Population By Race and Ethnicity in Colleton County, SC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 38,536 population of Colleton County, South Carolina comprised of 1,426 people who identified as Hispanic (3.7%), and 37,110 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colleton County, South Carolina with a population of 23,139 (60.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,126 (36.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 705 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Colleton County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 22,059 (57.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,935 (36.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,080 (2.8%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,126 36.66%
White Alone 23,139 60.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 364 0.95%
Asian Alone 179 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.06%
Two Or More Races 705 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Colleton , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 191 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,080 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 62 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 73 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,935 36.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,059 57.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 302 0.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 167 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 632 1.64%