North 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 114.85K population of North Charleston City, SC residents comprised of 16.07K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (13.99%), and 98.78K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.01%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in North Charleston City, SC, with a population of 46.67K (40.64%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in North Charleston City, SC, with a population of 45.67K (39.77%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in North Charleston City, SC, with a population of 10.07K (8.77%). The smallest racial group in North Charleston City, SC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 147 (0.13%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in North Charleston City, SC, with a population of 46.17K (40.20%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in North Charleston City, SC, with a population of 43.51K (37.88%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in North Charleston City, SC, with a population of 9.43K (8.21%). The smallest ethnic group in North 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 North 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.

North Charleston City, SC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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North Charleston City, SC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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North Charleston City, SC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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North 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 46673 40.64
White Alone 45672 39.77
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 750 0.65
Asian Alone 3388 2.95
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 147 0.13
Some Other Race Alone 10075 8.77
Two Or More Races 8147 7.09
North Charleston City, SC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 46174 40.20
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 43506 37.88
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 9434 8.21
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 4615 4.02
Hispanic - Two or More Races 3532 3.08
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 3353 2.92
Hispanic - White Alone 2166 1.89
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 641 0.56
Hispanic - Black Alone 499 0.43
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 395 0.34
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 355 0.31
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 138 0.12
Hispanic - Asian Alone 35 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 9 0.01