Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 507,484 population of Greenville County, South Carolina comprised of 46,379 people who identified as Hispanic (9.14%), and 461,105 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenville County, South Carolina with a population of 388,153 (76.49%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93,550 (18.43%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,237 (2.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenville County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 347,611 (68.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 90,764 (17.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,542 (7.99%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 93,550 18.43%
White Alone 388,153 76.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,590 0.51%
Asian Alone 13,237 2.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 413 0.08%
Two Or More Races 9,541 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,786 0.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 40,542 7.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,549 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 256 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 175 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,071 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 90,764 17.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 347,611 68.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,041 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,981 2.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 238 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,470 1.67%