Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 66,855 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 3,409 people who identified as Hispanic (5.1%), and 63,446 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 48,065 (71.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,973 (25.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,069 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 45,323 (67.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,630 (24.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,742 (4.1%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,973 25.39%
White Alone 48,065 71.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 263 0.39%
Asian Alone 390 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 95 0.14%
Two Or More Races 1,069 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 343 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,742 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 102 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 47 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 117 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,630 24.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,323 67.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 343 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 952 1.42%