Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 163,517 population of Dorchester County, South Carolina comprised of 9,574 people who identified as Hispanic (5.86%), and 153,943 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, South Carolina with a population of 111,905 (68.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,842 (25.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,732 (2.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 104,277 (63.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 40,816 (24.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,628 (4.67%).

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

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Population By Race in Dorchester , SC in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 41,842 25.59%
White Alone 111,905 68.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,159 0.71%
Asian Alone 3,629 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 250 0.15%
Two Or More Races 4,732 2.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,026 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,628 4.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 245 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 143 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 54 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 478 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 40,816 24.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 104,277 63.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 914 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,486 2.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 196 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,254 2.6%