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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 186,993 population of Beaufort County, South Carolina comprised of 20,579 people who identified as Hispanic (11.01%), and 166,414 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort County, South Carolina with a population of 145,191 (77.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,631 (18.52%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,484 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 127,301 (68.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,213 (17.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,890 (9.57%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,631 18.52%
White Alone 145,191 77.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 797 0.43%
Asian Alone 2,621 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 269 0.14%
Two Or More Races 3,484 1.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Beaufort , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,418 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,890 9.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 392 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 209 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 145 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 525 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,213 17.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 127,301 68.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 405 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,412 1.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,959 1.58%