Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 22,651 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 481 people who identified as Hispanic (2.12%), and 22,170 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.88%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 13,147 (58.04%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,919 (39.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 374 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 13,045 (57.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,602 (37.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 334 (1.48%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,147 58.04%
White Alone 8,919 39.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.32%
Asian Alone 132 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 374 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 102 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 317 1.4%
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 40 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,045 57.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,602 37.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 334 1.48%