Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 32,420 population of Chester County, South Carolina comprised of 592 people who identified as Hispanic (1.83%), and 31,828 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, South Carolina with a population of 19,535 (60.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,020 (37.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 530 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 19,082 (58.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,937 (36.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 495 (1.53%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,020 37.08%
White Alone 19,535 60.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 178 0.55%
Asian Alone 147 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 530 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , SC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 83 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 453 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,937 36.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,082 58.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 163 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 141 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 495 1.53%