Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 366,093 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 25,566 people who identified as Hispanic (6.98%), and 340,527 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 303,579 (82.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 46,162 (12.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,108 (2.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 281,966 (77.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,289 (12.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,613 (5.9%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Horry, South Carolina.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Horry County, SC in 2021
Total Population:366,093
93.02%
Non Hispanic (93.02%)
Hispanic (6.98%)
Race in Horry County, SC in 2021
Total Population:366,093
82.92%12.61%
White Alone (82.92%)
Black or African American Alone (12.61%)
Two or more races (2.22%)
Asian Alone (1.5%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)
Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2021
Total Population:366,093
77.02%12.1%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.02%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.1%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.9%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.97%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.57%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.44%)
Population By Race in Horry , SC in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 303,579 82.92%
Black or African American Alone 46,162 12.61%
Two Or More Races 8,108 2.22%
Asian Alone 5,488 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,211 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 545 0.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 281,966 77.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,289 12.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,613 5.9%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,227 1.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,263 1.44%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,873 0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,457 0.4%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 881 0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 754 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 325 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 225 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 220 0.06%