Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurens County, SC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 67,965 population of Laurens County, South Carolina comprised of 4,121 people who identified as Hispanic (6.06%), and 63,844 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, South Carolina with a population of 49,069 (72.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,726 (24.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,272 (1.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, South Carolina in 2022, with a population of 45,752 (67.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,305 (23.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,317 (4.88%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,726 24.61%
White Alone 49,069 72.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 331 0.49%
Asian Alone 462 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 105 0.15%
Two Or More Races 1,272 1.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , SC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 421 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,317 4.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 125 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 52 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 64 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 142 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,305 23.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,752 67.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 206 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 410 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,130 1.66%