Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orangeburg County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 88,421 population of Orangeburg County, South Carolina comprised of 1,862 people who identified as Hispanic (2.11%), and 86,559 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.89%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Orangeburg County, South Carolina with a population of 55,043 (62.25%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,690 (34.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,221 (1.38%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orangeburg County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 54,596 (61.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,516 (33.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,174 (1.33%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Orangeburg County, SC in 2016

Total Population:88,421

Non Hispanic (97.89%)

Hispanic (2.11%)

Race in Orangeburg County, SC in 2016

Total Population:88,421

Black or African American Alone (62.25%)

White Alone (34.71%)

Two or more races (1.38%)

Asian Alone (0.97%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.65%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Orangeburg County, SC in 2016

Total Population:88,421

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (61.75%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (33.38%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.38%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.33%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.23%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.94%)

Population By Race in Orangeburg , SC in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone	55,043	62.25%
White Alone	30,690	34.71%
Two Or More Races	1,221	1.38%
Asian Alone	861	0.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	578	0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	28	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Orangeburg , SC in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	54,596	61.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,516	33.38%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,174	1.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,083	1.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	834	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	506	0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	447	0.51%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	138	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	72	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	27	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	24	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%