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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 70,515 population of Greenwood County, South Carolina comprised of 4,262 people who identified as Hispanic (6.04%), and 66,253 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Greenwood County, South Carolina with a population of 45,403 (64.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 22,806 (32.34%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,013 (1.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Greenwood County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 42,026 (59.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,385 (31.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,377 (4.79%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Greenwood County, SC in 2017

Total Population:70,515

Non Hispanic (93.96%)

Hispanic (6.04%)

Race in Greenwood County, SC in 2017

Total Population:70,515

White Alone (64.39%)

Black or African American Alone (32.34%)

Two or more races (1.44%)

Asian Alone (1.21%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.53%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Greenwood County, SC in 2017

Total Population:70,515

Non-Hispanic White Alone (59.6%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (31.75%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.79%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.48%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.25%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.14%)

Population By Race in Greenwood , SC in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	45,403	64.39%
Black or African American Alone	22,806	32.34%
Two Or More Races	1,013	1.44%
Asian Alone	853	1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	372	0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	68	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Greenwood , SC in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	42,026	59.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	22,385	31.75%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,377	4.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	880	1.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	801	1.14%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	421	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	233	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	139	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	133	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	52	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	46	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	22	0.03%