Population By Race and Ethnicity in Anderson County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 193,806 population of Anderson County, South Carolina comprised of 6,715 people who identified as Hispanic (3.47%), and 187,091 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Anderson County, South Carolina with a population of 156,404 (80.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,714 (16.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,125 (1.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Anderson County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 150,720 (77.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,093 (16.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,684 (2.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Anderson , SC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,714 16.36%
White Alone 156,404 80.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 608 0.31%
Asian Alone 1,888 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 67 0.04%
Two Or More Races 3,125 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Anderson , SC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 621 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,684 2.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 181 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 60 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 33 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 136 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,093 16.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 150,720 77.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 427 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,828 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,989 1.54%