Population By Race and Ethnicity in Aiken County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 169,703 population of Aiken County, South Carolina comprised of 9,930 people who identified as Hispanic (5.85%), and 159,773 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Aiken County, South Carolina with a population of 120,122 (70.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,964 (25.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,592 (2.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Aiken County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 111,908 (65.94%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 42,085 (24.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,214 (4.84%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,964 25.32%
White Alone 120,122 70.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 945 0.56%
Asian Alone 1,970 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.07%
Two Or More Races 3,592 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Aiken , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 879 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,214 4.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 294 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 98 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 406 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42,085 24.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 111,908 65.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 651 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,872 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,186 1.88%