Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, SC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 18,887 population of Lee County, South Carolina comprised of 370 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 18,517 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, South Carolina with a population of 12,230 (64.75%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,381 (33.78%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 139 (0.74%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 12,147 (64.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,133 (32.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 248 (1.31%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,230 64.75%
White Alone 6,381 33.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 62 0.33%
Asian Alone 71 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 139 0.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 83 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 248 1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,147 64.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,133 32.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 117 0.62%