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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 14,402 population of Bamberg County, South Carolina comprised of 297 people who identified as Hispanic (2.06%), and 14,105 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.94%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Bamberg County, South Carolina with a population of 8,733 (60.64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,358 (37.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 160 (1.11%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bamberg County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 8,649 (60.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,180 (35.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 178 (1.24%).

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

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Population By Race in Bamberg , SC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,733 60.64%
White Alone 5,358 37.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 59 0.41%
Asian Alone 79 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.09%
Two Or More Races 160 1.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Bamberg , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 84 0.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 178 1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,649 60.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,180 35.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 146 1.01%