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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 29,086 population of Marion County, South Carolina comprised of 716 people who identified as Hispanic (2.46%), and 28,370 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.54%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, South Carolina with a population of 16,649 (57.24%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,566 (39.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 446 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 16,517 (56.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,106 (38.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 460 (1.58%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,649 57.24%
White Alone 11,566 39.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 224 0.77%
Asian Alone 195 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 446 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 132 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 460 1.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 64 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 50 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,517 56.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,106 38.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 188 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 396 1.36%