Population By Race and Ethnicity in Beaufort County, SC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 196,371 population of Beaufort County, South Carolina comprised of 21,980 people who identified as Hispanic (11.19%), and 174,391 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort County, South Carolina with a population of 155,357 (79.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,848 (16.73%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,087 (2.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2022, with a population of 136,287 (69.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,384 (15.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,070 (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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,848 16.73%
White Alone 155,357 79.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 838 0.43%
Asian Alone 2,967 1.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 274 0.14%
Two Or More Races 4,087 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Beaufort , SC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,464 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,070 9.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 372 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 209 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 152 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 713 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,384 15.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 136,287 69.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 466 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,758 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,374 1.72%