Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 92,517 population of Lancaster County, South Carolina comprised of 4,901 people who identified as Hispanic (5.3%), and 87,616 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, South Carolina with a population of 69,344 (74.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,073 (21.7%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,428 (1.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 65,098 (70.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,701 (21.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,246 (4.59%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,073 21.7%
White Alone 69,344 74.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 317 0.34%
Asian Alone 1,312 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,428 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 372 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,246 4.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 66 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 40 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 152 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,701 21.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,098 70.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 251 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,272 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,276 1.38%