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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 409,716 population of Charleston County, South Carolina comprised of 22,157 people who identified as Hispanic (5.41%), and 387,559 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Charleston County, South Carolina with a population of 287,313 (70.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 105,183 (25.67%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,884 (1.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charleston County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 268,897 (65.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 103,355 (25.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,416 (4.5%).

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 105,183 25.67%
White Alone 287,313 70.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,710 0.42%
Asian Alone 7,884 1.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 378 0.09%
Two Or More Races 7,248 1.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Charleston , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,828 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,416 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 751 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 170 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 152 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 840 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 103,355 25.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 268,897 65.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 959 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,714 1.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 226 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,408 1.56%