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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 67,634 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 4,149 people who identified as Hispanic (6.13%), and 63,485 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 48,612 (71.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,993 (25.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,192 (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 45,234 (66.88%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,586 (24.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,378 (5%).

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 2020
Total Population:67,634
93.87%
Non Hispanic (93.87%)
Hispanic (6.13%)
Race in Laurens County, SC in 2020
Total Population:67,634
71.88%25.13%
White Alone (71.88%)
Black or African American Alone (25.13%)
Two or more races (1.76%)
Asian Alone (0.65%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)
Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2020
Total Population:67,634
66.88%24.52%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.88%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (24.52%)
Hispanic White Alone (5%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.56%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.44%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.6%)
Population By Race in Laurens , SC in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 48,612 71.88%
Black or African American Alone 16,993 25.13%
Two Or More Races 1,192 1.76%
Asian Alone 438 0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 297 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 102 0.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,234 66.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,586 24.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,378 5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,056 1.56%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 407 0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 390 0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 136 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 116 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 64 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 48 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.06%