Charleston City, South Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 150.23K population of Charleston City, SC residents comprised of 6.82K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.54%), and 143.41K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Charleston City, SC, with a population of 110.46K (73.53%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Charleston City, SC, with a population of 25.55K (17.01%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Charleston City, SC, with a population of 7.95K (5.29%). The smallest racial group in Charleston City, SC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 163 (0.11%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Charleston City, SC, with a population of 108.77K (72.40%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Charleston City, SC, with a population of 25.33K (16.86%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Charleston City, SC, with a population of 5.14K (3.42%). The smallest ethnic group in Charleston City, SC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 9 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Charleston City, South Carolina from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in South Carolina and also for the state of South Carolina.

Charleston City, SC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Charleston City, SC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Charleston City, SC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Charleston City, SC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 25553 17.01
White Alone 110459 73.53
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 380 0.25
Asian Alone 3274 2.18
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 163 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 2449 1.63
Two Or More Races 7949 5.29
Charleston City, SC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 108766 72.40
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 25332 16.86
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 5138 3.42
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 3240 2.16
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2811 1.87
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1948 1.30
Hispanic - White Alone 1693 1.13
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 501 0.33
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 278 0.19
Hispanic - Black Alone 221 0.15
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 154 0.10
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 102 0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone 34 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 9 0.01