Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 527,207 population of Greenville County, South Carolina comprised of 52,065 people who identified as Hispanic (9.88%), and 475,142 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenville County, South Carolina with a population of 401,841 (76.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 96,753 (18.35%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,630 (2.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenville County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 356,429 (67.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 93,383 (17.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 45,412 (8.61%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 96,753 18.35%
White Alone 401,841 76.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,664 0.51%
Asian Alone 14,630 2.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 400 0.08%
Two Or More Races 10,919 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,370 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 45,412 8.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,578 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 297 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 187 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,221 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 93,383 17.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 356,429 67.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,086 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,333 2.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 213 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,698 1.84%