Population By Race and Ethnicity in Charleston County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 412,615 population of Charleston County, South Carolina comprised of 21,831 people who identified as Hispanic (5.29%), and 390,784 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Charleston County, South Carolina with a population of 287,227 (69.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 108,430 (26.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,806 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charleston County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 269,005 (65.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 106,638 (25.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,222 (4.42%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 108,430 26.28%
White Alone 287,227 69.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,650 0.4%
Asian Alone 7,806 1.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 378 0.09%
Two Or More Races 7,124 1.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Charleston , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,792 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,222 4.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 724 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 168 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 147 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 778 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 106,638 25.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 269,005 65.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 926 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,638 1.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 231 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,346 1.54%