Population By Race and Ethnicity in Greenwood County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 69,846 population of Greenwood County, South Carolina comprised of 3,850 people who identified as Hispanic (5.51%), and 65,996 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenwood County, South Carolina with a population of 45,907 (65.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 22,146 (31.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 729 (1.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenwood County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 42,726 (61.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 21,848 (31.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,181 (4.55%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Greenwood, South Carolina.

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Population By Race in Greenwood , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22,146 31.71%
White Alone 45,907 65.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 340 0.49%
Asian Alone 665 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 59 0.08%
Two Or More Races 729 1.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Greenwood , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 298 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,181 4.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 204 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 24 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 43 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 100 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,848 31.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 42,726 61.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 136 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 641 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 629 0.9%