Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 23,591 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 402 people who identified as Hispanic (1.7%), and 23,189 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.3%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 13,985 (59.28%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,216 (39.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 270 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 13,904 (58.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,920 (37.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 296 (1.25%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fairfield County, SC in 2011
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Population By Race in Fairfield , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,985 59.28%
White Alone 9,216 39.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.24%
Asian Alone 60 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 270 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 81 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 296 1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,904 58.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,920 37.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 252 1.07%