Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, SC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 19,221 population of Lee County, South Carolina comprised of 342 people who identified as Hispanic (1.78%), and 18,879 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.22%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, South Carolina with a population of 12,387 (64.44%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,563 (34.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 138 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, South Carolina in 2010, with a population of 12,314 (64.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,332 (32.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 231 (1.2%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , SC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,387 64.44%
White Alone 6,563 34.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 64 0.33%
Asian Alone 65 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 138 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , SC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 73 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 231 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,314 64.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,332 32.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 116 0.6%