Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berkeley County, SC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 255,217 population of Berkeley County, South Carolina comprised of 23,410 people who identified as Hispanic (9.17%), and 231,807 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berkeley County, South Carolina with a population of 175,567 (68.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 62,704 (24.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,893 (3.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berkeley County, South Carolina in 2023, with a population of 156,649 (61.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,317 (23.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,918 (7.41%).

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 2023

Total Population:255,217

Non Hispanic (90.83%)

Hispanic (9.17%)

Race in Berkeley County, SC in 2023

Total Population:255,217

White Alone (68.79%)

Black or African American Alone (24.57%)

Two or more races (3.09%)

Asian Alone (2.69%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.71%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Berkeley County, SC in 2023

Total Population:255,217

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (7.41%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.69%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.59%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.30%)

Population By Race in Berkeley , SC in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	175,567	68.79%
Black or African American Alone	62,704	24.57%
Two Or More Races	7,893	3.09%
Asian Alone	6,871	2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,801	0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	381	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Berkeley , SC in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	156,649	61.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	60,317	23.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	18,918	7.41%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,863	2.69%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,609	2.59%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,387	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,121	0.44%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,030	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	680	0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	262	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	248	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	133	0.05%