Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 300,650 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 22,682 people who identified as Hispanic (7.54%), and 277,968 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 235,919 (78.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,069 (16.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,125 (2.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 216,990 (72.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,047 (15.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,929 (6.3%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 49,069 16.32%
White Alone 235,919 78.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,750 0.58%
Asian Alone 7,125 2.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 365 0.12%
Two Or More Races 6,422 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,022 0.67%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,929 6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 676 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 188 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 91 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 776 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,047 15.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 216,990 72.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,074 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,937 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 274 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,646 1.88%