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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 136,811 population of Florence County, South Carolina comprised of 4,010 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 132,801 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Florence County, South Carolina with a population of 72,574 (53.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,298 (43.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,187 (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 69,699 (50.95%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,637 (42.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,875 (2.1%).

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 59,298 43.34%
White Alone 72,574 53.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 605 0.44%
Asian Alone 2,187 1.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 85 0.06%
Two Or More Races 2,062 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Florence , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 661 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,875 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 199 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 65 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 205 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 58,637 42.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 69,699 50.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 406 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,122 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,857 1.36%