Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berkeley County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 236,857 population of Berkeley County, South Carolina comprised of 21,000 people who identified as Hispanic (8.87%), and 215,857 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berkeley County, South Carolina with a population of 162,850 (68.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 58,437 (24.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,129 (3.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berkeley County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 145,759 (61.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 56,454 (23.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,091 (7.22%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Berkeley County, SC in 2021
Total Population:236,857
91.13%8.87%
Non Hispanic (91.13%)
Hispanic (8.87%)
Race in Berkeley County, SC in 2021
Total Population:236,857
68.76%24.67%
White Alone (68.76%)
Black or African American Alone (24.67%)
Two or more races (3.01%)
Asian Alone (2.69%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)
Ethnicity in Berkeley County, SC in 2021
Total Population:236,857
61.54%23.84%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.54%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.84%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.22%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.63%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.58%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.20%)
Population By Race in Berkeley , SC in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 162,850 68.76%
Black or African American Alone 58,437 24.67%
Two Or More Races 7,129 3.01%
Asian Alone 6,362 2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,722 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 357 0.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Berkeley , SC in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 145,759 61.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 56,454 23.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,091 7.22%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,237 2.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,102 2.58%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,983 0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,083 0.46%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 892 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 639 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 260 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 222 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 135 0.06%