Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, SC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 31,931 population of Chester County, South Carolina comprised of 900 people who identified as Hispanic (2.82%), and 31,031 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, South Carolina with a population of 19,465 (60.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,367 (35.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 699 (2.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, South Carolina in 2022, with a population of 18,792 (58.85%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,240 (35.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 673 (2.11%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,367 35.6%
White Alone 19,465 60.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 203 0.64%
Asian Alone 179 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.06%
Two Or More Races 699 2.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , SC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 127 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 673 2.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 43 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,240 35.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,792 58.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 167 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 656 2.05%