Population By Race and Ethnicity in Charleston County, SC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 380,239 population of Charleston County, South Carolina comprised of 18,911 people who identified as Hispanic (4.97%), and 361,328 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Charleston County, South Carolina with a population of 257,376 (67.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 109,242 (28.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,030 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charleston County, South Carolina in 2014, with a population of 241,666 (63.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 107,666 (28.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,710 (4.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Charleston , SC in 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 109,242 28.73%
White Alone 257,376 67.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,568 0.41%
Asian Alone 6,030 1.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 397 0.1%
Two Or More Races 5,626 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Charleston , SC in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,576 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,710 4.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 691 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 164 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 152 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 618 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 107,666 28.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 241,666 63.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 877 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,866 1.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 245 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,008 1.32%