Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lexington County, SC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 304,797 population of Lexington County, South Carolina comprised of 21,042 people who identified as Hispanic (6.9%), and 283,755 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lexington County, South Carolina with a population of 237,723 (77.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,763 (16.66%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,562 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2022, with a population of 220,376 (72.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 48,831 (16.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,347 (5.69%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,763 16.66%
White Alone 237,723 77.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,701 0.56%
Asian Alone 7,562 2.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 366 0.12%
Two Or More Races 6,682 2.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Lexington , SC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,932 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,347 5.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 653 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 193 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 101 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 816 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 48,831 16.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 220,376 72.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,048 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,369 2.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 265 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,866 1.93%