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Charleston Area Metro at a Glance
The Charleston metro area is comprised of three counties - Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester. Its boundaries stretch along the central and southern coast of South Carolina. The demographic information below comes from the 2006 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau.
Population:
Charleston Metro Area - 603,178
Berkeley County - 152,282
Charleston County - 331,917
Dorchester County - 118,979
Racial Composition
White or Caucasian -- 65.8%
Black or African-American -- 29.4%
Asian -- 1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native -- 0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander -- 0.1%
Other -- 1.6%
Two or more races --1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) -- 3.1%
