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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 159,533 population of Dorchester County, South Carolina comprised of 8,595 people who identified as Hispanic (5.39%), and 150,938 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, South Carolina with a population of 109,574 (68.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,978 (25.69%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,441 (2.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 102,705 (64.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 40,061 (25.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,869 (4.31%).

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 2017

Total Population:159,533

Non Hispanic (94.61%)

Hispanic (5.39%)

Race in Dorchester County, SC in 2017

Total Population:159,533

White Alone (68.68%)

Black or African American Alone (25.69%)

Two or more races (2.78%)

Asian Alone (2.01%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.7%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Dorchester County, SC in 2017

Total Population:159,533

Non-Hispanic White Alone (64.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.11%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.31%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.51%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.76%)

Population By Race in Dorchester , SC in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	109,574	68.68%
Black or African American Alone	40,978	25.69%
Two Or More Races	4,441	2.78%
Asian Alone	3,202	2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,112	0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	226	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , SC in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	102,705	64.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	40,061	25.11%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,869	4.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,001	2.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,092	1.94%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	917	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	898	0.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	440	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	214	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	181	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	110	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	45	0.03%