Population By Race and Ethnicity in Anderson County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 188,183 population of Anderson County, South Carolina comprised of 5,747 people who identified as Hispanic (3.05%), and 182,436 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Anderson County, South Carolina with a population of 152,385 (80.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,039 (16.49%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,581 (1.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Anderson County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 147,492 (78.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,535 (16.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,893 (2.6%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Anderson County, SC in 2011

Total Population:188,183

Non Hispanic (96.95%)

Hispanic (3.05%)

Race in Anderson County, SC in 2011

Total Population:188,183

White Alone (80.98%)

Black or African American Alone (16.49%)

Two or more races (1.37%)

Asian Alone (0.82%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Anderson County, SC in 2011

Total Population:188,183

Non-Hispanic White Alone (78.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.23%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.31%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.79%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.70%)

Population By Race in Anderson , SC in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	152,385	80.98%
Black or African American Alone	31,039	16.49%
Two Or More Races	2,581	1.37%
Asian Alone	1,543	0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	577	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	58	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Anderson , SC in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	147,492	78.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	30,535	16.23%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,893	2.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,467	1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,487	0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	504	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	426	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	151	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	114	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	56	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	29	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	29	0.02%