Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 22,608 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 510 people who identified as Hispanic (2.26%), and 22,098 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.74%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 13,042 (57.69%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,953 (39.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 376 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 12,935 (57.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,622 (38.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 331 (1.46%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,042 57.69%
White Alone 8,953 39.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75 0.33%
Asian Alone 155 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races 376 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 107 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 331 1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 47 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,935 57.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,622 38.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 329 1.46%