Population By Race and Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 397,478 population of Horry County, South Carolina comprised of 29,022 people who identified as Hispanic (7.3%), and 368,456 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Horry County, South Carolina with a population of 331,106 (83.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 48,247 (12.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,181 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Horry County, South Carolina in 2023, with a population of 306,431 (77.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,139 (11.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 24,675 (6.21%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Horry County, SC in 2023

Total Population:397,478

Non Hispanic (92.7%)

Hispanic (7.3%)

Race in Horry County, SC in 2023

Total Population:397,478

White Alone (83.3%)

Black or African American Alone (12.14%)

Two or more races (2.31%)

Asian Alone (1.52%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.59%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Horry County, SC in 2023

Total Population:397,478

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.09%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.61%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.21%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.06%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.57%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.45%)

Population By Race in Horry , SC in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	331,106	83.3%
Black or African American Alone	48,247	12.14%
Two Or More Races	9,181	2.31%
Asian Alone	6,033	1.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,343	0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	568	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Horry , SC in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	306,431	77.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	46,139	11.61%
White Alone - Hispanic	24,675	6.21%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,205	2.06%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,781	1.45%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,108	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,547	0.39%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	976	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	796	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	353	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	252	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	215	0.05%