Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, SC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,533 population of Lee County, South Carolina comprised of 415 people who identified as Hispanic (2.51%), and 16,118 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.49%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, South Carolina with a population of 10,470 (63.33%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,716 (34.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 186 (1.13%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 10,377 (62.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,442 (32.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 274 (1.66%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,470 63.33%
White Alone 5,716 34.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.49%
Asian Alone 76 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 186 1.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 93 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 274 1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,377 62.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,442 32.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 166 1%