Population By Race and Ethnicity in Colleton County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 37,599 population of Colleton County, South Carolina comprised of 1,263 people who identified as Hispanic (3.36%), and 36,336 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colleton County, South Carolina with a population of 22,251 (59.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,188 (37.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 625 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Colleton County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 21,284 (56.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,023 (37.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 967 (2.57%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,188 37.74%
White Alone 22,251 59.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 342 0.91%
Asian Alone 170 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.06%
Two Or More Races 625 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Colleton , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 165 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 967 2.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 67 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,023 37.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,284 56.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 298 0.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 558 1.48%