Population By Race and Ethnicity in Edgefield County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 26,274 population of Edgefield County, South Carolina comprised of 1,605 people who identified as Hispanic (6.11%), and 24,669 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgefield County, South Carolina with a population of 16,562 (63.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,889 (33.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 493 (1.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgefield County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 15,271 (58.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,716 (33.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,291 (4.91%).

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

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Population By Race in Edgefield , SC in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,889 33.83%
White Alone 16,562 63.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 142 0.54%
Asian Alone 169 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.07%
Two Or More Races 493 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgefield , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 173 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,291 4.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 45 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 83 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,716 33.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,271 58.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 410 1.56%