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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 138,294 population of Florence County, South Carolina comprised of 3,792 people who identified as Hispanic (2.74%), and 134,502 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Florence County, South Carolina with a population of 73,917 (53.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,609 (43.1%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,138 (1.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Florence County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 71,198 (51.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,983 (42.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,719 (1.97%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Florence, South Carolina.

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Population By Race in Florence , SC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,609 43.1%
White Alone 73,917 53.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 566 0.41%
Asian Alone 2,138 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 96 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,968 1.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Florence , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 626 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,719 1.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 178 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 57 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 205 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 58,983 42.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 71,198 51.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 388 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,081 1.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,763 1.27%