Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 22,899 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 453 people who identified as Hispanic (1.98%), and 22,446 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.02%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 13,353 (58.31%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,015 (39.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 345 (1.51%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 13,255 (57.89%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,715 (38.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 312 (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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,353 58.31%
White Alone 9,015 39.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 72 0.31%
Asian Alone 109 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 345 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 98 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 300 1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,255 57.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,715 38.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 312 1.36%