Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 66,239 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 2,854 people who identified as Hispanic (4.31%), and 63,385 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 47,787 (72.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,112 (25.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 789 (1.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 45,443 (68.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,807 (25.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,344 (3.54%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Laurens County, SC in 2012
Total Population:66,239
95.69%
Non Hispanic (95.69%)
Hispanic (4.31%)
Race in Laurens County, SC in 2012
Total Population:66,239
72.14%25.83%
White Alone (72.14%)
Black or African American Alone (25.83%)
Two or more races (1.19%)
Asian Alone (0.38%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.33%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2012
Total Population:66,239
68.61%25.37%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.61%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.37%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.54%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.1%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.92%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.46%)
Population By Race in Laurens , SC in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 47,787 72.14%
Black or African American Alone 17,112 25.83%
Two Or More Races 789 1.19%
Asian Alone 254 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 218 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 79 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,443 68.61%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,807 25.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,344 3.54%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 728 1.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 305 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 225 0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 68 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 61 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 29 0.04%