Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 17,813 population of Lee County, South Carolina comprised of 409 people who identified as Hispanic (2.3%), and 17,404 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.7%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, South Carolina with a population of 11,401 (64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,088 (34.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 184 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 11,312 (63.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,807 (32.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 281 (1.58%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,401 64%
White Alone 6,088 34.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 65 0.37%
Asian Alone 70 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 184 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , SC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 89 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 281 1.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,312 63.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,807 32.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 162 0.91%