Richland 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 416.15K population of Richland County, SC residents comprised of 26.10K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.27%), and 390.05K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.73%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Richland County, SC, with a population of 190.22K (45.71%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in Richland County, SC, with a population of 177.27K (42.60%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Richland County, SC, with a population of 23.93K (5.75%). The smallest racial group in Richland County, SC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 467 (0.11%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Richland County, SC, with a population of 188.14K (45.21%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Richland County, SC, with a population of 172.64K (41.49%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Richland County, SC, with a population of 14.75K (3.54%). The smallest ethnic group in Richland County, SC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 40 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Richland 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.

Richland County, SC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Richland County, SC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Richland County, SC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Richland County, SC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 190218 45.71
White Alone 177274 42.60
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1356 0.33
Asian Alone 11438 2.75
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 467 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 11468 2.76
Two Or More Races 23926 5.75
Richland County, SC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 188141 45.21
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 172644 41.49
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 14750 3.54
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 11330 2.72
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 9596 2.31
Hispanic - Two or More Races 9176 2.21
Hispanic - White Alone 4630 1.11
Hispanic - Black Alone 2077 0.50
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1872 0.45
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 888 0.21
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 468 0.11
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 427 0.10
Hispanic - Asian Alone 108 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 40 0.01