Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 354,418 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 21,884 people who identified as Hispanic (6.18%), and 332,534 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 293,246 (82.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,948 (12.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,460 (2.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 274,786 (77.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,409 (12.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,460 (5.21%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,948 12.96%
White Alone 293,246 82.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,096 0.59%
Asian Alone 5,187 1.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 481 0.14%
Two Or More Races 7,460 2.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,539 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,460 5.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 681 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 217 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 207 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 780 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,409 12.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 274,786 77.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,415 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,970 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 274 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,680 1.89%