Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orangeburg County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 82,815 population of Orangeburg County, South Carolina comprised of 2,029 people who identified as Hispanic (2.45%), and 80,786 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.55%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Orangeburg County, South Carolina with a population of 51,240 (61.87%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,781 (34.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,361 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orangeburg County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 50,773 (61.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,539 (33.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,242 (1.5%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 51,240 61.87%
White Alone 28,781 34.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 578 0.7%
Asian Alone 809 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 46 0.06%
Two Or More Races 1,361 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Orangeburg , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 467 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,242 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 102 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 38 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 172 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,773 61.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,539 33.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 476 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 771 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,189 1.44%