Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 534,648 population of Greenville County, South Carolina comprised of 59,581 people who identified as Hispanic (11.14%), and 475,067 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenville County, South Carolina with a population of 407,495 (76.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 97,470 (18.23%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,887 (2.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenville County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 355,635 (66.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 93,521 (17.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 51,860 (9.7%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 97,470 18.23%
White Alone 407,495 76.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,885 0.54%
Asian Alone 14,887 2.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 401 0.08%
Two Or More Races 11,510 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,949 0.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 51,860 9.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,842 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 327 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 208 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,395 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 93,521 17.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 355,635 66.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,043 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,560 2.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,115 1.89%