Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 98,280 population of Lancaster County, South Carolina comprised of 5,781 people who identified as Hispanic (5.88%), and 92,499 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, South Carolina with a population of 73,812 (75.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,903 (21.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,611 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 68,832 (70.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,436 (20.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,980 (5.07%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lancaster County, SC in 2019

Total Population:98,280

Non Hispanic (94.12%)

Hispanic (5.88%)

Race in Lancaster County, SC in 2019

Total Population:98,280

White Alone (75.1%)

Black or African American Alone (21.27%)

Two or more races (1.64%)

Asian Alone (1.61%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2019

Total Population:98,280

Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.04%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (20.79%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.07%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.57%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.46%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.07%)

Population By Race in Lancaster , SC in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	73,812	75.1%
Black or African American Alone	20,903	21.27%
Two Or More Races	1,611	1.64%
Asian Alone	1,582	1.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	331	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	41	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	68,832	70.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	20,436	20.79%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,980	5.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,542	1.57%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,438	1.46%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	467	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	236	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	173	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	95	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	40	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	26	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.02%