Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 31,288 population of Marion County, South Carolina comprised of 895 people who identified as Hispanic (2.86%), and 30,393 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.14%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, South Carolina with a population of 17,842 (57.03%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,589 (40.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 426 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 17,651 (56.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,008 (38.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 581 (1.86%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Marion, South Carolina.

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Population By Race in Marion , SC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,842 57.03%
White Alone 12,589 40.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 221 0.71%
Asian Alone 204 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 426 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 191 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 581 1.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 54 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 57 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,651 56.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,008 38.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 167 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 195 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 369 1.18%