Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berkeley County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 208,798 population of Berkeley County, South Carolina comprised of 13,205 people who identified as Hispanic (6.32%), and 195,593 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berkeley County, South Carolina with a population of 144,453 (69.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,482 (24.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,717 (2.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berkeley County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 133,783 (64.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,204 (24.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,670 (5.11%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Berkeley County, SC in 2016

Total Population:208,798

Non Hispanic (93.68%)

Hispanic (6.32%)

Race in Berkeley County, SC in 2016

Total Population:208,798

White Alone (69.18%)

Black or African American Alone (24.66%)

Two or more races (2.74%)

Asian Alone (2.61%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.69%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Berkeley County, SC in 2016

Total Population:208,798

Non-Hispanic White Alone (64.07%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (24.04%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.11%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.52%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.46%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.79%)

Population By Race in Berkeley , SC in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	144,453	69.18%
Black or African American Alone	51,482	24.66%
Two Or More Races	5,717	2.74%
Asian Alone	5,451	2.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,437	0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	258	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Berkeley , SC in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	133,783	64.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	50,204	24.04%
White Alone - Hispanic	10,670	5.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,256	2.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,142	2.46%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,278	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,040	0.5%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	575	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	397	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	195	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	168	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	90	0.04%