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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 67,624 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 3,803 people who identified as Hispanic (5.62%), and 63,821 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 48,621 (71.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,980 (25.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,189 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 45,549 (67.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,605 (24.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,072 (4.54%).

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

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Population By Race in Laurens , SC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,980 25.11%
White Alone 48,621 71.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 297 0.44%
Asian Alone 438 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 99 0.15%
Two Or More Races 1,189 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 375 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,072 4.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 114 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 48 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 61 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 133 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,605 24.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,549 67.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 183 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 390 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,056 1.56%