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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 32,186 population of Chester County, South Carolina comprised of 716 people who identified as Hispanic (2.23%), and 31,470 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, South Carolina with a population of 19,272 (59.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,912 (37.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 646 (2.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 18,745 (58.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,805 (36.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 600 (1.86%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,912 37.01%
White Alone 19,272 59.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 178 0.55%
Asian Alone 162 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races 646 2.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 107 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 527 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 46 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,805 36.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,745 58.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 600 1.86%