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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 198,255 population of Anderson County, South Carolina comprised of 7,433 people who identified as Hispanic (3.75%), and 190,822 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Anderson County, South Carolina with a population of 159,725 (80.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,343 (16.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,501 (1.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Anderson County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 153,466 (77.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,667 (15.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,259 (3.16%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,343 16.31%
White Alone 159,725 80.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 644 0.33%
Asian Alone 1,964 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 78 0.04%
Two Or More Races 3,501 1.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Anderson , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 676 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,259 3.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 198 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 70 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 40 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 190 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,667 15.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 153,466 77.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 446 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,894 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,311 1.67%