Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 353,745 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 21,880 people who identified as Hispanic (6.19%), and 331,865 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 292,956 (82.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,389 (12.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,606 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 274,500 (77.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 43,852 (12.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,456 (5.22%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,389 12.83%
White Alone 292,956 82.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,039 0.58%
Asian Alone 5,222 1.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 533 0.15%
Two Or More Races 7,606 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,537 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,456 5.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 677 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 207 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 220 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 783 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 43,852 12.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 274,500 77.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,362 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,015 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 313 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,823 1.93%