Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, SC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 166,050 population of Dorchester County, South Carolina comprised of 11,779 people who identified as Hispanic (7.09%), and 154,271 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, South Carolina with a population of 112,082 (67.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 43,585 (26.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,034 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, South Carolina in 2022, with a population of 102,632 (61.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 42,351 (25.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,450 (5.69%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 43,585 26.25%
White Alone 112,082 67.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,170 0.71%
Asian Alone 3,814 2.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 365 0.22%
Two Or More Races 5,034 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , SC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,234 0.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,450 5.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 292 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 136 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 593 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42,351 25.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 102,632 61.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 878 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,678 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 291 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,441 2.67%