Population By Race and Ethnicity in Florence County, SC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 136,817 population of Florence County, South Carolina comprised of 4,259 people who identified as Hispanic (3.11%), and 132,558 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Florence County, South Carolina with a population of 72,481 (52.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,380 (43.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,183 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Florence County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 69,394 (50.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,687 (42.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,087 (2.26%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,380 43.4%
White Alone 72,481 52.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 610 0.45%
Asian Alone 2,183 1.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 84 0.06%
Two Or More Races 2,079 1.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Florence , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 693 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,087 2.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 205 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 63 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 206 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 58,687 42.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 69,394 50.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 405 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,120 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,873 1.37%