Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 32,884 population of Chester County, South Carolina comprised of 497 people who identified as Hispanic (1.51%), and 32,387 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, South Carolina with a population of 19,799 (60.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,363 (37.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 452 (1.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 19,416 (59.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,293 (37.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 426 (1.3%).

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

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Population By Race in Chester , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,363 37.6%
White Alone 19,799 60.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 143 0.44%
Asian Alone 120 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races 452 1.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 70 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 383 1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,293 37.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,416 59.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 135 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 110 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 426 1.3%