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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 137,214 population of Florence County, South Carolina comprised of 4,689 people who identified as Hispanic (3.42%), and 132,525 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Florence County, South Carolina with a population of 71,293 (51.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 60,302 (43.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,458 (1.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Florence County, South Carolina in 2023, with a population of 67,898 (49.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,547 (43.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,395 (2.47%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 60,302 43.95%
White Alone 71,293 51.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 650 0.47%
Asian Alone 2,412 1.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 99 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,458 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Florence , SC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 755 0.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,395 2.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 206 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 73 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 242 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,547 43.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,898 49.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 444 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,339 1.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 81 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,216 1.62%