Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 807.

The CDP is in northwestern Darlington County, along South Carolina Highway 151, which leads southeast to Hartsville and northwest to McBee. A portion of the eastern border of the CDP follows Black Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Great Pee Dee River, and the south border of the CDP follows Beaverdam Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Black Creek. The H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station is just outside the northeast border of the CDP, adjacent to Lake Robinson, a reservoir built on Black Creek.

Demographics

Pine Ridge first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

2020 census +Pine Ridge CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic)Race / EthnicityPop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)64379.68%Black or African American alone (NH)739.05%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)50.62%Asian alone (NH)91.12%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)50.62%Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)202.48%Hispanic or Latino (any race)526.44%Total807100.00% Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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