Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, SC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 32,226 population of Chester County, South Carolina comprised of 1,068 people who identified as Hispanic (3.31%), and 31,158 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, South Carolina with a population of 19,662 (61.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,379 (35.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 744 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, South Carolina in 2023, with a population of 18,859 (58.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,237 (34.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 803 (2.49%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,379 35.31%
White Alone 19,662 61.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 236 0.73%
Asian Alone 184 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.07%
Two Or More Races 744 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , SC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 142 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 803 2.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 57 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 50 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,237 34.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,859 58.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 179 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 694 2.15%