Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, SC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 20,422 population of Fairfield County, South Carolina comprised of 552 people who identified as Hispanic (2.7%), and 19,870 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.3%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, South Carolina with a population of 11,159 (54.64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,594 (42.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 397 (1.94%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2023, with a population of 11,053 (54.12%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,203 (40.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 391 (1.92%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,159 54.64%
White Alone 8,594 42.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 95 0.47%
Asian Alone 171 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 397 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , SC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 106 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 391 1.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,053 54.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,203 40.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 166 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 362 1.77%