Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 458,972 population of Greenville County, South Carolina comprised of 37,749 people who identified as Hispanic (8.23%), and 421,223 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenville County, South Carolina with a population of 355,247 (77.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 84,211 (18.35%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,579 (2.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenville County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 322,154 (70.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 82,177 (17.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,093 (7.21%).

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

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Population By Race in Greenville , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 84,211 18.35%
White Alone 355,247 77.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,401 0.52%
Asian Alone 9,579 2.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 291 0.06%
Two Or More Races 7,243 1.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,034 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,093 7.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,459 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 242 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 88 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 833 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 82,177 17.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 322,154 70.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 942 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,337 2.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 203 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,410 1.4%