South Carolina White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 3,243,442 people in South Carolina who identified their race as White Alone, which is 63.37% of the total population of South Carolina. Greenville County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (353,260), followed by Horry County (270,736), and Charleston County (268,699). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Allendale County (2,010), Bamberg County (5,046), and McCormick County (5,182).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Oconee County had the highest percentage, with 83.66% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Pickens County (82.72%), and Horry County (77.13%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in South Carolina.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

South Carolina White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
South Carolina White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Abbeville County 16877 69.47
Aiken County 110016 65.17
Allendale County 2010 25.00
Anderson County 154385 75.78
Bamberg County 5046 37.91
Barnwell County 10493 50.96
Beaufort County 130860 69.94
Berkeley County 141465 61.54
Calhoun County 7896 55.93
Charleston County 268699 65.82
Cherokee County 40203 71.52
Chester County 18759 58.09
Chesterfield County 26188 60.52
Clarendon County 15481 49.71
Colleton County 22066 57.16
Darlington County 34103 54.21
Dillon County 13151 46.48
Dorchester County 101446 62.80
Edgefield County 15334 59.77
Fairfield County 8571 40.92
Florence County 69755 50.89
Georgetown County 41555 65.54
Greenville County 353260 67.22
Greenwood County 41205 59.42
Hampton County 8135 43.83
Horry County 270736 77.13
Jasper County 13715 47.64
Kershaw County 44053 67.36
Lancaster County 66147 68.89
Laurens County 45080 66.75
Lee County 5771 34.91
Lexington County 212701 72.35
McCormick County 5182 54.40
Marion County 11205 38.40
Marlboro County 10839 40.65
Newberry County 23263 61.67
Oconee County 65766 83.66
Orangeburg County 28070 33.33
Pickens County 108696 82.72
Richland County 177274 42.60
Saluda County 11670 61.87
Spartanburg County 219423 66.90
Sumter County 47406 44.91
Union County 17388 63.82
Williamsburg County 10249 33.03
York County 191849 68.01