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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 266,409 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 14,985 people who identified as Hispanic (5.63%), and 251,424 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 217,423 (81.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,965 (14.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,263 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 204,780 (76.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,682 (14.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,643 (4.75%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lexington County, SC in 2011
Total Population:266,409
94.38%
Non Hispanic (94.38%)
Hispanic (5.63%)
Race in Lexington County, SC in 2011
Total Population:266,409
81.61%14.63%
White Alone (81.61%)
Black or African American Alone (14.63%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Asian Alone (1.56%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.53%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2011
Total Population:266,409
76.87%14.14%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.87%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.14%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.75%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.52%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.45%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.28%)
Population By Race in Lexington , SC in 2011
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 217,423 81.61%
Black or African American Alone 38,965 14.63%
Two Or More Races 4,263 1.6%
Asian Alone 4,160 1.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,398 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 200 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2011
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 204,780 76.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 37,682 14.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,643 4.75%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,046 1.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,858 1.45%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,283 0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 937 0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 461 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 405 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 121 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 114 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 79 0.03%