Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 344,680 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 21,035 people who identified as Hispanic (6.1%), and 323,645 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 284,818 (82.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,251 (13.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,237 (2.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 267,091 (77.49%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 43,797 (12.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,727 (5.14%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,251 13.13%
White Alone 284,818 82.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,054 0.6%
Asian Alone 4,866 1.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 454 0.13%
Two Or More Races 7,237 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,454 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,727 5.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 688 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 212 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 201 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 753 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 43,797 12.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 267,091 77.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,366 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,654 1.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 253 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,484 1.88%