Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oconee County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 78,215 population of Oconee County, South Carolina comprised of 4,385 people who identified as Hispanic (5.61%), and 73,830 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oconee County, South Carolina with a population of 69,865 (89.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,940 (7.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,431 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oconee County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 65,981 (84.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,725 (7.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,884 (4.97%).

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

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Population By Race in Oconee , SC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,940 7.59%
White Alone 69,865 89.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 277 0.35%
Asian Alone 671 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 31 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,431 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Oconee , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 215 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,884 4.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 83 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 46 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 144 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,725 7.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,981 84.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 194 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 625 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,287 1.65%