Berkeley County, South Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 229.86K population of Berkeley County, SC residents comprised of 20.33K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (8.84%), and 209.53K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berkeley County, SC, with a population of 141.47K (61.54%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Berkeley County, SC, with a population of 52.39K (22.79%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Berkeley County, SC, with a population of 18.09K (7.87%). The smallest racial group in Berkeley County, SC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 202 (0.09%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Berkeley County, SC, with a population of 137.84K (59.97%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Berkeley County, SC, with a population of 51.78K (22.53%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Berkeley County, SC, with a population of 11.63K (5.06%). The smallest ethnic group in Berkeley County, SC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 29 (0.01%).

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

You can see similar information for other South Carolina counties and also for the state of South Carolina.

Berkeley County, SC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Berkeley County, SC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Berkeley County, SC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Berkeley County, SC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 52393 22.79
White Alone 141465 61.54
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1566 0.68
Asian Alone 5452 2.37
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 202 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 10695 4.65
Two Or More Races 18088 7.87
Berkeley County, SC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 137840 59.97
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 51784 22.53
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 11628 5.06
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8975 3.91
Hispanic - Two or More Races 6460 2.81
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 5353 2.33
Hispanic - White Alone 3625 1.58
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1720 0.75
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1035 0.45
Hispanic - Black Alone 609 0.27
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 531 0.23
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 173 0.08
Hispanic - Asian Alone 99 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 29 0.01