Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,385 population of Lee County, South Carolina comprised of 422 people who identified as Hispanic (2.43%), and 16,963 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.57%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, South Carolina with a population of 11,174 (64.27%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,887 (33.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 184 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 11,073 (63.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,607 (32.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 280 (1.61%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,174 64.27%
White Alone 5,887 33.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 66 0.38%
Asian Alone 70 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 184 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 101 0.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 280 1.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,073 63.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,607 32.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 163 0.94%