Population By Race and Ethnicity in Beaufort County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 192,638 population of Beaufort County, South Carolina comprised of 21,487 people who identified as Hispanic (11.15%), and 171,151 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort County, South Carolina with a population of 150,510 (78.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,477 (17.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,743 (1.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 131,801 (68.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,058 (17.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,709 (9.71%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,477 17.9%
White Alone 150,510 78.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 792 0.41%
Asian Alone 2,840 1.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 276 0.14%
Two Or More Races 3,743 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Beaufort , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,419 0.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,709 9.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 403 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 215 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 149 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 592 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,058 17.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 131,801 68.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 389 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,625 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,151 1.64%