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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Horry County, SC in 2011

Total Population:275,545

Non Hispanic (93.89%)

Hispanic (6.11%)

Race in Horry County, SC in 2011

Total Population:275,545

White Alone (82.67%)

Black or African American Alone (13.7%)

Two or more races (1.73%)

Asian Alone (1.13%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.6%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.18%)

Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2011

Total Population:275,545

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.41%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.26%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.34%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.07%)

Population By Race in Horry , SC in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	227,791	82.67%
Black or African American Alone	37,744	13.7%
Two Or More Races	4,771	1.73%
Asian Alone	3,103	1.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,655	0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	481	0.18%

Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	213,305	77.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	36,820	13.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	14,486	5.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,296	1.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,938	1.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,053	0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	924	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	602	0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	475	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	291	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	190	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	165	0.06%