Population By Race and Ethnicity in Anderson County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 195,672 population of Anderson County, South Carolina comprised of 6,947 people who identified as Hispanic (3.55%), and 188,725 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Anderson County, South Carolina with a population of 157,727 (80.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,996 (16.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,327 (1.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Anderson County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 151,849 (77.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,365 (16.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,878 (3%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,996 16.35%
White Alone 157,727 80.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 630 0.32%
Asian Alone 1,913 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 79 0.04%
Two Or More Races 3,327 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Anderson , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 631 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,878 3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 183 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 62 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 40 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 153 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,365 16.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 151,849 77.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 447 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,851 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,174 1.62%