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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 295,033 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 18,975 people who identified as Hispanic (6.43%), and 276,058 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 233,159 (79.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 46,974 (15.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,872 (2.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 217,296 (73.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,369 (15.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,863 (5.38%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 46,974 15.92%
White Alone 233,159 79.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,627 0.55%
Asian Alone 6,872 2.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 328 0.11%
Two Or More Races 6,073 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,605 0.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,863 5.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 584 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 177 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 88 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 658 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,369 15.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 217,296 73.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,043 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,695 2.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 240 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,415 1.84%