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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 275,545 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 16,842 people who identified as Hispanic (6.11%), and 258,703 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 227,791 (82.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 37,744 (13.7%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,771 (1.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 213,305 (77.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,820 (13.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,486 (5.26%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 37,744 13.7%
White Alone 227,791 82.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,655 0.6%
Asian Alone 3,103 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 481 0.18%
Two Or More Races 4,771 1.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 924 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,486 5.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 602 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 165 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 190 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 475 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,820 13.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 213,305 77.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,053 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,938 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 291 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,296 1.56%