Population By Race and Ethnicity in Charleston County, SC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 409,899 population of Charleston County, South Carolina comprised of 29,167 people who identified as Hispanic (7.12%), and 380,732 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Charleston County, South Carolina with a population of 288,260 (70.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 104,085 (25.39%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,831 (1.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charleston County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 263,928 (64.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 101,653 (24.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 24,332 (5.94%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 104,085 25.39%
White Alone 288,260 70.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,931 0.47%
Asian Alone 7,831 1.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 417 0.1%
Two Or More Races 7,375 1.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Charleston , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,432 0.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 24,332 5.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 976 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 219 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 188 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,020 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 101,653 24.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 263,928 64.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 955 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,612 1.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 229 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,355 1.55%