Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 76,976 population of Lancaster County, South Carolina comprised of 3,408 people who identified as Hispanic (4.43%), and 73,568 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, South Carolina with a population of 56,801 (73.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,524 (24.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 836 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2010, with a population of 53,848 (69.95%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,236 (23.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,953 (3.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Lancaster , SC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,524 24.07%
White Alone 56,801 73.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 263 0.34%
Asian Alone 517 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 35 0.05%
Two Or More Races 836 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 288 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,953 3.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 40 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 90 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,236 23.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,848 69.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 223 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 500 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 746 0.97%