Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 294,766 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 18,017 people who identified as Hispanic (6.11%), and 276,749 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 235,061 (79.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,671 (15.49%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,463 (2.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 219,872 (74.59%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,157 (14.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,189 (5.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Lexington , SC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,671 15.49%
White Alone 235,061 79.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,579 0.54%
Asian Alone 6,463 2.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 354 0.12%
Two Or More Races 5,638 1.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,514 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,189 5.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 523 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 169 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 81 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 541 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,157 14.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 219,872 74.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,056 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,294 2.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 273 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,097 1.73%