Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 66,462 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 2,775 people who identified as Hispanic (4.18%), and 63,687 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 47,944 (72.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,231 (25.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 768 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 45,649 (68.68%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,944 (25.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,295 (3.45%).

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

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Population By Race in Laurens , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,231 25.93%
White Alone 47,944 72.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 212 0.32%
Asian Alone 229 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 78 0.12%
Two Or More Races 768 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 287 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,295 3.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 65 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 58 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,944 25.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,649 68.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 206 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 710 1.07%