Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 79,350 population of Lancaster County, South Carolina comprised of 3,722 people who identified as Hispanic (4.69%), and 75,628 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, South Carolina with a population of 58,831 (74.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,643 (23.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 957 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 55,625 (70.1%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,340 (23.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,206 (4.04%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,643 23.5%
White Alone 58,831 74.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 274 0.35%
Asian Alone 605 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 40 0.05%
Two Or More Races 957 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 303 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,206 4.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 49 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 121 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,340 23.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,625 70.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 225 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 582 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 836 1.05%