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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 333,246 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 20,067 people who identified as Hispanic (6.02%), and 313,179 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 275,063 (82.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 44,474 (13.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,857 (2.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 258,156 (77.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 43,055 (12.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,907 (5.07%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 44,474 13.35%
White Alone 275,063 82.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,963 0.59%
Asian Alone 4,405 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 484 0.14%
Two Or More Races 6,857 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,419 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,907 5.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 633 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 189 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 202 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 717 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 43,055 12.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 258,156 77.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,330 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,216 1.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 282 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,140 1.84%