Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oconee County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 79,450 population of Oconee County, South Carolina comprised of 4,523 people who identified as Hispanic (5.69%), and 74,927 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oconee County, South Carolina with a population of 70,891 (89.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,033 (7.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,509 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oconee County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 66,889 (84.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,813 (7.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,002 (5.04%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,033 7.59%
White Alone 70,891 89.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 289 0.36%
Asian Alone 696 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,509 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Oconee , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 220 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,002 5.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 91 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 48 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 149 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,813 7.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 66,889 84.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 198 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 648 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,360 1.71%