Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 89,953 population of Lancaster County, South Carolina comprised of 4,613 people who identified as Hispanic (5.13%), and 85,340 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, South Carolina with a population of 67,327 (74.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,761 (21.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,329 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 63,354 (70.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,407 (21.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,973 (4.42%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,761 21.97%
White Alone 67,327 74.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 319 0.36%
Asian Alone 1,171 1.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 46 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,329 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 354 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,973 4.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 63 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 40 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 29 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 154 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,407 21.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 63,354 70.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 256 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,131 1.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,175 1.31%