Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, SC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 96,588 population of Lancaster County, South Carolina comprised of 6,368 people who identified as Hispanic (6.59%), and 90,220 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, South Carolina with a population of 72,538 (75.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,201 (20.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,745 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 67,026 (69.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,714 (20.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,512 (5.71%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,201 20.92%
White Alone 72,538 75.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 355 0.37%
Asian Alone 1,745 1.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 50 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,699 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 487 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,512 5.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 102 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 45 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 197 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,714 20.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,026 69.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 253 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,700 1.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,502 1.56%