Population By Race and Ethnicity in Colleton County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 38,106 population of Colleton County, South Carolina comprised of 1,077 people who identified as Hispanic (2.83%), and 37,029 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colleton County, South Carolina with a population of 22,200 (58.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,862 (39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 545 (1.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Colleton County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 21,337 (55.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,743 (38.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 863 (2.27%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Colleton, South Carolina.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Colleton County, SC in 2012
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Ethnicity in Colleton County, SC in 2012
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Population By Race in Colleton , SC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,862 39%
White Alone 22,200 58.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 307 0.81%
Asian Alone 178 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 545 1.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Colleton , SC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 119 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 863 2.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 48 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,743 38.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,337 55.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 274 0.72%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 171 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 497 1.3%