Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 466,172 population of Greenville County, South Carolina comprised of 39,102 people who identified as Hispanic (8.39%), and 427,070 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenville County, South Carolina with a population of 360,098 (77.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 85,838 (18.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,908 (2.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenville County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 325,822 (69.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 83,640 (17.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 34,276 (7.35%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 85,838 18.41%
White Alone 360,098 77.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,389 0.51%
Asian Alone 9,908 2.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 304 0.07%
Two Or More Races 7,635 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,198 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 34,276 7.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,432 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 243 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 102 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 851 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 83,640 17.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 325,822 69.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 957 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,665 2.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 202 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,784 1.46%