Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 23,425 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 428 people who identified as Hispanic (1.83%), and 22,997 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.17%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 13,773 (58.8%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,219 (39.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 293 (1.25%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 13,694 (58.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,900 (37.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 319 (1.36%).

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

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Population By Race in Fairfield , SC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,773 58.8%
White Alone 9,219 39.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 62 0.27%
Asian Alone 74 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 293 1.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 79 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 319 1.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,694 58.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,900 37.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 271 1.16%