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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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%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 578 0.65%
Asian Alone 861 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,221 1.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Orangeburg , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 447 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,174 1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 72 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 27 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 138 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 54,596 61.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,516 33.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 506 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 834 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,083 1.23%