Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pickens County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 123,590 population of Pickens County, South Carolina comprised of 4,522 people who identified as Hispanic (3.66%), and 119,068 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pickens County, South Carolina with a population of 110,141 (89.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,496 (6.87%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,422 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pickens County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 106,193 (85.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,291 (6.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,948 (3.19%).

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

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Population By Race in Pickens , SC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,496 6.87%
White Alone 110,141 89.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 366 0.3%
Asian Alone 2,422 1.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 39 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,126 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Pickens , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 205 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,948 3.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 122 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 181 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,291 6.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 106,193 85.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 244 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,371 1.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,945 1.57%