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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 83,954 population of Orangeburg County, South Carolina comprised of 1,990 people who identified as Hispanic (2.37%), and 81,964 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.63%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Orangeburg County, South Carolina with a population of 52,327 (62.33%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,927 (34.46%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,266 (1.51%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orangeburg County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 51,837 (61.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,730 (33.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,197 (1.43%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52,327 62.33%
White Alone 28,927 34.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 577 0.69%
Asian Alone 818 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 39 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,266 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Orangeburg , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 490 0.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,197 1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 99 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 37 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 160 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 51,837 61.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,730 33.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 478 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 781 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,106 1.32%