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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 163,864 population of Beaufort County, South Carolina comprised of 19,197 people who identified as Hispanic (11.72%), and 144,667 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort County, South Carolina with a population of 125,985 (76.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,211 (19.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,749 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 109,101 (66.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,013 (18.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,884 (10.3%).

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

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Population By Race in Beaufort , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,211 19.66%
White Alone 125,985 76.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 711 0.43%
Asian Alone 2,008 1.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 200 0.12%
Two Or More Races 2,749 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Beaufort , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,198 0.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,884 10.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 355 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 170 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 118 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 472 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,013 18.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 109,101 66.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 356 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,838 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,277 1.39%