Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 309,350 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 18,458 people who identified as Hispanic (5.97%), and 290,892 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 255,012 (82.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,052 (13.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,105 (1.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 239,360 (77.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 40,894 (13.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,652 (5.06%).

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 2015

Total Population:309,350

Non Hispanic (94.03%)

Hispanic (5.97%)

Race in Horry County, SC in 2015

Total Population:309,350

White Alone (82.44%)

Black or African American Alone (13.59%)

Two or more races (1.97%)

Asian Alone (1.25%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.59%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.16%)

Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2015

Total Population:309,350

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.06%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.77%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.39%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.18%)

Population By Race in Horry , SC in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	255,012	82.44%
Black or African American Alone	42,052	13.59%
Two Or More Races	6,105	1.97%
Asian Alone	3,862	1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,839	0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	480	0.16%

Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	239,360	77.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	40,894	13.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	15,652	5.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,485	1.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,657	1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,209	0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,158	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	630	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	620	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	287	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	205	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	193	0.06%