Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 32,148 population of Chester County, South Carolina comprised of 832 people who identified as Hispanic (2.59%), and 31,316 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, South Carolina with a population of 19,479 (60.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,582 (36.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 689 (2.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 18,860 (58.67%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,456 (35.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 647 (2.01%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,582 36.03%
White Alone 19,479 60.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 208 0.65%
Asian Alone 176 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 689 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 126 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 619 1.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 42 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,456 35.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,860 58.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 169 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 647 2.01%