Population By Race and Ethnicity in Colleton County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 37,603 population of Colleton County, South Carolina comprised of 1,204 people who identified as Hispanic (3.2%), and 36,399 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colleton County, South Carolina with a population of 22,134 (58.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,329 (38.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 610 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Colleton County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 21,220 (56.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,162 (37.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 914 (2.43%).

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

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Population By Race in Colleton , SC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,329 38.11%
White Alone 22,134 58.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 330 0.88%
Asian Alone 176 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.06%
Two Or More Races 610 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Colleton , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 167 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 914 2.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 63 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,162 37.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,220 56.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 289 0.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 167 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 547 1.46%