Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 299,421 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 18,712 people who identified as Hispanic (6.25%), and 280,709 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 237,744 (79.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 47,038 (15.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,678 (2.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 222,031 (74.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,452 (15.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,713 (5.25%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 47,038 15.71%
White Alone 237,744 79.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,618 0.54%
Asian Alone 6,678 2.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 297 0.1%
Two Or More Races 6,046 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,586 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,713 5.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 556 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 172 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 611 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,452 15.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 222,031 74.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,062 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,506 2.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 223 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,435 1.82%