Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 66,858 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 3,318 people who identified as Hispanic (4.96%), and 63,540 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 48,028 (71.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,069 (25.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,026 (1.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 45,364 (67.85%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,722 (25.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,664 (3.99%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,069 25.53%
White Alone 48,028 71.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 263 0.39%
Asian Alone 378 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 94 0.14%
Two Or More Races 1,026 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 347 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,664 3.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 101 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 43 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 105 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,722 25.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,364 67.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 335 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 921 1.38%