Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 270,295 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 16,706 people who identified as Hispanic (6.18%), and 253,589 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 223,744 (82.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,954 (13.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,551 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2010, with a population of 209,292 (77.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,054 (13.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,452 (5.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Horry , SC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,954 13.67%
White Alone 223,744 82.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,641 0.61%
Asian Alone 2,955 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 450 0.17%
Two Or More Races 4,551 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 900 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,452 5.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 568 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 153 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 192 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 441 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,054 13.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 209,292 77.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,073 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,802 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 258 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,110 1.52%