South Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for South Carolina was 3,195,130 and represented 68.06% of the total South Carolina citizen population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (330.21K), followed by Charleston (239.61K), and Horry (229.20K).

In terms of percentages, Pickens had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.28%), followed by Oconee (86.65%), and Horry (79.36%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic White Alone.

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South Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Greenville 330205 72.00
Charleston 239610 64.77
Horry 229195 79.36
Lexington 210185 78.17
Spartanburg 200990 70.85
York 174420 72.89
Richland 173990 44.61
Anderson 149160 78.74
Berkeley 126835 65.51
Beaufort 116515 70.61
Aiken 109920 68.58
Pickens 103705 88.28
Dorchester 95980 65.95
Florence 73035 53.44
Oconee 63895 86.65
Lancaster 58540 71.49
Sumter 49230 46.67
Laurens 45220 69.50
Kershaw 43390 69.36
Greenwood 41990 62.08
Cherokee 41215 74.07
Georgetown 38285 63.77
Darlington 37200 55.66
Orangeburg 29920 33.80
Chesterfield 28000 62.13
Newberry 22590 62.13
Colleton 21300 57.25
Chester 19090 58.95
Union 18215 65.40
Abbeville 17065 68.87
Clarendon 16065 47.69
Edgefield 14830 58.12
Dillon 14545 47.34
Marion 12480 39.69
Saluda 11700 63.19
Barnwell 11235 51.60
Jasper 11125 44.07
Marlboro 10870 40.02
Williamsburg 10240 31.51
Fairfield 8645 38.03
Hampton 8340 41.57
Calhoun 7925 54.26
Lee 5980 32.95
Bamberg 5360 35.89
McCormick 4785 48.88
Allendale 2175 22.85