Population By Race and Ethnicity in Aiken County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 168,510 population of Aiken County, South Carolina comprised of 9,671 people who identified as Hispanic (5.74%), and 158,839 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Aiken County, South Carolina with a population of 119,461 (70.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,665 (25.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,462 (2.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Aiken County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 111,471 (66.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 41,820 (24.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,990 (4.74%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Aiken, South Carolina.

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Population By Race in Aiken , SC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,665 25.32%
White Alone 119,461 70.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 973 0.58%
Asian Alone 1,850 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 99 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,462 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Aiken , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 845 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,990 4.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 314 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 107 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 34 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 381 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 41,820 24.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 111,471 66.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 659 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,743 1.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,081 1.83%