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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Greenville County, SC in 2021

Total Population:534,648

Non Hispanic (88.86%)

Hispanic (11.14%)

Race in Greenville County, SC in 2021

Total Population:534,648

White Alone (76.22%)

Black or African American Alone (18.23%)

Asian Alone (2.78%)

Two or more races (2.15%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.54%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Greenville County, SC in 2021

Total Population:534,648

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.52%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (17.49%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.7%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.89%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.68%)

Population By Race in Greenville , SC in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	407,495	76.22%
Black or African American Alone	97,470	18.23%
Asian Alone	14,887	2.78%
Two Or More Races	11,510	2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,885	0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	401	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Greenville , SC in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	355,635	66.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	93,521	17.49%
White Alone - Hispanic	51,860	9.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	14,560	2.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	10,115	1.89%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3,949	0.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,842	0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,395	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,043	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	327	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	208	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	193	0.04%