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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lexington County, SC in 2021

Total Population:300,650

Non Hispanic (92.46%)

Hispanic (7.54%)

Race in Lexington County, SC in 2021

Total Population:300,650

White Alone (78.47%)

Black or African American Alone (16.32%)

Asian Alone (2.37%)

Two or more races (2.14%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.58%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2021

Total Population:300,650

Non-Hispanic White Alone (72.17%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.65%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.3%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.31%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.88%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.70%)

Population By Race in Lexington , SC in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	235,919	78.47%
Black or African American Alone	49,069	16.32%
Asian Alone	7,125	2.37%
Two Or More Races	6,422	2.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,750	0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	365	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	216,990	72.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	47,047	15.65%
White Alone - Hispanic	18,929	6.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,937	2.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,646	1.88%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,022	0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,074	0.36%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	776	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	676	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	274	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	188	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	91	0.03%