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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 26,846 population of Edgefield County, South Carolina comprised of 1,591 people who identified as Hispanic (5.93%), and 25,255 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgefield County, South Carolina with a population of 16,516 (61.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,646 (35.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 411 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgefield County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 15,204 (56.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,496 (35.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,312 (4.89%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Edgefield County, SC in 2017
Total Population:26,846
94.07%
Non Hispanic (94.07%)
Hispanic (5.93%)
Race in Edgefield County, SC in 2017
Total Population:26,846
61.52%35.93%
White Alone (61.52%)
Black or African American Alone (35.93%)
Two or more races (1.53%)
Asian Alone (0.48%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.45%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Edgefield County, SC in 2017
Total Population:26,846
56.63%35.37%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (56.63%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (35.37%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.89%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.30%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.25%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.56%)
Population By Race in Edgefield , SC in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 16,516 61.52%
Black or African American Alone 9,646 35.93%
Two Or More Races 411 1.53%
Asian Alone 130 0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 121 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgefield , SC in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,204 56.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,496 35.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,312 4.89%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 336 1.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 150 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 125 0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 75 0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%