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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Population By Race in Lancaster , SC in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,903 21.27%
White Alone 73,812 75.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 331 0.34%
Asian Alone 1,582 1.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 41 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,611 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 467 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,980 5.07%
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%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 173 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,436 20.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 68,832 70.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 236 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,542 1.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,438 1.46%