Population By Race and Ethnicity in Beaufort County, SC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 187,815 population of Beaufort County, South Carolina comprised of 23,315 people who identified as Hispanic (12.41%), and 164,500 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort County, South Carolina with a population of 147,276 (78.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,829 (17.48%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,864 (2.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 126,940 (67.59%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,302 (16.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,336 (10.83%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Beaufort County, SC in 2020

Total Population:187,815

Non Hispanic (87.59%)

Hispanic (12.41%)

Race in Beaufort County, SC in 2020

Total Population:187,815

White Alone (78.42%)

Black or African American Alone (17.48%)

Two or more races (2.06%)

Asian Alone (1.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.45%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Beaufort County, SC in 2020

Total Population:187,815

Non-Hispanic White Alone (67.59%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.67%)

Hispanic White Alone (10.83%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.88%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.7%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.35%)

Population By Race in Beaufort , SC in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	147,276	78.42%
Black or African American Alone	32,829	17.48%
Two Or More Races	3,864	2.06%
Asian Alone	2,739	1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	839	0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	268	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Beaufort , SC in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	126,940	67.59%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	31,302	16.67%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,336	10.83%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,187	1.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,529	1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,527	0.81%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	677	0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	428	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	411	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	210	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	154	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	114	0.06%