Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 152,946 population of Dorchester County, South Carolina comprised of 7,621 people who identified as Hispanic (4.98%), and 145,325 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, South Carolina with a population of 105,588 (69.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,207 (25.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,029 (2.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 99,512 (65.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,367 (25.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,076 (3.97%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dorchester County, SC in 2015

Total Population:152,946

Non Hispanic (95.02%)

Hispanic (4.98%)

Race in Dorchester County, SC in 2015

Total Population:152,946

White Alone (69.04%)

Black or African American Alone (25.64%)

Two or more races (2.63%)

Asian Alone (1.84%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.71%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Dorchester County, SC in 2015

Total Population:152,946

Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.06%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.09%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.97%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.38%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.78%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.73%)

Population By Race in Dorchester , SC in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	105,588	69.04%
Black or African American Alone	39,207	25.64%
Two Or More Races	4,029	2.63%
Asian Alone	2,821	1.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,081	0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	220	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , SC in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	99,512	65.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	38,367	25.09%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,076	3.97%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,633	2.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,718	1.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	911	0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	840	0.55%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	396	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	184	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	170	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	103	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.02%