South Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the South Carolina citizen voting-age population was 3.85M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (2.61M) and constituted 67.89% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.01M) and constituted 26.36% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (112.67K), constituting 2.93% 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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Percentage of South Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020
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 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2613365 67.89
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 1014650 26.36
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 112670 2.93
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 52080 1.35
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 43285 1.12
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11845 0.31
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1790 0.05