Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 286,521 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 16,712 people who identified as Hispanic (5.83%), and 269,809 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 230,029 (80.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 43,616 (15.22%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,670 (1.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 215,906 (75.35%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 42,211 (14.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,123 (4.93%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lexington County, SC in 2016

Total Population:286,521

Non Hispanic (94.17%)

Hispanic (5.83%)

Race in Lexington County, SC in 2016

Total Population:286,521

White Alone (80.28%)

Black or African American Alone (15.22%)

Asian Alone (1.98%)

Two or more races (1.86%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.53%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2016

Total Population:286,521

Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.35%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.73%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.93%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.93%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.69%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.36%)

Population By Race in Lexington , SC in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	230,029	80.28%
Black or African American Alone	43,616	15.22%
Asian Alone	5,670	1.98%
Two Or More Races	5,322	1.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,521	0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	363	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	215,906	75.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	42,211	14.73%
White Alone - Hispanic	14,123	4.93%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,540	1.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,851	1.69%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,405	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,012	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	509	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	471	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	289	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	130	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	74	0.03%