Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 491,218 population of Greenville County, South Carolina comprised of 43,045 people who identified as Hispanic (8.76%), and 448,173 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenville County, South Carolina with a population of 377,180 (76.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 90,802 (18.49%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,538 (2.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenville County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 339,390 (69.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 88,337 (17.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 37,790 (7.69%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 90,802 18.49%
White Alone 377,180 76.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,498 0.51%
Asian Alone 11,538 2.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 421 0.09%
Two Or More Races 8,779 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,465 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 37,790 7.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,473 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 236 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 174 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 907 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 88,337 17.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 339,390 69.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,025 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,302 2.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 247 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,872 1.6%