South Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the South Carolina citizen voting-age population was 3.67M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (2.50M) and constituted 68.07% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (989.15K) and constituted 26.93% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (93.81K), constituting 2.55% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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South Carolina Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of South Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

South Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	2500465	68.07
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	989150	26.93
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	93810	2.55
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	41510	1.13
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	36400	0.99
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	10750	0.29
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1500	0.04