Population By Race and Ethnicity in Charleston County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 406,959 population of Charleston County, South Carolina comprised of 20,869 people who identified as Hispanic (5.13%), and 386,090 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Charleston County, South Carolina with a population of 281,888 (69.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 108,833 (26.74%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,343 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charleston County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 264,494 (64.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 107,114 (26.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,394 (4.27%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 108,833 26.74%
White Alone 281,888 69.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,644 0.4%
Asian Alone 7,343 1.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 387 0.1%
Two Or More Races 6,864 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Charleston , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,719 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,394 4.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 711 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 181 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 153 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 711 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 107,114 26.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 264,494 64.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 933 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,162 1.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,153 1.51%