Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 22,392 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 515 people who identified as Hispanic (2.3%), and 21,877 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.7%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 12,868 (57.47%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,878 (39.65%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 399 (1.78%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 12,761 (56.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,539 (38.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 352 (1.57%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,868 57.47%
White Alone 8,878 39.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.33%
Asian Alone 168 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 399 1.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 107 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 339 1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
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 12,761 56.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,539 38.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 352 1.57%