112|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|2,194|4,624|64|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|2,309|4,426|79|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|2,138|3,841|57|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|2,047|3,451|53|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,715|3,380|217|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,906|3,426|395|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,403|2,830|22|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,908|2,892|31|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,098|3,294|30|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,849|3,330|37|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,537|1,680|36|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,327|1,845|1,618|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,366|1,419|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,652|908|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Dixiecrat|326|430|1,118|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,407|750|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|34|124|1,715|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|106|737|198|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|13|904|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5|1,542|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|15|1,598|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|4|779|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|7|708|14|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|0|688|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|0|820|1|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|3|616|1|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|23|868|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Democratic|36|793|0|South Carolina}}

==Economy==
In 2022, the GDP of Bamberg County was $380.2 million (about $28,565 per capita).<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |date=2001-01-01 |title=Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Bamberg County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPALL45009 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}</ref> In [[Chained dollars|chained 2017 dollars]], the real GDP was $305.5 million (about $22,954 per capita).<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |date=2001-01-01 |title=Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Bamberg County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REALGDPALL45009 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}</ref> From 2022 through 2024, the unemployment rate has fluctuated between 4-7%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |date=1990-01-01 |title=Unemployment Rate in Bamberg County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SCBAMB9URN |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}</ref>

{{As of|2024|April}}, some of the largest employers in the county include [[Denmark Technical College]] and [[Voorhees University]].<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Employment and Wage Statistics by Industry in Bamberg County, South Carolina<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=April 19, 2024 |title=Bamberg County |url=https://lmi.dew.sc.gov/lmi%20site/Documents/CommunityProfiles/04000009.pdf |journal=Community Profile |publisher=S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Business Intelligence Department |publication-place=Columbia, SC}}</ref>
! style="text-align:left;" | Industry
! style="text-align:right;" | Employment Counts
! style="text-align:right;" | Employment Percentage (%)
! style="text-align:right;" | Average Annual Wage ($)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Accommodation and Food Services || style="text-align:right;" | 222 || style="text-align:right;" | 6.4 || style="text-align:right;" | 17,836
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting || style="text-align:right;" | 172 || style="text-align:right;" | 4.9 || style="text-align:right;" | 38,584
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Construction || style="text-align:right;" | 54 || style="text-align:right;" | 1.5 || style="text-align:right;" | 33,696
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Educational Services || style="text-align:right;" | 683 || style="text-align:right;" | 19.6 || style="text-align:right;" | 44,356
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Finance and Insurance || style="text-align:right;" | 153 || style="text-align:right;" | 4.4 || style="text-align:right;" | 47,840
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Health Care and Social Assistance || style="text-align:right;" | 472 || style="text-align:right;" | 13.5 || style="text-align:right;" | 40,664
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Information || style="text-align:right;" | 11 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.3 || style="text-align:right;" | 137,540
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Manufacturing || style="text-align:right;" | 502 || style="text-align:right;" | 14.4 || style="text-align:right;" | 50,232
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Other Services (except Public Administration) || style="text-align:right;" | 52 || style="text-align:right;" | 1.5 || style="text-align:right;" | 23,400
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services || style="text-align:right;" | 114 || style="text-align:right;" | 3.3 || style="text-align:right;" | 59,852
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Public Administration || style="text-align:right;" | 271 || style="text-align:right;" | 7.8 || style="text-align:right;" | 42,328
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing || style="text-align:right;" | 3 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.1 || style="text-align:right;" | 32,032
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Retail Trade || style="text-align:right;" | 432 || style="text-align:right;" | 12.4 || style="text-align:right;" | 26,676
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Transportation and Warehousing || style="text-align:right;" | 53 || style="text-align:right;" | 1.5 || style="text-align:right;" | 50,856
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Utilities || style="text-align:right;" | 125 || style="text-align:right;" | 3.6 || style="text-align:right;" | 84,968
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Wholesale Trade || style="text-align:right;" | 165 || style="text-align:right;" | 4.7 || style="text-align:right;" | 40,456
|-
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold;" | '''Total''' || style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | '''3,484''' || style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | '''100.0%''' || style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | '''42,215'''
|}

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Bamberg, South Carolina|Bamberg]] (county seat and largest community)
* [[Denmark, South Carolina|Denmark]]

===Towns===
* [[Ehrhardt, South Carolina|Ehrhardt]]
* [[Govan, South Carolina|Govan]]
* [[Olar, South Carolina|Olar]]

==Education==
Institutions of tertiary education:
* [[Denmark Technical College]]
* [[Voorhees University]].

Since 2022<!--Previous August from January 29, 2023 would be August 2022--> all of the county is a part of the [[Bamberg County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleaton|first=Dionne|url=https://thetandd.com/special-section/progress/progress-august-2022-bamberg-county-brings-school-districts-together/article_a3f86f3f-e8a4-54d6-a188-4fbebc12cbfb.html|title=PROGRESS/AUGUST 2022: Bamberg County brings school districts together|newspaper=[[The Times and Democrat]]|date=2023-01-29|access-date=2024-05-31}}</ref> Prior to 2022, [[Bamberg School District One]] and [[Bamberg School District Two]] included sections of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45009_bamberg/DC20SD_C45009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bamberg County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-05-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45009_bamberg/DC20SD_C45009_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of counties in South Carolina]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bamberg County, South Carolina]]
* [[USS Bamberg County|USS ''Bamberg County'' (LST-209)]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Other sources==
* {{cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Margaret Spann|editor=Betty Jane Barker Miller|title=History of Bamberg County, South Carolina : commemorating one hundred years (1897–1997|url=http://www.bambergcountysc.com/|access-date=January 18, 2009|year=2003|publisher=The Reprint Co.|location=Spartanburg, South Carolina|isbn=0-87152-543-7|ref=Lawrence2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201051200/http://www.bambergcountysc.com/|archive-date=February 1, 2009|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite book|last1=Copeland|first1=D. Graham|title=Many Years After : a bit of history and some recollections of Bamberg, with appendix of data concerning a few Bamberg County families and their connections|date=1940|url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/manyyears1/id/664|access-date=October 5, 2014}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{osmrelation|1856997}}
* {{Official website|https://www.bambergcountysc.gov/}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Bamberg County, South Carolina
|North     = [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester County]]
|Southeast = [[Colleton County, South Carolina|Colleton County]]
|South     = [[Hampton County, South Carolina|Hampton County]]
|Southwest = [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale County]]
|West      = [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Bamberg County, South Carolina}}
{{South Carolina}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1897]]
[[Category:Black Belt (U.S. region)]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in South Carolina]]